Gemsstock Ltd. Acquires 302,902 Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

Gemsstock Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) by 97.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 613,017 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 302,902 shares during the period. Vista Energy makes up about 4.3% of Gemsstock Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest position. Gemsstock Ltd.’s holdings in Vista Energy were worth $29,829,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIST. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vista Energy by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,286,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its position in Vista Energy by 1,009.2% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 656 shares in the last quarter. Platinum Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vista Energy in the 4th quarter valued at about $67,000. Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Vista Energy by 154.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after acquiring an additional 1,878 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Vista Energy by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 252,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,696,000 after acquiring an additional 2,607 shares in the last quarter. 63.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on VIST. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. UBS Group raised their price objective on shares of Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and four have issued a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $80.30.

Vista Energy Stock Down 1.1%

Vista Energy stock opened at $72.22 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $71.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.90. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a fifty-two week low of $31.63 and a fifty-two week high of $81.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $7.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.56, a PEG ratio of 0.31 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.53). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 14.80% and a net margin of 25.65%.The firm had revenue of $865.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $708.61 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 12.91 EPS for the current year.

Vista Energy Profile

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.