Values First Advisors Inc. Has $648,000 Holdings in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)

Values First Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) by 46.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 5,469 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,728 shares during the quarter. Values First Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vistra were worth $648,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Vistra during the 3rd quarter worth about $654,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 14,657.2% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 420,580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,856,000 after buying an additional 417,730 shares during the last quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Hartford Investment Management Co. now owns 21,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,572,000 after buying an additional 718 shares during the last quarter. Greenleaf Trust lifted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 16,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,934,000 after buying an additional 619 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 8,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $992,000 after buying an additional 381 shares during the last quarter. 90.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. BMO Capital Markets reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $146.00 price target (up from $125.00) on shares of Vistra in a report on Friday, October 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. started coverage on Vistra in a report on Thursday, October 17th. They set an “overweight” rating and a $178.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their target price on Vistra from $105.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, October 3rd. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on Vistra from $110.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 23rd. Finally, Guggenheim boosted their target price on Vistra from $133.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $145.30.

Vistra Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VST opened at $125.56 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89. The business’s 50 day moving average is $103.54 and its two-hundred day moving average is $90.43. The company has a market cap of $43.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 77.03 and a beta of 1.10. Vistra Corp. has a 12 month low of $31.92 and a 12 month high of $143.87.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by ($0.69). The firm had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.04 billion. Vistra had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 21.05%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.03 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that Vistra Corp. will post 4.73 EPS for the current year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th were given a dividend of $0.2195 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 20th. This is a boost from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.70%. Vistra’s payout ratio is currently 53.37%.

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.