Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.67 EPS

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.67), Zacks reports. Vista Energy had a net margin of 34.78% and a return on equity of 30.06%.

Vista Energy Trading Down 0.2 %

Vista Energy stock opened at $51.40 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $4.89 billion, a PE ratio of 9.96, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.70. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $54.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $51.70. Vista Energy has a 52 week low of $35.34 and a 52 week high of $61.67.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the company. Citigroup raised Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Vista Energy in a research note on Friday, February 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $65.40 price objective for the company. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $64.00 price target (up previously from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $64.73.

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 owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. In addition, the company involved in drilling and workover activities located in Argentina.