ProShare Advisors LLC Purchases 10,338 Shares of Vistra Corp. $VST

ProShare Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) by 18.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 65,672 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,338 shares during the quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vistra were worth $10,595,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Payden & Rygel grew its position in shares of Vistra by 3,118.2% during the 4th quarter. Payden & Rygel now owns 35,400 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,711,000 after buying an additional 34,300 shares during the period. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in Vistra in the 3rd quarter valued at $1,445,000. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC grew its position in Vistra by 7,556.0% in the 4th quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC now owns 7,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,235,000 after purchasing an additional 7,556 shares during the period. North Dakota State Investment Board acquired a new stake in Vistra in the 4th quarter valued at $1,875,000. Finally, ARS Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vistra in the 4th quarter valued at $15,303,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

VST has been the subject of several research reports. Raymond James Financial set a $208.00 price target on shares of Vistra in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Vistra from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Monday, May 11th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised shares of Vistra from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $205.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, February 6th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $241.00 price target on shares of Vistra in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 price target on shares of Vistra in a research report on Thursday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $233.33.

Insider Activity at Vistra

In other news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 10,000 shares of Vistra 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 sale, the executive vice president directly owned 114,409 shares in the company, valued at $18,340,906.79. The trade was a 8.04% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.92% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Vistra Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VST opened at $149.16 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.51. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $154.54 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $163.12. Vistra Corp. has a 1-year low of $132.66 and a 1-year high of $219.82. The stock has a market cap of $50.29 billion, a PE ratio of 24.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.82 and a beta of 1.43.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $2.87 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $1.55. Vistra had a return on equity of 105.64% and a net margin of 11.52%.The business had revenue of $5.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.22 billion. As a group, analysts forecast that Vistra Corp. will post 9.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 22nd will be paid a dividend of $0.229 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.24%.

Vistra Company Profile

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.