Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co lifted its holdings in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST – Free Report) by 779.5% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 11,425 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,126 shares during the quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co’s holdings in Vistra were worth $1,718,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VST. Equitable Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Vistra by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 7,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,380,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares during the period. UMB Bank n.a. increased its stake in Vistra by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its holdings in Vistra by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 2,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 68 shares during the period. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vistra by 4.9% during the 1st quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 70 shares during the period. Finally, Principle Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vistra by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Principle Wealth Partners LLC now owns 14,462 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,333,000 after buying an additional 73 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.88% of the company’s stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Vistra
In other news, Director Scott B. Helm sold 25,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total transaction of $4,000,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 232,200 shares in the company, valued at $37,152,000. This represents a 9.72% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CAO Margaret Montemayor sold 4,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $736,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 9,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,561,600. The trade was a 32.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 41,588 shares of company stock valued at $6,739,227 over the last quarter. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Vistra Trading Up 5.2%
Vistra (NYSE:VST – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.32 by $1.55. The company had revenue of $5.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.22 billion. Vistra had a net margin of 11.52% and a return on equity of 105.64%. As a group, analysts expect that Vistra Corp. will post 9.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Vistra Increases Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 21st will be given a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. This is an increase from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 21st. Vistra’s payout ratio is 15.41%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Vistra from $230.00 to $222.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 27th. UBS Group dropped their price objective on shares of Vistra from $233.00 to $227.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vistra from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Friday. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Vistra from $208.00 to $212.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 28th. Finally, Scotiabank increased their target price on Vistra from $293.00 to $298.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 15th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Vistra presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $229.88.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on Vistra
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.
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