Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Reduces Stock Position in Vistra Corp. $VST

01 Dec 2025, 07:18 by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat Gem

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P trimmed its stake in shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST – Free Report) by 44.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 59,494 shares of the company’s stock after selling 47,304 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in Vistra were worth $11,530,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VST. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its position in Vistra by 53.8% in the 1st quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 1,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $218,000 after purchasing an additional 651 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management purchased a new position in shares of Vistra in the 1st quarter worth $222,000. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in shares of Vistra by 12.5% in the first quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 24,517 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,879,000 after acquiring an additional 2,731 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. lifted its holdings in Vistra by 59.2% in the first quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 4,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $470,000 after acquiring an additional 1,489 shares during the period. Finally, Commerce Bank grew its stake in shares of Vistra by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Commerce Bank now owns 9,626 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,130,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VST has been the topic of several recent research reports. Cowen started coverage on shares of Vistra in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. They issued a “buy” rating on the stock. Melius Research upgraded shares of Vistra to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 20th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Vistra from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Daiwa America upgraded Vistra from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, Scotiabank started coverage on Vistra in a report on Monday, September 22nd. They issued a “sector outperform” rating and a $256.00 target price on the stock. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $233.20.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Scott A. Hudson sold 56,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $168.86, for a total value of $9,456,160.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 306,600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $51,772,476. The trade was a 15.44% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO James A. Burke sold 21,935 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $186.53, for a total value of $4,091,535.55. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 271,074 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $50,563,433.22. The trade was a 7.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 868,339 shares of company stock worth $173,242,584 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Vistra Stock Up 1.2%

Shares of VST stock opened at $179.00 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.74, a current ratio of 0.99 and a quick ratio of 0.88. Vistra Corp. has a one year low of $90.51 and a one year high of $219.82. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $191.92 and its 200-day moving average price is $189.25. The company has a market capitalization of $60.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 64.62, a PEG ratio of 3.08 and a beta of 1.39.

Vistra (NYSE:VST – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The company reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.78 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $4.97 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.60 billion. Vistra had a return on equity of 64.04% and a net margin of 6.70%. Sell-side analysts expect that Vistra Corp. will post 7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.227 per share. This is an increase from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 22nd. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 32.49%.

Vistra Company Profile

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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.