Investors Purchase Large Volume of Put Options on Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST)

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) saw some unusual options trading on Thursday. Investors bought 8,011 put options on the company. This is an increase of 483% compared to the typical volume of 1,373 put options.

Vista Energy Trading Up 0.7%

Shares of NYSE:VIST traded up $0.49 during trading on Thursday, hitting $66.09. The company had a trading volume of 323,935 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,659,534. The stock has a market cap of $6.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.68 and a beta of 0.72. Vista Energy has a one year low of $31.63 and a one year high of $79.20. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $62.63 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $51.55. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.12, a current ratio of 0.86 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

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 the consensus estimate of $1.12 by ($0.63). The company had revenue of $719.06 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $679.81 million. Vista Energy had a net margin of 29.06% and a return on equity of 15.65%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Vista Energy will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VIST. Stifel Financial Corp increased its holdings in Vista Energy by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 8,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $396,000 after purchasing an additional 366 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 26,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,286,000 after acquiring an additional 645 shares during the period. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 1,009.2% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 656 shares during the period. Boston Partners increased its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 10,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $524,000 after acquiring an additional 953 shares during the period. Finally, Platinum Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the 4th quarter worth $67,000. 63.81% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Zacks Research raised Vista Energy from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, March 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $53.20 price target on Vista Energy in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. UBS Group raised Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $50.00 to $65.00 in a research note on Sunday, January 11th. Weiss Ratings raised Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on Vista Energy in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price target for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company 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.