Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) Rating Reiterated by UBS Group

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST)‘s stock had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by stock analysts at UBS Group in a research note issued on Thursday, Marketbeat.com reports. They currently have a $47.00 price target on the stock, up from their prior price target of $40.00. UBS Group’s price objective indicates a potential upside of 11.27% from the company’s current price.

Vista Energy Stock Up 0.6 %

VIST opened at $42.24 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $35.65 and a 200-day moving average of $31.50. The company has a market capitalization of $3.92 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.64 and a beta of 1.96. Vista Energy has a fifty-two week low of $18.45 and a fifty-two week high of $43.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.19.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The company reported $2.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.54 by $0.98. Vista Energy had a net margin of 35.03% and a return on equity of 50.51%. The business had revenue of $309.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $346.50 million. On average, equities analysts expect that Vista Energy will post 6.11 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Kensington Investments B.V. grew its stake in Vista Energy by 2.6% during the third quarter. Kensington Investments B.V. now owns 12,822,581 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,678,000 after buying an additional 322,581 shares in the last quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd raised its position in Vista Energy by 10.4% during the fourth quarter. Helikon Investments Ltd now owns 5,929,515 shares of the company’s stock valued at $174,980,000 after purchasing an additional 559,185 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its position in Vista Energy by 62.7% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,137,987 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,363,000 after purchasing an additional 1,209,254 shares in the last quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 14.2% during the fourth quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 2,307,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,079,000 after purchasing an additional 287,548 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 2,304,681 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,091,000 after purchasing an additional 52,189 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 also owns producing assets in Argentina and Mexico. In addition, the company involved in drilling and workover activities located in Argentina.