Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Stock Holdings Raised by Rhumbline Advisers

Rhumbline Advisers grew its holdings in Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) by 4.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 718,789 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 30,722 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers owned approximately 0.21% of Vistra worth $99,099,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VST. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board raised its holdings in shares of Vistra by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. New Mexico Educational Retirement Board now owns 16,400 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,261,000 after purchasing an additional 400 shares in the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vistra by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,850 shares of the company's stock worth $807,000 after acquiring an additional 291 shares in the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd raised its position in shares of Vistra by 462.9% during the 4th quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 404,580 shares of the company's stock worth $55,779,000 after acquiring an additional 332,700 shares in the last quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. lifted its stake in Vistra by 46.5% during the fourth quarter. Vontobel Holding Ltd. now owns 5,251 shares of the company's stock worth $724,000 after purchasing an additional 1,667 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Catalyst Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vistra by 7.6% in the fourth quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,623 shares of the company's stock valued at $362,000 after purchasing an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.88% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

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

Vistra Price Performance

Shares of VST traded up $0.08 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $169.36. 6,160,460 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,023,012. Vistra Corp. has a 52-week low of $45.52 and a 52-week high of $199.84. The company has a quick ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $159.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $130.88. The company has a market cap of $57.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.60, a PEG ratio of 1.15 and a beta of 1.22.

Vistra announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 7th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.00 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 2.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vistra news, EVP Scott A. Hudson sold 115,000 shares of Vistra stock in a transaction dated 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 owns 254,932 shares in the company, valued at $41,849,637.12. The trade was a 31.09 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, EVP Stephen J. Muscato sold 207,100 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $161.34, for a total transaction of $33,413,514.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 318,287 shares in the company, valued at approximately $51,352,424.58. The trade was a 39.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 342,100 shares of company stock worth $55,087,314. 1.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.