Short Interest in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Rises By 27.5%

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 2,440,792 shares, an increase of 27.5% from the February 26th total of 1,914,128 shares. Currently, 2.3% of the company’s shares are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,391,581 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.0 days.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have issued reports on the company. UBS Group raised Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $50.00 to $65.00 in a research report on Sunday, January 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 target price on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Zacks Research raised Vista Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, March 27th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $88.00 target price for the company. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $68.55.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vista Energy

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new stake in Vista Energy in the 4th quarter valued at $633,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vista Energy during the 4th quarter worth $240,000. XTX Topco Ltd increased its stake in Vista Energy by 109.2% in the fourth quarter. XTX Topco Ltd now owns 24,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,202,000 after purchasing an additional 12,895 shares during the period. Interval Partners LP acquired a new position in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at $2,992,000. Finally, Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the fourth quarter valued at about $7,317,000. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vista Energy Stock Down 1.5%

VIST opened at $75.38 on Wednesday. Vista Energy has a one year low of $31.63 and a one year high of $79.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.84. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $60.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.21.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly earnings results 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 return on equity of 15.65% and a net margin of 29.06%. Analysts anticipate that Vista Energy will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

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.