Vistra (NYSE:VST) Given New $147.00 Price Target at BMO Capital Markets

Vistra (NYSE:VST) had its target price lifted by BMO Capital Markets from $146.00 to $147.00 in a research report released on Tuesday morning, Benzinga reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Vistra from $99.00 to $137.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 24th. BNP Paribas assumed coverage on shares of Vistra in a research report on Monday, October 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $231.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on shares of Vistra from $110.00 to $132.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Vistra from $157.00 to $150.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Finally, Guggenheim raised their price objective on shares of Vistra from $133.00 to $177.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $145.40.

Vistra Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of NYSE VST opened at $126.67 on Tuesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $106.31 and its 200 day moving average is $91.86. Vistra has a 52 week low of $32.17 and a 52 week high of $143.87. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.89. The company has a market cap of $44.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.71 and a beta of 1.10.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.59 by ($0.69). Vistra had a net margin of 4.61% and a return on equity of 21.05%. The firm had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.04 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.03 earnings per share. On average, equities research analysts expect that Vistra will post 4.02 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Vistra

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Redwood Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new stake in Vistra in the second quarter worth $26,000. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. purchased a new stake in Vistra during the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. New Covenant Trust Company N.A. bought a new stake in Vistra during the 1st quarter valued at about $32,000. CVA Family Office LLC raised its holdings in Vistra by 1,505.9% in the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 273 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 256 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EdgeRock Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Vistra in the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

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.