Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST Shares Bought by Artisan Partners Limited Partnership

Artisan Partners Limited Partnership lifted its position in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) by 15.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 757,121 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 103,601 shares during the quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership owned 0.73% of Vista Energy worth $26,045,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Gemsstock Ltd. boosted its position in Vista Energy by 25.9% during the third quarter. Gemsstock Ltd. now owns 310,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,668,000 after purchasing an additional 63,800 shares in the last quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp boosted its position in shares of Vista Energy by 19.4% in the 3rd quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 26,417 shares of the company’s stock worth $909,000 after buying an additional 4,289 shares in the last quarter. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the 3rd quarter worth about $202,000. Ping Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Vista Energy by 266.6% in the 3rd quarter. Ping Capital Management Inc. now owns 123,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,262,000 after acquiring an additional 90,100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in Vista Energy during the 3rd quarter valued at about $387,000. 63.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vista Energy Stock Up 2.4%

Shares of NYSE:VIST opened at $57.68 on Friday. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a 12-month low of $31.63 and a 12-month high of $62.42. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $52.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market cap of $6.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.63, a PEG ratio of 2.83 and a beta of 0.82.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.12 by ($0.63). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 16.51% and a net margin of 29.06%.The company had revenue of $719.06 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $679.81 million. On average, research analysts forecast that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VIST has been the topic of several research reports. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 price target on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price target for the company. UBS Group upgraded Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $50.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Sunday, January 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Vista Energy from $56.00 to $68.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.55.

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.