HighTower Advisors LLC lessened its stake in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST - Free Report) by 67.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 13,989 shares of the company's stock after selling 29,073 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC's holdings in Vista Energy were worth $757,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VIST. Ninety One UK Ltd purchased a new stake in Vista Energy during the fourth quarter worth $38,149,000. Ninety One North America Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $23,403,000. WCM Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vista Energy in the 4th quarter worth about $21,120,000. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. grew its stake in Vista Energy by 204.1% in the 3rd quarter. Itau Unibanco Holding S.A. now owns 66,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,916,000 after acquiring an additional 44,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TT International Asset Management LTD increased its holdings in Vista Energy by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. TT International Asset Management LTD now owns 1,933,803 shares of the company's stock valued at $85,435,000 after acquiring an additional 43,664 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.81% of the company's stock.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several analysts have issued reports on VIST shares. Citigroup raised shares of Vista Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $66.00 price target on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and issued a $64.00 target price (up previously from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Vista Energy in a research report on Friday, February 21st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $65.40 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $64.73.
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Vista Energy Trading Up 2.1 %
VIST traded up $1.00 during trading on Tuesday, hitting $47.56. The company's stock had a trading volume of 252,854 shares, compared to its average volume of 791,127. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. has a twelve month low of $36.01 and a twelve month high of $61.67. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $50.54 and its 200-day moving average price is $51.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 0.59 and a quick ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market cap of $4.53 billion, a PE ratio of 9.23, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.70.
Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.90 by ($0.67). The business had revenue of $471.32 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $464.55 million. Vista Energy had a return on equity of 30.06% and a net margin of 34.78%. On average, analysts expect that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current year.
About Vista Energy
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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.
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