Vistra (VST) Competitors $131.32 -3.62 (-2.68%) As of 02:28 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock VST vs. EPD, CEG, ET, NGG, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, CQP, and VGShould you be buying Vistra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vistra include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Constellation Energy (CEG), Energy Transfer (ET), National Grid (NGG), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP), and Venture Global (VG). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Vistra vs. Enterprise Products Partners Constellation Energy Energy Transfer National Grid American Electric Power TC Energy Exelon Xcel Energy Cheniere Energy Partners Venture Global Vistra (NYSE:VST) and Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE:EPD) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Is VST or EPD more profitable? Vistra has a net margin of 12.51% compared to Enterprise Products Partners' net margin of 10.49%. Vistra's return on equity of 57.63% beat Enterprise Products Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Vistra12.51% 57.63% 6.02% Enterprise Products Partners 10.49%20.48%8.04% Do analysts recommend VST or EPD? Vistra currently has a consensus target price of $162.83, indicating a potential upside of 20.65%. Enterprise Products Partners has a consensus target price of $35.90, indicating a potential upside of 6.53%. Given Vistra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vistra is more favorable than Enterprise Products Partners.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Vistra 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.85Enterprise Products Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Do institutionals and insiders believe in VST or EPD? 90.9% of Vistra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.1% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Vistra shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.6% of Enterprise Products Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, VST or EPD? Vistra has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Enterprise Products Partners has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VST or EPD? Enterprise Products Partners received 657 more outperform votes than Vistra when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.27% of users gave Enterprise Products Partners an outperform vote while only 67.32% of users gave Vistra an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVistraOutperform Votes30767.32% Underperform Votes14932.68% Enterprise Products PartnersOutperform Votes96480.27% Underperform Votes23719.73% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VST or EPD? Enterprise Products Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Vistra. Enterprise Products Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vistra, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVistra$17.22B2.67$1.49B$7.0519.14Enterprise Products Partners$56.22B1.30$5.90B$2.6912.53 Does the media favor VST or EPD? In the previous week, Vistra had 10 more articles in the media than Enterprise Products Partners. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Vistra and 29 mentions for Enterprise Products Partners. Vistra's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Enterprise Products Partners' score of 1.13 indicating that Vistra is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Vistra 29 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Enterprise Products Partners 21 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is VST or EPD a better dividend stock? Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Enterprise Products Partners pays an annual dividend of $2.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Vistra pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Products Partners pays out 79.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Enterprise Products Partners has raised its dividend for 27 consecutive years. Enterprise Products Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryVistra beats Enterprise Products Partners on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Vistra News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVistraElectric services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$45.91B$14.06B$15.07B$19.74BDividend Yield0.68%4.74%5.68%3.75%P/E Ratio25.1818.3615.2334.14Price / Sales2.677,807.6521.1128.93Price / Cash16.8910.0718.4317.54Price / Book16.962.221.944.65Net Income$1.49B$690.28M$667.54M$1.02B7 Day Performance8.37%1.39%0.34%1.47%1 Month Performance-2.10%-0.28%2.48%-0.75%1 Year Performance89.56%28.72%8.16%7.33% Vistra Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSTVistra3.9321 of 5 stars$131.32-2.7%$162.83+24.0%+95.3%$44.71B$17.22B24.524,910Positive NewsEPDEnterprise Products Partners3.5818 of 5 stars$33.65-0.6%$35.90+6.7%+16.8%$72.91B$56.22B12.516,910Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCEGConstellation Energy4.1945 of 5 stars$227.16+2.1%$293.43+29.2%+28.3%$71.19B$23.57B19.1413,871Gap UpETEnergy Transfer4.0748 of 5 stars$18.81+1.1%$21.55+14.6%+21.2%$64.66B$82.67B14.7213,786Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNGGNational Grid2.6986 of 5 stars$62.91-1.5%N/A-7.6%$61.55B$19.32B12.1029,300AEPAmerican Electric Power3.7409 of 5 stars$104.61-0.5%$99.92-4.5%+25.6%$55.86B$19.72B18.6917,000Positive NewsTRPTC Energy4.4777 of 5 stars$49.21+1.6%$62.00+26.0%+22.0%$51.15B$13.77B15.197,480Analyst RevisionPositive NewsEXCExelon4.6454 of 5 stars$43.89+0.2%$45.13+2.8%+18.7%$44.14B$23.03B17.9219,100Positive NewsXELXcel Energy3.2732 of 5 stars$69.12+0.0%$72.30+4.6%+31.7%$39.73B$13.44B20.1012,000Positive NewsCQPCheniere Energy Partners1.2847 of 5 stars$62.47+0.9%$51.50-17.6%N/A$30.24B$8.70B14.661,605Analyst RevisionPositive NewsVGVenture Global4.3276 of 5 stars$11.58-0.3%$17.55+51.5%N/A$28.02B$4.97B0.001,400Analyst RevisionGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EPD Alternatives CEG Alternatives ET Alternatives NGG Alternatives AEP Alternatives TRP Alternatives EXC Alternatives XEL Alternatives CQP Alternatives VG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:VST) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked s...Banyan Hill Publishing | Sponsored$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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