Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) Raised to Strong-Buy at The Goldman Sachs Group

The Goldman Sachs Group upgraded shares of Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) to a strong-buy rating in a research report released on Thursday,Zacks.com reports.

A number of other equities analysts have also commented on the stock. Citigroup upgraded shares of Vista Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $66.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 13th. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $64.00 price objective (up previously from $60.00) on shares of Vista Energy in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Vista Energy from $68.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, four have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $64.73.

Vista Energy Stock Performance

Shares of VIST stock opened at $54.27 on Thursday. Vista Energy has a 12 month low of $35.18 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 has a market capitalization of $5.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.52, a P/E/G ratio of 0.83 and a beta of 1.70. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $54.83 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $51.48.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vista Energy

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VIST. Principal Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 16,166.7% during the 4th quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 485 shares during the last quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 40.4% during the 4th quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 1,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 332.4% during the 4th quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,136 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after buying an additional 1,642 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 32.9% during the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $123,000 after buying an additional 562 shares during the last quarter. Finally, FMR LLC grew its position in shares of Vista Energy by 3,262.5% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 3,497 shares of the company’s stock valued at $154,000 after buying an additional 3,393 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

About Vista Energy

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.