Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) Short Interest Update

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of February. As of February 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,460,000 shares, a decrease of 12.6% from the January 31st total of 1,670,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 976,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.5 days.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research analysts have commented on the company. Citigroup raised 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. increased their target price on Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. UBS Group reaffirmed a "neutral" rating and set a $64.00 target price (up previously from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Vista Energy in a report on Friday, February 21st. They set a "buy" rating and a $65.40 target price on the stock. One research 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 company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $64.73.

Vista Energy Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VIST traded up $0.45 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $45.70. The company had a trading volume of 779,400 shares, compared to its average volume of 779,596. The stock has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.86, a PEG ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.70. Vista Energy has a 12 month low of $35.54 and a 12 month high of $61.67. 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 firm's 50 day simple moving average is $53.59 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $51.63.

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Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST - Get Free Report) last announced 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 during 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, equities research analysts forecast that Vista Energy will post 5.74 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Vista Energy

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Vista Energy by 795.0% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,284,311 shares of the company's stock valued at $123,604,000 after acquiring an additional 2,029,081 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vista Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $42,575,000. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vista Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,392,000. Ninety One UK Ltd acquired a new stake in Vista Energy in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $38,149,000. Finally, NS Partners Ltd acquired a new stake in Vista Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $26,777,000. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company's stock.

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.