Perpetual Ltd Invests $1.26 Million in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

Perpetual Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 36,722 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,263,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Deutsche Bank AG increased its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 9.6% in the first quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 6,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $313,000 after buying an additional 590 shares during the period. Channing Global Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vista Energy by 47.6% in the second quarter. Channing Global Advisors LLC now owns 4,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after buying an additional 1,462 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 11.6% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $797,000 after acquiring an additional 1,731 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at about $163,000. Finally, Ping Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 12.3% in the second quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 33,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,616,000 after acquiring an additional 3,700 shares during the period. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vista Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VIST stock opened at $46.40 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average of $46.50 and a 200 day moving average of $44.05. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a 1 year low of $31.63 and a 1 year high of $61.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.61. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.80.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.24. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 15.92% and a net margin of 32.66%.The business had revenue of $706.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $636.68 million. As a group, research analysts expect that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently issued reports on VIST shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Vista Energy from $56.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 target price on Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Monday, December 15th. Bank of America increased their price target on Vista Energy from $63.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $66.84.

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.