Vistra Corp. $VST Holdings Decreased by Two Seas Capital LP

Two Seas Capital LP lowered its position in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) by 12.0% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 378,854 shares of the company’s stock after selling 51,767 shares during the quarter. Vistra accounts for 0.6% of Two Seas Capital LP’s holdings, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Two Seas Capital LP’s holdings in Vistra were worth $52,414,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new stake in Vistra during the second quarter worth about $4,610,496,000. Capital World Investors acquired a new stake in Vistra during the 4th quarter worth approximately $574,499,000. Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in Vistra in the second quarter valued at approximately $468,354,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new position in Vistra during the second quarter valued at approximately $381,938,000. Finally, Jupiter Topco LLC purchased a new stake in Vistra during the second quarter worth approximately $262,169,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently commented on VST. BNP Paribas Exane set a $255.00 target price on shares of Vistra in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price target on shares of Vistra from $231.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday. Williams Trading set a $202.00 price target on Vistra in a report on Friday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Vistra from $212.00 to $227.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 21st. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $181.00 target price on shares of Vistra in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $217.61.

Key Stories Impacting Vistra

Here are the key news stories impacting Vistra this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Department of Energy confirmed a conditional loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion to expand output and extend the operating lives of Vistra’s Perry and Davis-Besse plants in Ohio and Beaver Valley in Pennsylvania. The funding is expected to support roughly 433 megawatts of additional capacity while reducing Vistra’s upfront capital burden. Department of Energy loan article
• Positive Sentiment: Investors are repricing nuclear power producers around AI-related electricity demand. Vistra has a 20-year power purchase agreement with Meta and a separate 20-year, 207-megawatt agreement with New Era Energy & Digital for a Texas data center, providing contracted demand for reliable, around-the-clock power. Federal funds and nuclear expansion article
• Positive Sentiment: Options trading showed unusually strong bullish interest, with investors purchasing about 52,402 call options—approximately 52% above typical volume. Short interest also reportedly declined, potentially reducing selling pressure. Vistra call options activity article
• Neutral Sentiment: BMO Capital Markets maintained an “outperform” rating but reduced its price target from $231 to $210, signaling continued confidence while acknowledging a more moderate upside outlook. BMO price target article
• Negative Sentiment: Vistra’s debt-to-equity ratio remains high at approximately 5.87, and its latest reported quarter included an EPS and revenue miss. The company also challenged a PJM market proposal, arguing it could weaken investment incentives, adding regulatory uncertainty. Vistra PJM proposal challenge article

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Scott Hudson sold 44,444 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $151.82, for a total value of $6,747,488.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 331,137 shares in the company, valued at approximately $50,273,219.34. This trade represents a 11.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO James A. Burke purchased 4,465 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 1st. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $135.25 per share, with a total value of $603,891.25. Following the completion of the acquisition, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,146,352 shares in the company, valued at approximately $155,044,108. This trade represents a 0.39% increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Vistra Stock Up 10.7%

Shares of NYSE VST traded up $15.46 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $160.35. 18,068,498 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 5,024,831. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.82 billion, a PE ratio of 27.09 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.87, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a current ratio of 0.97. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $142.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $151.11. Vistra Corp. has a 52-week low of $132.66 and a 52-week high of $217.10.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 7th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61 by ($0.85). Vistra had a net margin of 11.55% and a return on equity of 108.68%. The company had revenue of $4.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.46 billion. Analysts forecast that Vistra Corp. will post 9.04 EPS for the current year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 21st were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2290. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 21st. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.54%.

About Vistra

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is an integrated energy company headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company operates electricity generation facilities and provides electricity and related energy services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Its portfolio includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage assets.

Vistra also operates a retail electricity business that offers power plans, renewable energy options, and energy-management services. Its retail brands include TXU Energy, Homefield Energy, Dynegy, and Ambit Energy, serving customers in competitive electricity markets across the United States.