Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 1,917 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $372,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Amalgamated Bank grew its stake in Vistra by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 73,908 shares of the company's stock worth $8,680,000 after purchasing an additional 1,387 shares in the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vistra during the 1st quarter worth $341,000. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC acquired a new position in Vistra during the 1st quarter worth $432,000. Peak Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vistra during the 2nd quarter worth $547,000. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vistra by 29.1% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 255,629 shares of the company's stock worth $30,021,000 after purchasing an additional 57,551 shares in the last quarter. 90.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of analysts have issued reports on VST shares. Raymond James Financial started coverage on Vistra in a report on Friday, June 13th. They set a "strong-buy" rating and a $216.00 price target for the company. Melius Research raised Vistra to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. Melius started coverage on Vistra in a report on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a "buy" rating and a $295.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price target on Vistra from $145.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Finally, Daiwa America raised Vistra from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Wednesday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $210.71.
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Vistra Stock Performance
Shares of VST stock opened at $210.13 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $71.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.25 and a beta of 1.33. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $197.82 and a 200-day simple moving average of $163.68. Vistra Corp. has a 12-month low of $90.26 and a 12-month high of $217.90. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.58.
Vistra (NYSE:VST - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.63 by ($0.62). The business had revenue of $4.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.15 billion. Vistra had a return on equity of 108.41% and a net margin of 12.90%. On average, equities analysts forecast that Vistra Corp. will post 7 EPS for the current year.
Vistra Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 19th will be issued a $0.226 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 19th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is an increase from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. Vistra's payout ratio is currently 14.35%.
Insider Buying and Selling at Vistra
In related news, CEO James A. Burke sold 21,361 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $212.56, for a total value of $4,540,494.16. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 227,968 shares in the company, valued at $48,456,878.08. This represents a 8.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 148,121 shares of company stock valued at $30,849,036. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company's stock.
About Vistra
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Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia.
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