Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) Shares Purchased by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. (NYSE:VIST) by 7.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 304,895 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,134 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in Vista Energy were worth $16,498,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Securities Inc. increased its holdings in Vista Energy by 16,166.7% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 488 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Vista Energy by 40.4% in the fourth quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 1,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after acquiring an additional 441 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its stake in Vista Energy by 332.4% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,136 shares of the company’s stock worth $116,000 after buying an additional 1,642 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its position in Vista Energy by 3,262.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after purchasing an additional 3,393 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vista Energy during the fourth quarter worth approximately $234,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VIST. Citigroup upgraded Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $64.00 target price (up previously from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Friday, January 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Friday, February 21st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $65.40 price objective on the stock. Finally, 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 note on Friday, January 10th. One equities 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. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $64.73.

Vista Energy Trading Down 1.9 %

Vista Energy stock opened at $46.59 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.70. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. has a 12 month low of $36.01 and a 12 month high of $61.67. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $50.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $51.36. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.59 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 forecast that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. will post 5.74 EPS for the current 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.