3,531 Shares in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Acquired by Altshuler Shaham Ltd

Altshuler Shaham Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,531 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $487,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 616.0% in the 4th quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 179 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vistra by 56.5% during the fourth quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 180 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Founders Capital Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. West Branch Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vistra in the fourth quarter valued at about $28,000. Finally, Comprehensive Financial Planning Inc. PA acquired a new position in Vistra during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. 90.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VST has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Daiwa Capital Markets began coverage on shares of Vistra in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $120.00 target price for the company. Bank of America upgraded Vistra from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and decreased their price objective for the company from $164.00 to $152.00 in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Vistra in a research note on Friday, April 4th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $134.00 price target on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Vistra from $151.00 to $191.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Vistra from $174.00 to $154.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $159.69.

Insider Transactions at Vistra

In related news, Director John William Pitesa acquired 1,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of $126.75 per share, for a total transaction of $190,125.00. Following the acquisition, the director now directly owns 3,467 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $439,442.25. The trade was a 76.26 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Paul M. Barbas sold 24,136 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $124.19, for a total value of $2,997,449.84. Following the sale, the director now owns 51,063 shares in the company, valued at $6,341,513.97. The trade was a 32.10 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Vistra Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of VST stock traded down $0.61 on Friday, hitting $115.26. The stock had a trading volume of 4,836,332 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,892,271. Vistra Corp. has a twelve month low of $64.26 and a twelve month high of $199.84. 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 company has a fifty day moving average price of $127.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $141.08. The firm has a market cap of $39.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.50, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.21.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.2235 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 20th. This represents a $0.89 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.78%. This is an increase from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. Vistra's dividend payout ratio is 12.62%.

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.