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Banco Santander S.A. Purchases 3,650 Shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)

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Banco Santander S.A. increased its position in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) by 73.1% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,643 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 3,650 shares during the period. Banco Santander S.A.'s holdings in Vistra were worth $1,015,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VST. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund increased its position in Vistra by 65.2% during the 1st quarter. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund now owns 3,800 shares of the company's stock valued at $446,000 after purchasing an additional 1,500 shares during the period. OVERSEA CHINESE BANKING Corp Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Vistra in the 1st quarter worth approximately $382,000. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vistra by 20.1% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 36,084 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,238,000 after purchasing an additional 6,027 shares in the last quarter. Commerce Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vistra by 1.9% during the first quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 9,626 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,130,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its holdings in Vistra by 59.2% during the first quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 4,005 shares of the company's stock valued at $470,000 after buying an additional 1,489 shares during the period. 90.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vistra Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VST opened at $208.06 on Monday. Vistra Corp. has a fifty-two week low of $66.50 and a fifty-two week high of $213.05. The company has a market cap of $70.60 billion, a PE ratio of 32.71, a P/E/G ratio of 2.53 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.53, a quick ratio of 0.77 and a current ratio of 0.86. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $184.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $155.02.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 19th will be paid a $0.226 dividend. This is a boost from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 19th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Vistra's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 14.15%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have weighed in on VST. Evercore ISI set a $192.00 target price on Vistra and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Vistra from $178.00 to $186.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 18th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on Vistra in a research note on Friday, June 13th. They set a "strong-buy" rating and a $216.00 price objective for the company. UBS Group raised their price objective on Vistra from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of Vistra from $134.00 to $164.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vistra currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $178.69.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vistra news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 35,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $161.44, for a total transaction of $5,650,400.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 88,073 shares in the company, valued at approximately $14,218,505.12. This represents a 28.44% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Scott A. Hudson sold 56,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.00, for a total transaction of $8,792,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 306,600 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $48,136,200. This represents a 15.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 294,000 shares of company stock worth $47,461,490 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company's stock.

Vistra Company Profile

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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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