Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC Buys Shares of 250,000 Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 250,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,600,000. Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC owned approximately 0.24% of Vista Energy as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the second quarter valued at $163,000. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda acquired a new position in Vista Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $202,000. Channing Global Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vista Energy by 47.6% in the 2nd quarter. Channing Global Advisors LLC now owns 4,534 shares of the company’s stock valued at $217,000 after purchasing an additional 1,462 shares in the last quarter. Amundi purchased a new position in Vista Energy in the 1st quarter valued at about $229,000. Finally, Canal Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy during the 2nd quarter worth about $272,000. 63.81% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vista Energy Stock Up 3.9%

NYSE VIST opened at $64.78 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a fifty-two week low of $31.63 and a fifty-two week high of $65.50. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $55.06 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.36. The stock has a market cap of $6.75 billion, a PE ratio of 9.70, a P/E/G ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 0.84.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.12 by ($0.63). The firm had revenue of $719.06 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $679.81 million. Vista Energy had a net margin of 29.06% and a return on equity of 15.65%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 5.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Bank of America began coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price objective for the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 target price on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Zacks Research cut Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Thursday, February 26th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, UBS Group upgraded Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the stock from $50.00 to $65.00 in a report on Sunday, January 11th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.55.

About Vista Energy

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.