3,335 Shares in Vistra Corp. $VST Bought by 111 Capital

111 Capital bought a new position in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 3,335 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $653,000.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Salomon & Ludwin LLC purchased a new position in Vistra during the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Quent Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vistra during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Archer Investment Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vistra by 2,700.0% in the 3rd quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 140 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vistra during the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Anfield Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Vistra during the second quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Vistra

In related news, CEO James A. Burke sold 22,251 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $162.05, for a total transaction of $3,605,774.55. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 297,998 shares in the company, valued at $48,290,575.90. The trade was a 6.95% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Vistra from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $191.00 to $203.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 10th. Scotiabank raised their target price on Vistra from $287.00 to $293.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Vistra from $236.00 to $234.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their target price on shares of Vistra from $249.00 to $233.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $241.00 price target on shares of Vistra in a research report on Monday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $236.40.

Vistra Stock Performance

NYSE:VST opened at $165.86 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.74. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $163.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $180.23. The stock has a market cap of $56.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 76.43, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.42. Vistra Corp. has a twelve month low of $90.51 and a twelve month high of $219.82.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $2.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.45 by ($0.27). Vistra had a return on equity of 82.27% and a net margin of 5.32%.The firm had revenue of $4.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.75 billion. As a group, equities analysts predict that Vistra Corp. will post 7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be issued a dividend of $0.228 per share. This is an increase from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 41.94%.

About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is an integrated power company that develops, owns and operates electricity generation and retail businesses in the United States. The company’s operations span wholesale power production—through a diversified fleet of thermal and lower‑carbon generation assets—and retail electricity supply to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Vistra serves organized wholesale markets and competitive retail markets, with a notable presence in Texas and other regional U.S. power markets.

Vistra’s core activities include the ownership and operation of generation facilities, the commercial dispatch and optimization of those assets into wholesale markets, and the sale of electricity and related services to end-use customers through its retail brands.