Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Short Interest Update

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,965,088 shares, an increase of 21.5% from the March 15th total of 2,440,792 shares. Currently, 2.8% of the company’s shares are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 2,452,887 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently commented on VIST. Bank of America began coverage on Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $88.00 target price for the company. UBS Group raised Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $50.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Zacks Research raised Vista Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $68.55.

Institutional Trading of Vista Energy

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 82.0% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 9,424 shares of the company’s stock valued at $439,000 after purchasing an additional 4,246 shares during the period. Amundi bought a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the first quarter worth approximately $229,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 57.7% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 183,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,554,000 after acquiring an additional 67,189 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 11.6% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 16,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $797,000 after acquiring an additional 1,731 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers bought a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the second quarter worth approximately $506,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Vista Energy Trading Down 3.1%

Shares of VIST opened at $64.99 on Friday. Vista Energy has a 1 year low of $31.63 and a 1 year high of $79.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.86, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $63.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $52.85. The stock has a market cap of $6.78 billion, a PE ratio of 9.73, a PEG ratio of 0.64 and a beta of 0.72.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by ($0.63). The company had revenue of $719.06 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $679.81 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 15.65% and a net margin of 29.06%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Vista Energy will post 5.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.