Vistra Corp. $VST Shares Sold by Farringdon Capital Ltd.

Farringdon Capital Ltd. reduced its stake in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) by 86.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,460 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,635 shares during the quarter. Farringdon Capital Ltd.’s holdings in Vistra were worth $232,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VST. Equitable Holdings Inc. grew its position in shares of Vistra by 0.9% during the third quarter. Equitable Holdings Inc. now owns 7,045 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,380,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. boosted 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 valued at $286,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC grew its position in Vistra by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 2,409 shares of the company’s stock worth $389,000 after purchasing an additional 68 shares during the last quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vistra by 4.9% in the 1st quarter. Outlook Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,511 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 70 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principle Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. 90.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Vistra

In related news, CAO Margaret Montemayor sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.96, for a total transaction of $824,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 14,360 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,368,825.60. This trade represents a 25.83% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Scott B. Helm sold 25,000 shares of Vistra stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.00, for a total value of $4,000,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 232,200 shares in the company, valued at approximately $37,152,000. The trade was a 9.72% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 41,588 shares of company stock worth $6,739,227. Corporate insiders own 0.92% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have recently issued reports on VST. Raymond James Financial set a $208.00 price objective on Vistra in a research report on Monday, April 27th. Seaport Research Partners restated a “buy” rating and issued a $230.00 target price on shares of Vistra in a research report on Monday, June 15th. Scotiabank lifted their target price on Vistra from $293.00 to $298.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Weiss Ratings cut Vistra from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane set a $255.00 price target on Vistra in a report on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $226.94.

Vistra Trading Down 1.8%

Vistra stock opened at $136.43 on Friday. Vistra Corp. has a 12-month low of $132.66 and a 12-month high of $219.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.87, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $45.79 billion, a PE ratio of 23.05 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $153.73 and a 200-day simple moving average of $155.83.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last released its earnings results on Friday, August 7th. The company reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.61 by ($0.85). The firm had revenue of $4.02 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.46 billion. Vistra had a return on equity of 108.68% and a net margin of 11.55%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Vistra Corp. will post 9.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 21st will be issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 21st. Vistra’s payout ratio is currently 15.54%.

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.