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Is Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. - Sponsored ADR (VIST) a Great Value Stock Right Now?

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Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Considering these trends, value investing is clearly one of the most preferred ways to find strong stocks in any type of market. Value investors use tried-and-true metrics and fundamental analysis to find companies that they believe are undervalued at their current share price levels.

Luckily, Zacks has developed its own Style Scores system in an effort to find stocks with specific traits. Value investors will be interested in the system's "Value" category. Stocks with both "A" grades in the Value category and high Zacks Ranks are among the strongest value stocks on the market right now.

One company to watch right now is Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. - Sponsored ADR (VIST - Free Report) . VIST is currently holding a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) and a Value grade of A. The stock is trading with P/E ratio of 5.57 right now. For comparison, its industry sports an average P/E of 10.31. Over the last 12 months, VIST's Forward P/E has been as high as 9.23 and as low as 5.14, with a median of 7.04.

We should also highlight that VIST has a P/B ratio of 1.51. The P/B ratio pits a stock's market value against its book value, which is defined as total assets minus total liabilities. This stock's P/B looks solid versus its industry's average P/B of 2.40. Over the past year, VIST's P/B has been as high as 3.66 and as low as 1.51, with a median of 2.91.

Finally, our model also underscores that VIST has a P/CF ratio of 3.23. This metric takes into account a company's operating cash flow and can be used to find stocks that are undervalued based on their solid cash outlook. This stock's P/CF looks attractive against its industry's average P/CF of 8.31. Over the past 52 weeks, VIST's P/CF has been as high as 6.68 and as low as 3.23, with a median of 5.31.

Another great Oil and Gas - Integrated - International stock you could consider is YPF Sociedad Anonima (YPF - Free Report) , which is a Zacks Rank of #1 (Strong Buy) stock with a Value Score of A.

Shares of YPF Sociedad Anonima are currently trading at a forward earnings multiple of 8.15 and a PEG ratio of 0.20 compared to its industry's P/E and PEG ratios of 10.31 and 0.83, respectively.

Over the past year, YPF's P/E has been as high as 12.74, as low as 4.36, with a median of 8.07; its PEG ratio has been as high as 0.31, as low as 0.10, with a median of 0.19 during the same time period.

Additionally, YPF Sociedad Anonima has a P/B ratio of 0.79 while its industry's price-to-book ratio sits at 2.40. For YPF, this valuation metric has been as high as 1.53, as low as 0.69, with a median of 1.11 over the past year.

These are just a handful of the figures considered in Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. - Sponsored ADR and YPF Sociedad Anonima's great Value grade. Still, they help show that the stock is likely being undervalued at the moment. Add this to the strength of its earnings outlook, and we can clearly see that VIST and YPF is an impressive value stock right now.

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