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Vistra (VST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$139.00 -0.95 (-0.68%)
(As of 11:16 AM ET)

About Vistra Stock (NYSE:VST)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$135.62
$140.50
50-Day Range
$115.74
$165.53
52-Week Range
$37.77
$168.67
Volume
901,772 shs
Average Volume
6.75 million shs
Market Capitalization
$47.29 billion
P/E Ratio
25.93
Dividend Yield
0.63%
Price Target
$149.10
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. In addition, the company is involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. It serves approximately 4 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 37,000 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.

Vistra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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78th Percentile Overall Score

VST MarketRank™: 

Vistra scored higher than 78% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 41st out of 91 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Vistra has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 10 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Vistra has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Vistra's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Vistra are expected to grow by 35.49% in the coming year, from $4.48 to $6.07 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Vistra is 26.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 112.72.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Vistra is 26.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 95.53.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Vistra has a PEG Ratio of 1.86. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Vistra has a P/B Ratio of 17.58. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.48% of the float of Vistra has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Vistra has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Vistra has recently decreased by 4.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Vistra has a dividend yield of 0.66%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Vistra does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Vistra is 16.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Vistra will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.50% next year. This indicates that Vistra will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Vistra's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.48% of the float of Vistra has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Vistra has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Vistra has recently decreased by 4.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Vistra has a news sentiment score of 0.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 23 news articles for Vistra this week, compared to 17 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 103 people have searched for VST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -10% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 77 people have added Vistra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Vistra insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $55,087,314.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.42% of the stock of Vistra is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.88% of the stock of Vistra is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Vistra's insider trading history.
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VST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Vistra's stock was trading at $38.52 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, VST stock has increased by 263.3% and is now trading at $139.95.
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Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.69. The firm had revenue of $3.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.04 billion. Vistra had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 57.63% and a net margin of 12.51%.

Vistra's board initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 7th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Top institutional investors of Vistra include FMR LLC (6.73%), State Street Corp (4.81%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.45%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.11%). Insiders that own company stock include Brookfield Asset Management In, James A Burke, Curtis A Morgan, Scott B Helm, Stephen J Muscato, Scott A Hudson, Carrie Lee Kirby, Stephanie Zapata Moore, Paul M Barbas, Lisa Crutchfield, Brian K Ferraioli and Julie A Lagacy.
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Shares of VST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vistra investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/08/2024
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/20/2024
Dividend Payable
9/30/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend
12/20/2024
Today
12/23/2024
Dividend Payable
12/31/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Utilities
Industry
Electric services
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,870
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$149.10
High Stock Price Target
$231.00
Low Stock Price Target
$79.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
10 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$1.49 billion
Pretax Margin
17.65%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$16.27 billion
Cash Flow
$9.17 per share
Book Value
$7.96 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
335,395,000
Market Cap
$46.77 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.16
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This page (NYSE:VST) was last updated on 12/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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