BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. Purchases New Position in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

BW Gestao de Investimentos Ltda. purchased a new stake in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 44,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,165,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 1,009.2% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 656 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 154.8% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,878 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $163,000. HighTower Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy during the 4th quarter valued at $223,000. Finally, Amundi purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy during the 1st quarter valued at $229,000. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vista Energy Stock Performance

Vista Energy stock opened at $76.76 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $70.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $59.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 0.77. The stock has a market cap of $8.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 0.61. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a fifty-two week low of $31.63 and a fifty-two week high of $81.44.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.53). The company had revenue of $865.01 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $708.61 million. Vista Energy had a net margin of 25.65% and a return on equity of 14.80%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 12.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on VIST. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, April 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 12th. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price target for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and four have issued a Buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Vista Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.30.

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.