Short Interest in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Declines By 45.2%

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 13th, there was short interest totaling 1,832,548 shares, a decline of 45.2% from the January 29th total of 3,345,299 shares. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the company are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 1,691,188 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Based on an average daily volume of 1,691,188 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.1 days. Currently, 1.8% of the shares of the company are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,499,000. Capital Research Global Investors raised its position in shares of Vista Energy by 26.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,335,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $162,321,000 after purchasing an additional 693,566 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,634,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,843,000 after purchasing an additional 649,468 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. boosted its position in shares of Vista Energy by 356.1% in the 2nd quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 550,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,316,000 after purchasing an additional 429,740 shares during the period. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its position in shares of Vista Energy by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,989,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,145,000 after purchasing an additional 402,585 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on VIST shares. Bank of America started coverage on Vista Energy in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price target on the stock. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Vista Energy from $56.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. UBS Group raised Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $50.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 price objective on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.55.

Vista Energy Price Performance

Shares of Vista Energy stock traded up $1.19 during trading on Monday, hitting $58.93. The stock had a trading volume of 3,916,324 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,285,433. The business has a fifty day moving average of $52.48 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.91. Vista Energy has a fifty-two week low of $31.63 and a fifty-two week high of $62.42. The firm has a market cap of $6.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.82, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.12 by ($0.63). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 15.65% and a net margin of 29.06%.The business had revenue of $719.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $679.81 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vista Energy will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Vista Energy

Vista Energy (NYSE: VIST) is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas resources in Mexico. The company operates through two primary segments: upstream exploration and production, and midstream and specialist services. By integrating both segments, Vista Energy seeks to capture value across the energy value chain, from field operations to the delivery of processed gas to industrial and power-generation customers.

In its upstream segment, Vista Energy holds interests in onshore gas fields in northeastern Mexico and shallow-water properties in the Bay of Campeche.