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After finishing at $45.72 in the prior trading day, Vista Energy S.A.B. de C.V ADR (NYSE: VIST) closed at $42.58, down -6.87%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.89 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VIST by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 0.99. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.95 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.89.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on February 21, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $65.40.
On February 13, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $66.
UBS Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on January 03, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $60 to $64.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when Alejandro Chernacov bought 110,000 shares for $51.50 per share.
Pablo Manuel Vera Pinto bought 161,000 shares of VIST for $8,685,950 on Feb 03 ’25. On Jan 02 ’25, another insider, Miguel Matias Galuccio, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 370,000 shares for $54.11 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Vista’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.36. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.46 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.50.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VIST has reached a high of $61.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $35.54. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -20.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -14.05%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 95.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 94.13M. Insiders hold about 1.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.59% stake in the company.
