Jefferies Financial Group Boosts Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) Price Target to $53.00

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) had its price objective upped by Jefferies Financial Group from $50.00 to $53.00 in a research report sent to investors on Tuesday morning, Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the stock.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup downgraded shares of Vista Energy from a buy rating to a neutral rating and upped their price target for the stock from $40.00 to $50.00 in a research report on Wednesday. UBS Group restated a neutral rating and set a $47.00 price target (up previously from $40.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Thursday, March 28th.

Vista Energy Trading Up 1.5 %

VIST stock opened at $41.93 on Tuesday. Vista Energy has a 52-week low of $18.90 and a 52-week high of $44.25. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.19 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $39.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $33.16. The firm has a market cap of $3.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.56 and a beta of 1.97.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February 20th. The company reported $2.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.98. Vista Energy had a net margin of 35.03% and a return on equity of 50.51%. The firm had revenue of $309.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $346.50 million. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Vista Energy will post 6.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vista Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIST. Kensington Investments B.V. lifted its position in shares of Vista Energy by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Kensington Investments B.V. now owns 12,822,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,678,000 after purchasing an additional 322,581 shares during the last quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd raised its stake in Vista Energy by 10.4% during the 4th quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd now owns 5,929,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $174,980,000 after acquiring an additional 559,185 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its stake in Vista Energy by 62.7% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,137,987 shares of the company’s stock worth $95,363,000 after acquiring an additional 1,209,254 shares in the last quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD raised its stake in Vista Energy by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 2,307,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,079,000 after acquiring an additional 287,548 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its stake in Vista Energy by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,304,681 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,091,000 after acquiring an additional 52,189 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

About Vista Energy

Vista Energy, SAB. de C.V., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas in Latin America. The company's principal assets located in Neuquina basin, Argentina and Vaca Muerta. It also owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. In addition, the company involved in drilling and workover activities located in Argentina.