Geode Capital Management LLC Buys 410 Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST)

Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) by 2.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 14,413 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 410 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vista Energy were worth $780,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 795.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,284,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,604,000 after purchasing an additional 2,029,081 shares during the period. William Blair Investment Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 27.8% during the fourth quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 1,022,172 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,307,000 after buying an additional 222,165 shares during the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 3.9% in the 4th quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 910,720 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,279,000 after purchasing an additional 34,395 shares during the period. Axiom Investors LLC DE grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 27.7% during the 4th quarter. Axiom Investors LLC DE now owns 802,397 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,418,000 after buying an additional 174,226 shares during the period. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd bought a new stake in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $38,149,000. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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

Vista Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VIST opened at $44.48 on Friday. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. has a 1 year low of $32.11 and a 1 year high of $61.67. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $45.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.49. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $4.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.22.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $420.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $472.61 million. Vista Energy had a net margin of 34.78% and a return on equity of 30.06%. As a group, research analysts predict that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 5.74 EPS for the current fiscal 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.