Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST – Get Free Report) was the recipient of unusually large options trading on Tuesday. Traders acquired 8,084 put options on the stock. This represents an increase of 682% compared to the typical volume of 1,034 put options.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vista Energy
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Vista Energy by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,989,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,145,000 after acquiring an additional 402,585 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,634,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $176,843,000 after purchasing an additional 649,468 shares in the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in shares of Vista Energy by 26.2% during the fourth quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,335,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,321,000 after purchasing an additional 693,566 shares during the period. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the first quarter valued at approximately $102,610,000. Finally, Cape Ann Asset Management Ltd raised its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 35.1% in the first quarter. Cape Ann Asset Management Ltd now owns 931,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $70,326,000 after purchasing an additional 241,942 shares in the last quarter. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group upped their target price on Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vista Energy from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a report on Monday, August 17th. HSBC assumed coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Sunday, June 14th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $95.00 target price on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $83.24.
Vista Energy Stock Performance
NYSE:VIST traded up $3.27 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $74.73. 1,292,376 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,284,624. The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Vista Energy has a twelve month low of $31.63 and a twelve month high of $81.44. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $66.38 and a 200 day moving average of $67.33. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.85, a P/E/G ratio of 0.58 and a beta of 0.62.
Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Friday, July 17th. The company reported $2.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.15 by ($0.77). The company had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 20.26% and a net margin of 23.56%. On average, analysts forecast that Vista Energy will post 9.54 EPS for the current year.
Vista Energy Company 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.
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