7,876 Shares in Vistra Corp. $VST Bought by United Services Automobile Association

United Services Automobile Association acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 7,876 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $938,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VST. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 10.1% in the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 14,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,940,000 after acquiring an additional 1,288 shares during the last quarter. Ethic Inc. purchased a new stake in Vistra during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,454,000. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in Vistra by 85.9% during the fourth quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 5,703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $811,000 after purchasing an additional 2,635 shares during the period. Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vistra by 78.7% in the 4th quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 63,704 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,783,000 after purchasing an additional 28,058 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Interval Partners LP purchased a new position in shares of Vistra in the 4th quarter worth approximately $417,000. 90.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vistra Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of VST opened at $187.66 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $63.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.93, a PEG ratio of 2.94 and a beta of 1.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.58, a current ratio of 0.90 and a quick ratio of 0.80. Vistra Corp. has a 1-year low of $72.90 and a 1-year high of $216.85. The company has a 50-day moving average of $195.31 and a 200 day moving average of $160.08.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by ($0.62). Vistra had a return on equity of 108.41% and a net margin of 12.90%.The company had revenue of $4.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.15 billion. On average, research analysts expect that Vistra Corp. will post 7 EPS for the current year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 19th will be given a dividend of $0.226 per share. This is a boost from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 19th. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio is presently 14.35%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded Vistra from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Friday. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Vistra from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley set a $207.00 price target on shares of Vistra and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 21st. Raymond James Financial began coverage on shares of Vistra in a research note on Friday, June 13th. They issued a “strong-buy” rating and a $216.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Melius initiated coverage on Vistra in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. They set a “buy” rating and a $295.00 target price on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $201.43.

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.