Polianta Ltd Acquires Shares of 8,100 Vistra Corp. $VST

Polianta Ltd bought a new position in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 8,100 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,306,000.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vistra by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. now owns 1,787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $350,000 after purchasing an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd grew its stake in Vistra by 7.1% during the third quarter. Y.D. More Investments Ltd now owns 916 shares of the company’s stock worth $168,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. grew its stake in Vistra by 0.9% during the third quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 7,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,380,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vistra by 2.0% during the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 3,275 shares of the company’s stock worth $642,000 after buying an additional 63 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Effects LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vistra by 1.1% during the third quarter. Wealth Effects LLC now owns 5,782 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,133,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

Vistra Price Performance

Shares of VST stock opened at $147.49 on Tuesday. Vistra Corp. has a 1 year low of $90.51 and a 1 year high of $219.82. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $161.28 and its 200-day moving average is $175.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $49.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.97, a PEG ratio of 0.95 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a current ratio of 0.78, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.01.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $2.18 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.45 by ($0.27). Vistra had a net margin of 5.32% and a return on equity of 81.09%. The company had revenue of $4.58 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.75 billion. Sell-side analysts forecast that Vistra Corp. will post 7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be given a $0.228 dividend. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio is 41.94%.

Insider Activity at Vistra

In other news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.31, for a total transaction of $1,603,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 114,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,340,906.79. This represents a 8.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.92% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. UBS Group boosted their target price on Vistra from $230.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Vistra from $236.00 to $234.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 27th. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $241.00 price objective on shares of Vistra in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Vistra from $239.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 19th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $215.00 target price on shares of Vistra in a report on Friday, February 20th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Vistra has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $236.87.

About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is an integrated power company that develops, owns and operates electricity generation and retail businesses in the United States. The company’s operations span wholesale power production—through a diversified fleet of thermal and lower‑carbon generation assets—and retail electricity supply to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Vistra serves organized wholesale markets and competitive retail markets, with a notable presence in Texas and other regional U.S. power markets.

Vistra’s core activities include the ownership and operation of generation facilities, the commercial dispatch and optimization of those assets into wholesale markets, and the sale of electricity and related services to end-use customers through its retail brands.