Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST Shares Sold by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. decreased its holdings in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) by 53.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 226,447 shares of the company’s stock after selling 259,441 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 0.24% of Vista Energy worth $10,826,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VIST. Belpointe Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the first quarter worth about $445,000. Ninety One UK Ltd lifted its position in Vista Energy by 74.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,337,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,961,000 after acquiring an additional 568,955 shares in the last quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. boosted its holdings in Vista Energy by 2,794.8% in the 1st quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 108,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,072,000 after acquiring an additional 105,167 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Vista Energy by 2,843.7% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,150,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,565,000 after acquiring an additional 1,111,341 shares during the period. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vista Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $904,000. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have recently commented on VIST shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Vista Energy from $56.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. Bank of America raised their target price on Vista Energy from $63.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Monday. Finally, Zacks Research raised Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $69.28.

Vista Energy Stock Down 3.0%

VIST stock opened at $51.69 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $5.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.60, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.80. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a 1-year low of $31.63 and a 1-year high of $61.67. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $43.50 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $44.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 0.62 and a quick ratio of 0.61.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.24. Vista Energy had a net margin of 32.66% and a return on equity of 15.92%. The business had revenue of $706.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $636.68 million. Research analysts predict that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

Vista Energy 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.