L & S Advisors Inc cut its stake in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) by 24.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 54,166 shares of the company's stock after selling 17,404 shares during the quarter. L & S Advisors Inc's holdings in Vistra were worth $6,361,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. HM Payson & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vistra by 275.4% in the 1st quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 229 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 168 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vistra during the 4th quarter valued at about $32,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vistra during the 1st quarter valued at about $46,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 2,540.0% during the 1st quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 396 shares of the company's stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA lifted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 53.9% during the 1st quarter. Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA now owns 431 shares of the company's stock valued at $51,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. 90.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Buying and Selling at Vistra
In related news, EVP Scott A. Hudson sold 56,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 306,600 shares in the company, valued at approximately $48,136,200. This represents a 15.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director John R. Sult sold 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $171.67, for a total value of $4,291,750.00. Following the sale, the director owned 75,946 shares in the company, valued at $13,037,649.82. The trade was a 24.77% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 294,000 shares of company stock valued at $47,461,490 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.42% of the company's stock.
Vistra Stock Down 0.2%
NYSE:VST opened at $208.06 on Friday. Vistra Corp. has a 52-week low of $66.50 and a 52-week high of $213.05. The company has a market cap of $70.60 billion, a PE ratio of 32.71, a PEG 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 stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $184.27 and a 200 day simple moving average of $155.15.
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 issued a dividend of $0.226 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 19th. This is a boost from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Vistra's dividend payout ratio is currently 14.15%.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
VST has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI set a $192.00 price objective on Vistra and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Raymond James Financial initiated coverage on Vistra in a report on Friday, June 13th. They set a "strong-buy" rating and a $216.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Vistra from $178.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Vistra from $134.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, May 23rd. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price objective on Vistra from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Three equities 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 company. According to MarketBeat, Vistra has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $178.69.
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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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