15,203 Shares in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Bought by Eisler Capital Management Ltd.

Eisler Capital Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund bought 15,203 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,276,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lionsbridge Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vistra during the fourth quarter worth approximately $277,000. Dakota Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra during the 4th quarter worth approximately $231,000. Legal Advantage Investments Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vistra in the 4th quarter valued at $565,000. Viking Fund Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vistra by 90.0% during the 4th quarter. Viking Fund Management LLC now owns 19,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,620,000 after acquiring an additional 9,000 shares during the period. Finally, Perigon Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Vistra by 201.1% in the fourth quarter. Perigon Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $760,000 after purchasing an additional 3,682 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Bank of America upgraded Vistra from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $164.00 to $152.00 in a report on Tuesday, March 4th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on shares of Vistra from $154.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Vistra in a report on Friday, April 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $134.00 target price for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Vistra from $203.00 to $186.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price objective on shares of Vistra from $151.00 to $191.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.67.

Vistra Price Performance

Vistra stock opened at $140.87 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $121.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is $141.12. Vistra Corp. has a 12 month low of $66.50 and a 12 month high of $199.84. The company has a market cap of $47.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.28, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.16.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be issued a $0.225 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.64%. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 12.77%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vistra

In related news, Director John William Pitesa purchased 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $126.75 per share, for a total transaction of $190,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 3,467 shares in the company, valued at approximately $439,442.25. This represents a 76.26 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul M. Barbas sold 24,136 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.19, for a total transaction of $2,997,449.84. Following 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

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.