Rational Advisors LLC Invests $258,000 in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)

Rational Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,874 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $258,000.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Avior Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vistra by 56.5% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 180 shares of the company's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC lifted its holdings in Vistra by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Galvin Gaustad & Stein LLC now owns 2,077 shares of the company's stock worth $286,000 after buying an additional 73 shares during the period. Forum Financial Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Vistra by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Forum Financial Management LP now owns 11,527 shares of the company's stock worth $1,366,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period. Umpqua Bank grew its holdings in shares of Vistra by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Umpqua Bank now owns 3,780 shares of the company's stock worth $448,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the period. Finally, OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vistra by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 2,809 shares of the company's stock worth $333,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.88% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Scott B. Helm sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.77, for a total transaction of $2,795,400.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 343,350 shares of the company's stock, valued at $47,990,029.50. This represents a 5.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Scott A. Hudson sold 115,000 shares of Vistra stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.16, for a total value of $18,878,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 254,932 shares of the company's stock, valued at $41,849,637.12. The trade was a 31.09 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 342,100 shares of company stock valued at $55,087,314. 1.42% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Vistra Stock Down 3.8 %

NYSE VST traded down $6.42 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $162.93. The stock had a trading volume of 7,121,998 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,967,114. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $160.08 and a 200 day moving average price of $131.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.99. Vistra Corp. has a 1 year low of $45.80 and a 1 year high of $199.84. The stock has a market cap of $55.43 billion, a PE ratio of 30.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.16 and a beta of 1.22.

Vistra declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 7th that allows the company to buyback $1.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on VST shares. UBS Group upped their price target on Vistra from $161.00 to $174.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, January 3rd. Evercore ISI assumed coverage on shares of Vistra in a research report on Tuesday, January 21st. They set an "outperform" rating and a $202.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Vistra from $135.00 to $169.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, November 22nd. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Vistra in a research note on Monday, January 27th. They set a "neutral" rating and a $206.00 target price for the company. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on Vistra from $151.00 to $191.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $171.64.

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.