Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC Makes New Investment in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 150,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,317,000. Vista Energy makes up approximately 3.8% of Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Equinox Partners Investment Management LLC owned approximately 0.14% of Vista Energy at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIST. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vista Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,499,000. Capital Research Global Investors increased its position in Vista Energy by 26.2% in the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,335,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,321,000 after acquiring an additional 693,566 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vista Energy by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,634,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,843,000 after acquiring an additional 649,468 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Vista Energy by 11.2% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,989,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,145,000 after acquiring an additional 402,585 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ruffer LLP acquired a new position in Vista Energy during the 4th quarter worth $19,227,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on VIST. HSBC began coverage on Vista Energy in a report on Sunday. They set a “buy” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. UBS Group upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Zacks Research raised Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $83.24.

Vista Energy Trading Down 1.0%

VIST opened at $68.54 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The company has a market cap of $7.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.61. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $71.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $61.42. 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 $81.44.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by ($0.53). The business had revenue of $865.01 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $708.61 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 14.80% and a net margin of 25.65%. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 12.91 earnings per share for the current year.

Vista Energy 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.