Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR $VIST Shares Sold by Encompass Capital Advisors LLC

Encompass Capital Advisors LLC cut its stake in shares of Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) by 38.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 594,846 shares of the company’s stock after selling 371,013 shares during the quarter. Vista Energy accounts for approximately 1.2% of Encompass Capital Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest position. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vista Energy were worth $28,945,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its stake in Vista Energy by 11.2% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 3,989,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,145,000 after acquiring an additional 402,585 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vista Energy by 21.8% during the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,634,260 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,843,000 after acquiring an additional 649,468 shares during the last quarter. Capital Research Global Investors raised its stake in Vista Energy by 26.2% during the 4th quarter. Capital Research Global Investors now owns 3,335,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $162,321,000 after acquiring an additional 693,566 shares during the last quarter. Capital World Investors raised its stake in Vista Energy by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 2,979,212 shares of the company’s stock valued at $102,485,000 after acquiring an additional 36,549 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ninety One UK Ltd raised its stake in Vista Energy by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Ninety One UK Ltd now owns 1,237,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $60,235,000 after acquiring an additional 50,178 shares during the last quarter. 63.81% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vista Energy Stock Performance

NYSE VIST opened at $68.54 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The business’s 50 day moving average is $71.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $61.42. Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR has a 12-month low of $31.63 and a 12-month high of $81.44. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.02, a PEG ratio of 0.30 and a beta of 0.61.

Vista Energy (NYSE:VIST) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 29th. The company reported $0.89 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.42 by ($0.53). Vista Energy had a return on equity of 14.80% and a net margin of 25.65%.The business had revenue of $865.01 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $708.61 million. Research analysts expect that Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. – Sponsored ADR will post 12.91 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VIST has been the subject of several analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $89.00 to $93.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Vista Energy in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Zacks Research raised Vista Energy from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. HSBC initiated coverage on Vista Energy in a research note on Sunday. They set a “buy” rating and a $95.00 price objective for the company. Finally, UBS Group upped their price objective on Vista Energy from $86.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and five have assigned a Buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Vista Energy currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $83.24.

About Vista Energy

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.