Vista Energy

VIST

Market cap $5.11B

Vista Energy is executing a high-growth, export-driven strategy in Argentina's Vaca Muerta shale, delivering industry-leading profitability and operational scale. VIST targets production of 180,000 boe/d and $2.8B EBITDA by 2028, with $1.5B cumulative FCF and leverage below 1x, even at modest oil prices. Operational efficiency, low costs ($11/boe), export expansion (75% of revenues by 2028), and firm FCF targets underpin a robust risk/reward profile.

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The consensus price target hints at a 41.1% upside potential for Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. - Sponsored ADR (VIST).

CGAU, CMC, VIST and BAP emerge as PEG-based GARP picks, showcasing discounted valuations and notable long-term growth potential.

Asset manager VR Advisory added 368,652 shares of VIST in the third quarter, increasing its reported holdings by $12.7 million. The new position represents 3.1% of reportable assets under management.

The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 44.4% in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. - Sponsored ADR (VIST).

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. ( VIST ) Analyst/Investor Day November 12, 2025 9:00 AM EST Company Participants Alejandro Cherñacov - Co-Founder and Strategic Planning & Investor Relations Officer Miguel Galuccio - Founder, Chairman & CEO Gabriela Prete Matias Weissel - Chief Operations Officer Juan Garoby - Co-founder & CTO Pablo Manuel Vera Pinto - Co-Founder & CFO Conference Call Participants Alejandro Anibal Demichelis - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Claudia Rivera Morillo - Santander Investment Securities Inc., Research Division Leonardo Marcondes - BofA Securities, Research Division Thiago Casqueiro - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Tasso Vasconcellos - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Vicente Falanga Neto - Banco Bradesco BBI S.A.

Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. - Sponsored ADR (VIST) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.