Vista Energy (VIST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vista Energy is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas in Argentina. Its operations are concentrated in the Vaca Muerta shale formation, one of the country’s major unconventional oil and gas regions.

The company produces crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, serving domestic and international markets. It was established in 2017 by Miguel Galuccio, its chief executive officer, and began operations the following year.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $56.00 to $57.00
• 50-Day Range: $55.78 to $78.82
• 52-Week Range: $43.71 to $81.44
• Volume: 287,462 shs
• Average Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.23 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.83
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $82.04
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Vista Energy Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vista Energy scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 18th out of 242 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Vista Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.17, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Vista Energy has a consensus price target of $82.04, representing about 47.1% upside from its current price of $55.78.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vista Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 24.68%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vista Energy are expected to grow by 24.68% in the coming year, from $10.05 to $12.53 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vista Energy is 7.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.84.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vista Energy is 7.75, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.94.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vista Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.60. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vista Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.64. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.37% of the float of Vista Energy has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vista Energy has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.01, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vista Energy has recently decreased by 0.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Vista Energy does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Vista Energy does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Vista Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 1.60% next year. This indicates that Vista Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.69

News Sentiment

Vista Energy has a news sentiment score of 0.69. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Vista Energy this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 6 people have searched for VIST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -54% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Vista Energy to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -29% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vista Energy insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

63.81% of the stock of Vista Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/28/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VIST
• CIK: 1762506
• Web: www.vistaenergy.com
• Phone: 52-55-9177-2038
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 584
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vista Energy: $82.04
• High Price Target: $95.00
• Low Price Target: $53.20
• Potential Upside/Downside: +46.0%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.19
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 4.49
• P/E Growth: 0.6
• Net Income: $719.06 million
• Net Margins: 19.66%
• Pretax Margin: 30.44%
• Return on Equity: 20.79%
• Return on Assets: 7.60%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.82
• Current Ratio: 0.72
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.47 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.51
• Cash Flow: $10.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.58
• Book Value: $33.97 per share
• Price / Book: 1.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 110,620,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $6.22 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.58