20,432 Shares in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Bought by Woodline Partners LP

Woodline Partners LP acquired a new stake in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 20,432 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,817,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in Vistra by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Peregrine Asset Advisers Inc. now owns 2,064 shares of the company's stock valued at $285,000 after buying an additional 64 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vistra by 56.5% in the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 180 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Paloma Partners Management Co raised its position in shares of Vistra by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Paloma Partners Management Co now owns 8,000 shares of the company's stock worth $1,103,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Csenge Advisory Group lifted its stake in Vistra by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 5,096 shares of the company's stock worth $703,000 after purchasing an additional 83 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New Century Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vistra by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. New Century Financial Group LLC now owns 2,760 shares of the company's stock valued at $381,000 after purchasing an additional 94 shares in the last quarter. 90.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Vistra

In other news, Director Paul M. Barbas sold 24,136 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.19, for a total transaction of $2,997,449.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 51,063 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,341,513.97. This represents a 32.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Scott B. Helm sold 20,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.80, for a total value of $3,136,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 325,192 shares of the company's stock, valued at $50,990,105.60. This represents a 5.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 208,136 shares of company stock worth $31,879,290 over the last 90 days. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Vistra Stock Performance

VST stock traded down $2.68 during trading on Thursday, hitting $159.68. The company had a trading volume of 2,802,411 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,497,002. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $130.55 and a 200-day moving average price of $143.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68. The firm has a market cap of $54.19 billion, a PE ratio of 29.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.16. Vistra Corp. has a 1-year low of $66.50 and a 1-year high of $199.84.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 18th. This is a boost from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Vistra's dividend payout ratio is 14.15%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

VST has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore ISI set a $192.00 price objective on shares of Vistra and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 15th. Daiwa America upgraded shares of Vistra to a "hold" rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price objective on shares of Vistra from $134.00 to $164.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday, May 23rd. Daiwa Capital Markets assumed coverage on Vistra in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $120.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Vistra from $203.00 to $186.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 28th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $169.08.

Vistra 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.