Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) Shares Acquired by Commonwealth Equity Services LLC

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its holdings in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) by 18.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,914 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,359 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vista Energy were worth $405,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VIST. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC increased its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 12.2% during the first quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 14,255 shares of the company’s stock worth $590,000 after acquiring an additional 1,551 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Vista Energy by 5,683.1% during the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,412 shares of the company’s stock worth $141,000 after buying an additional 3,353 shares during the period. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its position in Vista Energy by 0.9% during the first quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 492,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,359,000 after buying an additional 4,200 shares during the period. Deltec Asset Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 3.3% in the second quarter. Deltec Asset Management LLC now owns 169,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,730,000 after purchasing an additional 5,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Liontrust Investment Partners LLP grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 53.8% in the second quarter. Liontrust Investment Partners LLP now owns 20,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $910,000 after purchasing an additional 7,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VIST has been the topic of several research reports. Bank of America lowered their price target on shares of Vista Energy from $70.00 to $68.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, September 18th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Vista Energy from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. initiated coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Tuesday, August 20th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $68.00 price objective on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $58.80.

Vista Energy Price Performance

VIST opened at $47.40 on Monday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $47.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.91. The firm has a market cap of $4.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.97, a PEG ratio of 0.38 and a beta of 1.81. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. has a twelve month low of $25.00 and a twelve month high of $52.47. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 11th. The company reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.40 by ($0.66). The company had revenue of $396.72 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $397.46 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 38.04% and a net margin of 33.08%. Equities research analysts expect that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 6.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vista Energy Company 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.