Wells Fargo & Company MN Acquires 15,509 Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST)

Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST - Free Report) by 44.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 50,311 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 15,509 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN owned 0.05% of Vista Energy worth $2,722,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp increased its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 53.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 100,965 shares of the company's stock worth $4,461,000 after purchasing an additional 35,342 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Vista Energy by 11.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,003 shares of the company's stock worth $619,000 after buying an additional 1,437 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 332.4% during the fourth quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,136 shares of the company's stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 1,642 shares during the last quarter. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,739,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Vista Energy by 33.9% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 11,881 shares of the company's stock worth $643,000 after acquiring an additional 3,009 shares during the period. 63.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on VIST. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and issued a $64.00 price target (up from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Citigroup upgraded Vista Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $66.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Vista Energy in a report on Friday, February 21st. They set a "buy" rating and a $65.40 price objective on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Pickering Energy Partners assumed coverage on Vista Energy in a research report on Monday, April 7th. They issued an "outperform" rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vista Energy currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $67.08.

Vista Energy Price Performance

Shares of Vista Energy stock traded down $0.60 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $45.06. 1,285,454 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 876,584. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. 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 50 day simple moving average of $45.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.52. The firm has a market cap of $4.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.73, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.22.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) last announced 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 business had revenue of $420.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $472.61 million. Research analysts forecast that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. 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.