Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) have earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the eight analysts that are covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, five have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $68.04.

Several research firms have recently commented on VIST. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Wednesday. They set a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price objective for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. UBS Group upgraded Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the company from $50.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Zacks Research lowered Vista Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Vista Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th.

Vista Energy Stock Performance

VIST opened at $54.06 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.03 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $50.35 and its 200-day moving average price is $44.55. Vista Energy has a 52-week low of $31.63 and a 52-week high of $62.42.

Institutional Trading of Vista Energy

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 1,009.2% in the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 656 shares during the period. Channing Global Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vista Energy by 47.6% during the second quarter. Channing Global Advisors LLC now owns 4,534 shares of the company’s stock worth $217,000 after acquiring an additional 1,462 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vista Energy by 11.6% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $797,000 after acquiring an additional 1,731 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in Vista Energy by 154.8% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after acquiring an additional 1,878 shares during the period. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vista Energy by 1.0% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 252,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,696,000 after acquiring an additional 2,607 shares during the period. 63.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Vista Energy

Vista Energy (NYSE: VIST) is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas resources in Mexico. The company operates through two primary segments: upstream exploration and production, and midstream and specialist services. By integrating both segments, Vista Energy seeks to capture value across the energy value chain, from field operations to the delivery of processed gas to industrial and power-generation customers.

In its upstream segment, Vista Energy holds interests in onshore gas fields in northeastern Mexico and shallow-water properties in the Bay of Campeche.