Capital Research Global Investors Buys 693,566 Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) by 26.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,335,815 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 693,566 shares during the quarter. Capital Research Global Investors owned about 3.20% of Vista Energy worth $162,321,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Capital World Investors lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 1.2% in the third quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,979,212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,485,000 after buying an additional 36,549 shares in the last quarter. Banco Santander S.A. lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 285.6% in the third quarter. Banco Santander S.A. now owns 30,086 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,035,000 after buying an additional 22,284 shares in the last quarter. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $8,600,000. Mirabella Financial Services LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the third quarter valued at approximately $2,046,000. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 15.9% in the third quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 757,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,045,000 after purchasing an additional 103,601 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Vista Energy Price Performance

Shares of VIST opened at $74.02 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $7.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.82, a PEG ratio of 0.32 and a beta of 0.61. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a 1-year low of $31.63 and a 1-year high of $81.44. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $71.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.34. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by ($0.53). The firm had revenue of $865.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $708.61 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 14.80% and a net margin of 25.65%. On average, research analysts forecast 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

VIST has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, March 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and four have issued a Buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vista Energy has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.30.

Vista Energy Profile

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.