Cristian Martin/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. ( VIST ) Q1 2026 results came in slightly below consensus on the top line, but do not be fooled by the headline number. The company continued delivering strong production volumes while consolidating Equinor's assets amid elevated energy prices. The timing of contract pricing of its trading leg, before major disruptions ...
Cristian Martin/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Vista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V. ( VIST ) Q1 2026 results came in slightly below consensus on the top line, but do not be fooled by the headline number. The company continued delivering strong production volumes while consolidating Equinor's assets amid elevated energy prices. The timing of contract pricing of its trading leg, before major disruptions in the Persian Gulf, created a one-off drag that obscures what is, in my view, a fundamentally stronger picture for VIST, which is entering its most compelling growth phase. My earlier call on VIST underestimated somewhat the magnitude and persistence of the Hormuz shock, as conflict dynamics and crude markets remained far more volatile than initially anticipated. Even so, VIST shares still delivered a positive return over the period, supported by strong execution in Vaca Muerta, the closing of the Equinor acquisition, and an upgraded guidance recently, which more than offset the energy market noise. So I maintain a highly constructive stance for VIST this year and reiterate a solid BUY rating with further upside still looking attractive. Q1 2026 Review The company’s operating quarter came in slightly under Q4 2025 due to seasonality, something that management had already anticipated during the latest Q4 2025 earnings call , while both top and bottom lines fell short of consensus for the period. At that moment, Miguel Galuccio (CEO & founder) stated clearly (emphasis added by the author): We plan 20 to 22 well in tie-in during the Q1, of which 10 were put on production in January with very good productivity reading so far. This will lead to production rate of 132,000 barrels of oil per day in February. We are all placed for March, and estimate a very good pickup, surpassing the 140,000 barrel oil per day for March. So we believe in Q1 will be flattish or slightly below Q4, but with a very good momentum entering Q2 . Back in Q1, average production for the quarter ended at 13...
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has reportedly agreed to join the advisory board of one of China's most prestigious universities. Nvidia CEO Joins Elite Tsinghua Advisory Board Huang accepted an invitation to join the advisory board of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The board inc...
Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has reportedly agreed to join the advisory board of one of China's most prestigious universities. Nvidia CEO Joins Elite Tsinghua Advisory Board Huang accepted an invitation to join the advisory board of Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The board includes some of the world's most prominent business leaders. It has Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook as chair, Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk, Dell Technologies (NYSE:DELL) founder Michael Dell, Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella and Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg, along with major Wall Street executives. The appointment has not yet been formally announced. According to Times Higher Education, Tsinghua University ranks 12th globally in the 2026 World University Rankings, while placing third for Business and Economics and 12th for Computer Science. Nvidia did not immediately respond to Benzinga's request for comments. Read Also: After Micron, Nvidia-Supplier SK Hynix Joins $1 Trillion Club As AI Chip Frenzy Reaches New Heights— Analyst Says Memory Boom Is Far From Over China Remains Critical As Nvidia Navigates Export Restrictions Huang's reported move comes as Nvidia continues facing headwinds in China, a market that once accounted for roughly one-fifth of the company's revenue. Earlier this month, Huang acknowledged that export restrictions have allowed local competitors, including Huawei Technologies, to strengthen their positions in China's AI market. Despite the challenges, Huang has repeatedly noted Nvidia's long-term commitment to China, saying the company would be "more than delighted" to continue serving customers and partners in the region, where it has operated for roughly three decades. Price Action: Nvidia shares closed Wednesday at $212.60, down 1.05% and slipped another 0.42% to $211.70 in after-hours trading, ac...
A year ago Intel was left for dead, its stock at a 16-year low. Today, it’s the hottest stock on Wall Street, gaining almost 500 percent over the last year, leading to an all-time peak valuation in its 58-year history—surpassing $600 billion as it secures partnerships with a Who’s Who of tech titans led by Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple. But nice as it is for shareholders, the stock’s rise isn’t the rea...
A year ago Intel was left for dead, its stock at a 16-year low. Today, it’s the hottest stock on Wall Street, gaining almost 500 percent over the last year, leading to an all-time peak valuation in its 58-year history—surpassing $600 billion as it secures partnerships with a Who’s Who of tech titans led by Nvidia, Tesla, and Apple. But nice as it is for shareholders, the stock’s rise isn’t the real story. Intel’s comeback, if it sticks, could be hugely important for geopolitics and for securing America’s economy in the 21st century. Intel is the only American company remotely capable of competing with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), its much larger rival in Taiwan. And among the reasons the stock is climbing is that the AI boom has reached a new stage, one where central processing units (CPUs)—the semiconductors that comprise the computer’s “brain”—are suddenly critically important again. Intel has long been a dominant CPU manufacturer. The AI boom had primarily been built on a different kind of semiconductor known as graphics processing units (GPUs), the graphics chips pioneered by Nvidia. GPUs split AI workloads into thousands of small tasks and work on them all at once. CPUs, built to do tasks consecutively, were considered increasingly irrelevant. “Somewhere along the way, people thought CPUs were dead,” Rene Haas, CEO of UK chip designer Arm, said back in March.