Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) Price Target Raised to $53.00

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) had its price objective hoisted by equities research analysts at Jefferies Financial Group from $50.00 to $53.00 in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “buy” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group’s price target would suggest a potential upside of 28.30% from the company’s current price.

Several other research firms have also weighed in on VIST. UBS Group reissued a “neutral” rating and set a $47.00 price objective (up previously from $40.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Thursday, March 28th. Citigroup lowered shares of Vista Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $40.00 to $50.00 in a research note on Wednesday.

Vista Energy Stock Down 2.1 %

Vista Energy stock opened at $41.31 on Tuesday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $38.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.02. Vista Energy has a fifty-two week low of $18.90 and a fifty-two week high of $44.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.41 and a beta of 1.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 1.19 and a quick ratio of 1.16.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The company reported $2.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.98. Vista Energy had a net margin of 35.03% and a return on equity of 50.51%. The business had revenue of $309.20 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $346.50 million. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vista Energy will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kensington Investments B.V. lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 2.6% in the third quarter. Kensington Investments B.V. now owns 12,822,581 shares of the company’s stock valued at $389,678,000 after buying an additional 322,581 shares in the last quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 10.4% in the fourth quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd now owns 5,929,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,980,000 after buying an additional 559,185 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 62.7% in the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,137,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,363,000 after buying an additional 1,209,254 shares in the last quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 14.2% in the fourth quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 2,307,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,079,000 after buying an additional 287,548 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,304,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,091,000 after purchasing an additional 52,189 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

About Vista Energy

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 also owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. In addition, the company involved in drilling and workover activities located in Argentina.