Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) Reaches New 52-Week High at $49.53

Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The stock traded as high as $49.53 and last traded at $49.23, with a volume of 52881 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $48.58.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently commented on VIST. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Vista Energy from $50.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Vista Energy from $47.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup downgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $40.00 to $50.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 17th.

Vista Energy Price Performance

The firm’s 50-day moving average is $43.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $35.64. The company has a market cap of $4.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.37 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.88.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 24th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.89 by ($0.40). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 39.92% and a net margin of 30.24%. The business had revenue of $317.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $326.44 million. Analysts anticipate that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 6.51 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VIST. Citigroup Inc. increased its position in Vista Energy by 62.7% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,137,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,363,000 after acquiring an additional 1,209,254 shares during the last quarter. PointState Capital LP increased its position in Vista Energy by 120.1% during the third quarter. PointState Capital LP now owns 2,146,577 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,234,000 after acquiring an additional 1,171,354 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors bought a new position in Vista Energy during the first quarter valued at $43,318,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in Vista Energy by 186.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 1,231,407 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,339,000 after acquiring an additional 802,252 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Helikon Investments Ltd increased its position in Vista Energy by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd now owns 5,929,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,980,000 after acquiring an additional 559,185 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.