Mason & Associates Inc Buys Shares of 4,195 Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)

Mason & Associates Inc acquired a new position in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 4,195 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $493,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VST. Tucker Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vistra in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vistra by 2,030.0% during the fourth quarter. Cherry Tree Wealth Management LLC now owns 213 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 203 shares during the last quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vistra during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Whipplewood Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vistra during the fourth quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vistra by 1,611.8% in the 4th quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 291 shares of the company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 274 shares during the last quarter. 90.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vistra news, Director Scott B. Helm sold 50,000 shares of Vistra stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $172.75, for a total transaction of $8,637,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 255,192 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,084,418. The trade was a 16.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carrie Lee Kirby sold 108,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $156.98, for a total transaction of $16,953,840.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 218,239 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $34,259,158.22. The trade was a 33.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 294,000 shares of company stock worth $47,461,490 over the last ninety days. 1.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Vistra Stock Performance

VST stock traded up $3.56 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $177.31. 4,172,779 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 7,326,743. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.17 billion, a PE ratio of 33.08, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.22. Vistra Corp. has a 52 week low of $66.50 and a 52 week high of $199.84. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a current ratio of 1.11. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $143.01 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $145.25.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be issued a $0.225 dividend. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.51%. This is an increase from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 18th. Vistra's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 14.15%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on VST shares. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and set a $178.00 price target (up previously from $172.00) on shares of Vistra in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Vistra from $203.00 to $186.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Vistra from $134.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Bank of America upgraded shares of Vistra from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $164.00 to $152.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, Evercore ISI set a $192.00 price target on shares of Vistra and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $172.69.

Vistra Company Profile

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.