Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. UBS Group upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $65.10.

Vista Energy Price Performance

VIST opened at $37.29 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.72 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a quick ratio of 0.41, a current ratio of 0.41 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $38.43 and a 200-day moving average price of $43.89. Vista Energy has a twelve month low of $31.63 and a twelve month high of $61.67.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 10th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.15 by ($1.60). The business had revenue of $610.54 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $572.37 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 29.12%. Equities analysts expect that Vista Energy will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VIST. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in 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 valued at $53,565,000 after purchasing an additional 1,111,341 shares during the last quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd lifted its position in Vista Energy by 74.0% during the second quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,337,817 shares of the company’s stock valued at $63,961,000 after purchasing an additional 568,955 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. lifted its position in Vista Energy by 356.1% during the second quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 550,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,316,000 after purchasing an additional 429,740 shares during the last quarter. Carrhae Capital LLP bought a new stake in Vista Energy during the second quarter valued at approximately $19,152,000. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC lifted its position in Vista Energy by 102.2% during the second quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 766,219 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,962,000 after purchasing an additional 387,257 shares during the last quarter. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.