Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) Given Average Recommendation of “Buy” by Brokerages

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Buy” from the six research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold recommendation, four have issued a buy recommendation and one has issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $64.73.

A number of research firms have recently issued reports on VIST. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Friday, February 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $65.40 price target for the company. Citigroup raised Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, UBS Group restated 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.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in shares of Vista Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $3,319,000. Heck Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $348,000. Voloridge Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Vista Energy by 137.4% in the 4th quarter. Voloridge Investment Management LLC now owns 355,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,235,000 after buying an additional 205,728 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Vista Energy by 67.9% during the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 41,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,238,000 after acquiring an additional 16,716 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SIR Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,115,000. 63.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Vista Energy Trading Down 0.4 %

NYSE:VIST opened at $46.84 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.55 and a 200 day simple moving average of $51.32. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.70. Vista Energy has a 1-year low of $36.01 and a 1-year high of $61.67. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.67). The firm had revenue of $471.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $464.55 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 30.06% and a net margin of 34.78%. Sell-side analysts forecast that Vista Energy will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Vista Energy Company Profile

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.