Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from Analysts

Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) have been given a consensus recommendation of "Buy" by the six ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $65.68.

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on VIST. Citigroup upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $66.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Vista Energy from $64.00 to $57.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group began 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. Finally, Pickering Energy Partners began coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Monday, April 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VIST. Cibc World Market Inc. grew its stake in Vista Energy by 10.4% in the 4th quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 345,427 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,691,000 after buying an additional 32,589 shares during the last quarter. Heck Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $348,000. Precision Wealth Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $480,000. Ninety One North America Inc. acquired a new position in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $23,403,000. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd acquired a new position in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,149,000. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vista Energy Stock Up 2.8%

VIST stock traded up $1.36 during trading on Friday, reaching $50.81. The stock had a trading volume of 279,948 shares, compared to its average volume of 890,302. Vista Energy has a 1-year low of $32.11 and a 1-year high of $61.67. 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 company has a market capitalization of $4.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.85, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.02. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $45.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.47.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.03). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 30.06% and a net margin of 34.78%. The firm had revenue of $420.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $472.61 million. On average, equities analysts anticipate 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.