UBS Group AG Sells 48,028 Shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST

UBS Group AG decreased its position in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) by 12.9% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 323,622 shares of the company’s stock after selling 48,028 shares during the quarter. UBS Group AG’s holdings in Vista Energy were worth $15,747,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 1,009.2% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 721 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 656 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its stake in Vista Energy by 154.8% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,091 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,000 after acquiring an additional 1,878 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vista Energy in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $163,000. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda bought a new stake in Vista Energy in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Finally, Amundi bought a new stake in Vista Energy in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $229,000. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on VIST. Bank of America began coverage on Vista Energy in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $88.00 price objective on the stock. Weiss Ratings upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Friday, March 13th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and four have given a Buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.30.

Vista Energy Price Performance

NYSE:VIST opened at $68.44 on Thursday. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a one year low of $31.63 and a one year high of $79.20. The company has a market cap of $7.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.01, a P/E/G ratio of 0.18 and a beta of 0.63. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $67.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $56.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01, a current ratio of 0.77 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.89 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.53). Vista Energy had a net margin of 25.65% and a return on equity of 14.80%. The company had revenue of $865.01 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $708.61 million. Equities analysts expect that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 13.69 earnings per share for the current year.

Vista Energy Profile

Vista Energy (NYSE: VIST) is an independent energy company focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas resources in Mexico. The company operates through two primary segments: upstream exploration and production, and midstream and specialist services. By integrating both segments, Vista Energy seeks to capture value across the energy value chain, from field operations to the delivery of processed gas to industrial and power-generation customers.

In its upstream segment, Vista Energy holds interests in onshore gas fields in northeastern Mexico and shallow-water properties in the Bay of Campeche.