16,769 Shares in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) Acquired by Raymond James Financial Inc.

Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 16,769 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $907,000.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup upgraded Vista Energy from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $66.00 price objective for the company in a report on Thursday, February 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $64.00 target price (up from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Vista Energy in a research note on Friday, February 21st. They issued a "buy" rating and a $65.40 price target on the stock. Finally, Pickering Energy Partners initiated coverage on Vista Energy in a report on Monday. They set an "outperform" rating for the company. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, five have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $64.73.

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Vista Energy Stock Performance

NYSE:VIST traded down $1.42 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $35.61. 941,285 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 942,270. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48, a quick ratio of 0.59 and a current ratio of 0.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 6.90, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.22. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $49.10 and its 200 day simple moving average is $51.19. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. has a fifty-two week low of $33.30 and a fifty-two week high of $61.67.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 26th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.90 by ($0.67). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 30.06% and a net margin of 34.78%. The business had revenue of $471.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $464.55 million. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 5.74 EPS for the current fiscal 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.