Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the six brokerages that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $83.24.

VIST has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Weiss Ratings raised Vista Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, July 17th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, July 6th. HSBC began coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Sunday, June 14th. They set a “buy” rating and a $95.00 price target for the company. UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VIST. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its holdings in Vista Energy by 11.2% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,989,783 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,145,000 after purchasing an additional 402,585 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in shares of Vista Energy by 21.8% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,634,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $176,843,000 after purchasing an additional 649,468 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 26.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,335,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,321,000 after purchasing an additional 693,566 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $102,610,000. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd boosted its position in shares of Vista Energy by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,237,870 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,235,000 after purchasing an additional 50,178 shares in the last quarter. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vista Energy Stock Up 4.0%

Shares of NYSE VIST opened at $68.64 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.16 billion, a PE ratio of 9.05, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.55 and a beta of 0.63. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $68.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $65.08. Vista Energy has a 12-month low of $31.63 and a 12-month high of $81.44.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July 17th. The company reported $2.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.15 by ($0.77). The company had revenue of $1.23 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.19 billion. Vista Energy had a net margin of 23.56% and a return on equity of 20.26%. As a group, analysts expect that Vista Energy will post 9.54 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.