Vistra (NYSE:VST) Trading Up 3.3%

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Get Free Report)'s stock price traded up 3.3% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as high as $72.48 and last traded at $72.01. 482,690 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 90% from the average session volume of 4,945,133 shares. The stock had previously closed at $69.74.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on Vistra from $72.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Vistra from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Monday, March 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an "overweight" rating and issued a $78.00 price target on shares of Vistra in a report on Monday, March 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $63.50.

Vistra Price Performance

The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $44.33. The company has a market capitalization of $23.73 billion, a PE ratio of 19.06 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.26, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.18.

Vistra (NYSE:VST - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 28th. The company reported ($0.48) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($1.02). The firm had revenue of $3.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.48 billion. Vistra had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 10.10%. Equities analysts anticipate that Vistra Corp. will post 4.28 EPS for the current year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.215 per share. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.26%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 19th. This is a boost from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. Vistra's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 24.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vistra

In other Vistra news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 98,020 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.50, for a total transaction of $5,734,170.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 161,888 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,470,448. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In other Vistra news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 98,020 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.50, for a total transaction of $5,734,170.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 161,888 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,470,448. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Scott A. Hudson sold 86,517 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $59.11, for a total value of $5,114,019.87. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 254,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,069,030.52. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 257,285 shares of company stock valued at $15,404,397. 1.36% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vistra

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra in the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Riverview Trust Co acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra in the 1st quarter worth $39,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Vistra by 160.7% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 717 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 442 shares during the period. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vistra during the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Lindbrook Capital LLC lifted its position in Vistra by 64.4% during the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 840 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.88% of the company's stock.

About Vistra

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.