Vistra (VST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $158.12 to $168.67
• 50-Day Range: $85.55 to $165.53
• 52-Week Range: $34.61 to $168.67
• Volume: 4.13 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.88 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $55.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.35
• Dividend Yield: 0.54%
• Price Target: $149.10
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Vistra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vistra scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 33rd out of 92 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vistra are expected to grow by 31.92% in the coming year, from $4.48 to $5.91 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vistra is 30.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.62.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vistra is 30.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 102.43.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vistra has a PEG Ratio of 1.99. 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 18.67. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.83% 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 1.3, 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 8.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Vistra has a dividend yield of 0.57%, 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 14.89% next year. This indicates that Vistra will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.83% 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 1.3, 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 8.97%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.11

News Sentiment

Vistra has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 44 news articles for Vistra this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 115 people have searched for VST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -27% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

120 people have added Vistra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 12% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vistra insiders have not sold or bought any 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.

VST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VST shares performed this year?

Vistra's stock was trading at $38.52 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, VST shares have increased by 324.5% and is now trading at $163.51.
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How were Vistra's earnings last quarter?

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) released its earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.69. The company earned $3.85 billion during 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%.

How will Vistra's stock buyback program work?

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

Who are Vistra's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders 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, Scott B Helm, Curtis A Morgan, Scott A Hudson, Carrie Lee Kirby, Stephanie Zapata Moore, Paul M Barbas, Lisa Crutchfield, Brian K Ferraioli, Julie A Lagacy and Stephen J Muscato.
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How do I buy shares of Vistra?

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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What other stocks do shareholders of Vistra own?

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
• Today: 11/22/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend: 12/20/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/31/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/26/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Electric services
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VST
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1692819
• Web: www.vistraenergy.com
• Phone: (214) 812-4600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 4,870
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $145.40
• High Stock Price Target: $231.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $79.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -12.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $5.36
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.88
• Forward P/E Ratio: 36.95
• P/E Growth: 1.99
• Net Income: $1.49 billion
• Net Margins: 12.51%
• Pretax Margin: 17.65%
• Return on Equity: 57.63%
• Return on Assets: 6.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 4.68
• Current Ratio: 1.11
• Quick Ratio: 0.99

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.78 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.81
• Cash Flow: $10.33 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.03
• Book Value: $8.76 per share
• Price / Book: 18.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 340,230,000
• Free Float: 335,395,000
• Market Cap: $56.32 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.09