Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Short Interest Update

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) was the target of a large drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,534,001 shares, a drop of 21.5% from the December 15th total of 3,226,741 shares. Approximately 2.4% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 553,530 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.6 days. Based on an average trading volume of 553,530 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 4.6 days. Approximately 2.4% of the company’s stock are short sold.

Institutional Trading of Vista Energy

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIST. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy in the third quarter worth about $28,499,000. Ninety One UK Ltd raised its position in 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 buying an additional 568,955 shares during the last quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 356.1% during the 2nd quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 550,435 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,316,000 after acquiring an additional 429,740 shares during the period. Carrhae Capital LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at $19,152,000. Finally, WCM Investment Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 102.2% in the second quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 766,219 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,962,000 after acquiring an additional 387,257 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VIST has been the subject of several recent research reports. Bank of America upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $63.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 18th. UBS Group upgraded shares of 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. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, October 25th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Vista Energy from $56.00 to $68.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Vista Energy from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vista Energy currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $68.44.

Vista Energy Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of VIST traded up $0.16 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $49.01. 414,399 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 647,518. The company has a market capitalization of $5.11 billion, a PE ratio of 7.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a quick ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The business has a 50 day moving average of $48.59 and a 200 day moving average of $43.67. Vista Energy has a 1-year low of $31.63 and a 1-year high of $61.67.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 22nd. The company reported $1.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.24. Vista Energy had a net margin of 32.66% and a return on equity of 15.92%. The company had revenue of $706.14 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $636.68 million. Equities research analysts anticipate that Vista Energy will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

Vista Energy Company Profile

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.