Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Purchases 168,200 Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST)

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board grew its position in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) by 241.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 237,900 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 168,200 shares during the quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board owned approximately 0.25% of Vista Energy worth $12,873,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Vista Energy by 96.9% during the fourth quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 8,190 shares of the company’s stock valued at $443,000 after acquiring an additional 4,030 shares during the last quarter. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Vista Energy in the fourth quarter worth $712,000. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Vista Energy during the fourth quarter valued at about $586,000. Mariner LLC grew its stake in shares of Vista Energy by 19.8% during the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 8,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $450,000 after buying an additional 1,372 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC purchased a new position in shares of Vista Energy in the fourth quarter worth about $613,000. 63.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently issued reports on VIST. Pickering Energy Partners started coverage on Vista Energy in a research report on Monday, April 7th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Citigroup upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 price target for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Friday, February 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $65.40 price objective on the stock. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $64.00 target price (up from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $67.08.

Vista Energy Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VIST opened at $47.92 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. has a 1 year low of $32.11 and a 1 year high of $61.67. The company’s 50-day moving average is $46.22 and its 200 day moving average is $50.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.29, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.22.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.67). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 30.06% and a net margin of 34.78%. The firm had revenue of $471.32 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $464.55 million. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Vista Energy Company 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.