Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Shares Bought by Harvest Investment Services LLC

Harvest Investment Services LLC raised its stake in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) by 199.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,810 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 8,527 shares during the quarter. Harvest Investment Services LLC's holdings in Vistra were worth $1,766,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Morse Asset Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Vistra in the third quarter valued at about $631,000. Virtu Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Vistra in the third quarter valued at $1,466,000. Fulcrum Equity Management raised its position in shares of Vistra by 2.8% during the third quarter. Fulcrum Equity Management now owns 13,549 shares of the company's stock worth $1,606,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares during the last quarter. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co bought a new position in shares of Vistra in the 3rd quarter worth about $208,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $351,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.88% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vistra news, Director John William Pitesa purchased 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $126.75 per share, for a total transaction of $190,125.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 3,467 shares of the company's stock, valued at $439,442.25. The trade was a 76.26 % increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul M. Barbas sold 24,136 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.19, for a total value of $2,997,449.84. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 51,063 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,341,513.97. This represents a 32.10 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders own 1.42% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have commented on VST shares. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Vistra from $174.00 to $154.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 11th. Bank of America upgraded Vistra from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and dropped their price objective for the company from $164.00 to $152.00 in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Daiwa America raised shares of Vistra to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of Vistra from $151.00 to $191.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, Evercore ISI assumed coverage on shares of Vistra in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $202.00 target price on the stock. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $166.17.

Vistra Stock Up 3.4 %

Shares of VST stock traded up $4.13 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $124.13. 5,432,709 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 7,900,479. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $123.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $140.64. The stock has a market cap of $42.22 billion, a PE ratio of 23.16, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.21. Vistra Corp. has a 1 year low of $66.50 and a 1 year 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.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 20th were issued a $0.2235 dividend. This is a boost from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. 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 0.72%. Vistra's payout ratio is presently 12.62%.

Vistra Company 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.