Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Given Consensus Rating of “Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) have been assigned an average rating of “Buy” from the five ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $80.30.

A number of analysts have recently commented on VIST shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Zacks Research upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. UBS Group upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Bank of America initiated coverage on Vista Energy in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th.

Institutional Trading of Vista Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIST. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd boosted its position in Vista Energy by 1,009.2% during the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 656 shares during the period. Platinum Investment Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vista Energy during the 4th quarter worth $67,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its position in Vista Energy by 154.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,878 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vista Energy during the 2nd quarter worth $163,000. Finally, Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new stake in Vista Energy during the 3rd quarter worth $202,000. 63.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vista Energy Trading Up 0.6%

VIST stock opened at $72.25 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $7.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.56, a PEG ratio of 0.19 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.77 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $68.49 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.24. Vista Energy has a 52 week low of $31.63 and a 52 week high of $79.20.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by ($0.53). The firm had revenue of $865.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $708.61 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 14.80% and a net margin of 25.65%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Vista Energy will post 12.68 EPS for the current 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.