Vontobel Holding Ltd. Boosts Stock Position in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

Vontobel Holding Ltd. boosted its holdings in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) by 16.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,017,790 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 141,066 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd. owned about 1.07% of Vista Energy worth $48,661,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 2,843.7% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 1,150,422 shares of the company’s stock worth $53,565,000 after acquiring an additional 1,111,341 shares during the period. Ninety One UK Ltd grew its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 74.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,337,817 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,961,000 after acquiring an additional 568,955 shares during the period. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 24.4% during the 1st quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,016,319 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,320,000 after acquiring an additional 199,221 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 59.4% during the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 485,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,623,000 after acquiring an additional 180,993 shares during the period. Finally, TT International Asset Management LTD grew its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 19.7% during the 1st quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 969,521 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,141,000 after acquiring an additional 159,344 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on VIST shares. UBS Group upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Vista Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Vista Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Vista Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $65.10.

Vista Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VIST opened at $34.87 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $38.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.03. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.28 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.41 and a current ratio of 0.41. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a 52-week low of $31.63 and a 52-week high of $61.67.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 10th. The company reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.15 by ($1.60). The company had revenue of $610.54 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $572.37 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 29.12%. Research analysts forecast that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 5.74 EPS for the current fiscal 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.