Ameriprise Financial Inc. Acquires 173,632 Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST)

Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) by 795.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 195,454 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 173,632 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. owned approximately 0.21% of Vista Energy worth $10,576,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VIST. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its stake in Vista Energy by 795.0% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,284,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $123,604,000 after buying an additional 2,029,081 shares in the last quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vista Energy during the 4th quarter worth about $39,392,000. Ninety One UK Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the 4th quarter valued at about $38,149,000. Ninety One North America Inc. bought a new stake in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $23,403,000. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $21,120,000. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Vista Energy Price Performance

Vista Energy stock opened at $51.24 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $45.34 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.59. The firm has a market cap of $4.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.93, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.02. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. has a 52 week low of $32.11 and a 52 week high of $61.67.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.82 by ($0.03). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 30.06% and a net margin of 34.78%. The company had revenue of $420.80 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $472.61 million. Equities research analysts forecast that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VIST has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Vista Energy from $64.00 to $57.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Citigroup raised 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 initiated coverage on Vista Energy in a research note on Friday, February 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $65.40 price objective for the company. Finally, Pickering Energy Partners assumed coverage on Vista Energy in a report on Monday, April 7th. They set an “outperform” rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vista Energy has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $65.68.

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.