Analysts Set Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) Price Target at $65.68

Shares of Vista Oil & Gas, S.A.B. de C.V. Sponsored ADR (NYSE:VIST) have been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the six research firms that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy recommendation and two have given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $65.68.

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on VIST shares. Pickering Energy Partners started coverage on Vista Oil & Gas in a research note on Monday, April 7th. They issued an “outperform” rating for the company. UBS Group raised Vista Oil & Gas from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 17th.

Vista Oil & Gas Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE VIST opened at $48.29 on Thursday. Vista Oil & Gas has a 12 month low of $32.11 and a 12 month high of $61.67. The company has a market cap of $4.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.10, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a quick ratio of 0.90, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.93. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.02 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.01.

Vista Oil & Gas (NYSE:VIST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The company reported $0.79 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.82 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $420.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $472.61 million. Vista Oil & Gas had a return on equity of 14.38% and a net margin of 27.23%. Sell-side analysts predict that Vista Oil & Gas will post 5.74 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Belpointe Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vista Oil & Gas during the 1st quarter valued at about $445,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vista Oil & Gas by 57.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 183,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,554,000 after acquiring an additional 67,189 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vista Oil & Gas by 13.9% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 896,300 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,732,000 after acquiring an additional 109,483 shares during the last quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vista Oil & Gas by 24.4% during the 1st quarter. Encompass Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,016,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,320,000 after acquiring an additional 199,221 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Amundi acquired a new position in shares of Vista Oil & Gas during the 1st quarter valued at about $229,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 63.81% of the company’s stock.

About Vista Oil & Gas

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.