5,300 Shares in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST Acquired by Leavell Investment Management Inc.

Leavell Investment Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,300 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $253,000.

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its stake in Vista Energy by 14.6% during the first quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 4,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $230,000 after purchasing an additional 632 shares during the period. Ninety One UK Ltd grew its stake in Vista Energy by 9.1% in the first quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 768,862 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,798,000 after acquiring an additional 63,834 shares during the period. Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vista Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $445,000. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. grew its stake in Vista Energy by 2,794.8% in the first quarter. Banco BTG Pactual S.A. now owns 108,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,072,000 after acquiring an additional 105,167 shares during the period. Finally, Ping Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vista Energy in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,401,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on VIST shares. Wall Street Zen raised Vista Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Vista Energy from $57.00 to $50.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Tuesday, October 14th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.60.

Vista Energy Stock Performance

Shares of Vista Energy stock opened at $47.54 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $37.20 and its 200 day simple moving average is $43.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.97. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a 12 month low of $31.63 and a 12 month high of $61.67. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.24 by $0.24. The business had revenue of $706.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $636.68 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 15.92% and a net margin of 32.66%. As a group, analysts anticipate that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

Vista Energy Profile

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