Vista Energy Sees Unusually High Options Volume (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) was the target of some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Investors bought 10,569 put options on the company. This is an increase of approximately 527% compared to the average daily volume of 1,686 put options.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in Vista Energy by 795.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,284,311 shares of the company's stock valued at $123,604,000 after acquiring an additional 2,029,081 shares during the period. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT grew its position in Vista Energy by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 1,320,566 shares of the company's stock valued at $71,456,000 after acquiring an additional 61,800 shares during the period. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 1,234,108 shares of the company's stock worth $66,778,000 after purchasing an additional 72,500 shares in the last quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 10.9% during the fourth quarter. Driehaus Capital Management LLC now owns 1,185,669 shares of the company's stock worth $64,157,000 after purchasing an additional 116,920 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 2,843.7% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,150,422 shares of the company's stock worth $53,565,000 after purchasing an additional 1,111,341 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.81% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VIST has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. UBS Group lowered their price objective on Vista Energy from $64.00 to $57.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 16th. 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. Pickering Energy Partners initiated coverage on Vista Energy in a research report on Monday, April 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Vista Energy in a research report on Friday, February 21st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $65.40 price objective for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Vista Energy presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $65.68.

Vista Energy Trading Up 1.1%

VIST stock traded up $0.58 during trading on Friday, reaching $52.99. 1,717,962 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 887,117. The business's 50 day moving average price is $47.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.38. Vista Energy has a 52-week low of $32.11 and a 52-week high of $61.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.04 billion, a PE ratio of 10.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.03.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.03). Vista Energy had a net margin of 34.78% and a return on equity of 30.06%. The firm had revenue of $420.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $472.61 million. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Vista Energy will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current year.

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.