Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC Invests $8.60 Million in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 250,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,600,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Vista Energy by 82.0% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 9,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $439,000 after purchasing an additional 4,246 shares during the last quarter. Amundi purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $229,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 57.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 183,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,554,000 after buying an additional 67,189 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 11.6% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $797,000 after buying an additional 1,731 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers bought a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the second quarter worth $506,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Vista Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VIST stock opened at $64.78 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $6.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.70, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.84. The business has a 50 day moving average of $55.06 and a two-hundred day moving average of $47.36. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a 52 week low of $31.63 and a 52 week high of $65.50. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by ($0.63). The company had revenue of $719.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $679.81 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 15.65% and a net margin of 29.06%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $88.00 target price for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 price target on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Vista Energy has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.55.

Vista Energy Company 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.