Schroder Investment Management Group Grows Stock Holdings in Vistra Corp. $VST

Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) by 181.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 635,015 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 409,186 shares during the quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group owned about 0.19% of Vistra worth $124,412,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VST. Empowered Funds LLC raised its position in shares of Vistra by 24.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 20,190 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,371,000 after acquiring an additional 3,920 shares in the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in shares of Vistra by 40.7% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 28,744 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,376,000 after purchasing an additional 8,312 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its stake in shares of Vistra by 37.3% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 7,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $920,000 after buying an additional 2,125 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vistra in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $269,000. Finally, Savant Capital LLC increased its position in Vistra by 18.9% during the 2nd quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 6,286 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,218,000 after buying an additional 998 shares in the last quarter. 90.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VST has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group raised Vistra from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, February 6th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $215.00 price target on shares of Vistra in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Vistra from $287.00 to $293.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on Vistra from $249.00 to $233.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Bank of America decreased their price target on Vistra from $231.00 to $218.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $236.40.

Vistra Price Performance

NYSE VST opened at $163.89 on Tuesday. 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 Corp. has a 12 month low of $90.51 and a 12 month high of $219.82. The stock has a market cap of $55.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 75.53, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.42. The company’s 50 day moving average is $163.65 and its two-hundred day moving average is $179.13.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $2.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.45 by ($0.27). Vistra had a net margin of 5.32% and a return on equity of 81.09%. The firm had revenue of $4.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.75 billion. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Vistra Corp. will post 7 earnings per share for the current year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

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

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO James A. Burke sold 22,251 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $162.05, for a total value of $3,605,774.55. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 297,998 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $48,290,575.90. This trade represents a 6.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.