Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) Coverage Initiated by Analysts at Pickering Energy Partners

Pickering Energy Partners initiated coverage on shares of Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday,Briefing.com Automated Import reports. The firm set an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Citigroup raised Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 price target for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Friday, February 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $65.40 price target on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $64.00 price objective (up from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vista Energy presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $64.73.

Vista Energy Stock Down 10.8 %

VIST stock opened at $38.66 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.49, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.22. Vista Energy has a fifty-two week low of $36.01 and a fifty-two week high of $61.67. The business has a 50-day moving average of $49.44 and a 200-day moving average of $51.27.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.67). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 30.06% and a net margin of 34.78%. The business had revenue of $471.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $464.55 million. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vista Energy will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Vista Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Money Concepts Capital Corp raised its holdings in Vista Energy by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Money Concepts Capital Corp now owns 16,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $870,000 after acquiring an additional 380 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 14,413 shares of the company’s stock worth $780,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 40.4% during the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 1,532 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the period. Principal Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Vista Energy by 16,166.7% in the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the period. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc grew its holdings in Vista Energy by 32.9% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,000 after buying an additional 562 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

About Vista Energy

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.