Raymond James Financial Inc. Invests $907,000 in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST)

Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 16,769 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $907,000.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 3,262.5% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after buying an additional 3,393 shares during the period. Verition Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vista Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,370,000. Centiva Capital LP bought a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $389,000. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vista Energy by 13.7% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 43,062 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,908,000 after buying an additional 5,202 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vista Energy by 53.9% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 100,965 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,461,000 after buying an additional 35,342 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Vista Energy Trading Down 10.8 %

NYSE VIST opened at $38.66 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.44 and its 200-day simple moving average is $51.22. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. has a 1-year low of $36.01 and a 1-year high of $61.67. The company has a market capitalization of $3.68 billion, a PE ratio of 7.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a current ratio of 0.59, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly 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). The company had revenue of $471.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $464.55 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 30.06% and a net margin of 34.78%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VIST has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Citigroup upgraded Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $64.00 price target (up previously from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research report on Friday, February 21st. They set a “buy” rating and a $65.40 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vista Energy has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $64.73.

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.