Vistra (VST) Competitors $150.51 -12.67 (-7.77%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$150.75 +0.24 (+0.16%) As of 02/21/2025 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends VST vs. CEG, EPD, ET, NGG, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, VG, and CQPShould you be buying Vistra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vistra include Constellation Energy (CEG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), National Grid (NGG), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Venture Global (VG), and Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Vistra vs. Constellation Energy Enterprise Products Partners Energy Transfer National Grid American Electric Power TC Energy Exelon Xcel Energy Venture Global Cheniere Energy Partners Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and Vistra (NYSE:VST) are both large-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Is CEG or VST more profitable? Constellation Energy has a net margin of 15.91% compared to Vistra's net margin of 12.51%. Vistra's return on equity of 57.63% beat Constellation Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Constellation Energy15.91% 21.96% 5.26% Vistra 12.51%57.63%6.02% Is CEG or VST a better dividend stock? Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Constellation Energy pays out 13.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vistra pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CEG or VST? 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Vistra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Vistra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate CEG or VST? Constellation Energy currently has a consensus target price of $293.43, suggesting a potential upside of 3.11%. Vistra has a consensus target price of $171.64, suggesting a potential upside of 14.04%. Given Vistra's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vistra is more favorable than Constellation Energy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Constellation Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Vistra 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 Does the media refer more to CEG or VST? In the previous week, Vistra had 32 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Vistra and 18 mentions for Constellation Energy. Vistra's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.89 indicating that Vistra is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Constellation Energy 7 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Vistra 37 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CEG or VST? Vistra received 139 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.55% of users gave Vistra an outperform vote while only 63.26% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformConstellation EnergyOutperform Votes16763.26% Underperform Votes9736.74% VistraOutperform Votes30667.55% Underperform Votes14732.45% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CEG or VST? Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vistra. Constellation Energy 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 RatioConstellation Energy$23.57B3.78$1.62B$11.8923.93Vistra$14.78B3.46$1.49B$5.3628.08 Which has more risk & volatility, CEG or VST? Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistra has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryVistra beats Constellation Energy on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$51.21B$13.81B$14.28B$20.04BDividend Yield0.52%4.74%4.67%3.65%P/E Ratio28.0817.4413.3834.90Price / Sales3.469,075.8121.7215.61Price / Cash17.5310.0618.6120.85Price / Book18.912.291.944.92Net Income$1.49B$690.28M$663.56M$1.02B7 Day Performance-10.19%-0.03%0.55%-1.05%1 Month Performance-18.78%0.90%0.55%-1.40%1 Year Performance225.95%35.64%6.58%13.93% Vistra Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSTVistra3.1872 of 5 stars$150.51-7.8%$171.64+14.0%+225.9%$51.21B$14.78B28.084,870Dividend IncreasePositive NewsCEGConstellation Energy3.2236 of 5 stars$317.30+1.9%$289.86-8.6%+116.5%$99.24B$24.92B34.9813,871Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastEPDEnterprise Products Partners3.618 of 5 stars$33.52+0.9%$34.70+3.5%+21.0%$72.65B$56.22B12.467,500Positive NewsETEnergy Transfer4.3041 of 5 stars$19.98+0.8%$21.18+6.0%+30.5%$68.42B$78.59B14.6913,786Positive NewsNGGNational Grid0.9668 of 5 stars$60.73-0.9%N/A-8.2%$59.42B$24.95B0.0031,425AEPAmerican Electric Power4.498 of 5 stars$101.83+0.8%$98.00-3.8%+27.6%$54.19B$19B20.4117,250Positive NewsTRPTC Energy4.5028 of 5 stars$46.05-2.8%$56.00+21.6%+12.8%$47.85B$11.80B12.767,415Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionEXCExelon4.3441 of 5 stars$42.85-0.3%$43.38+1.2%+19.8%$43.06B$21.73B17.6319,962Positive NewsXELXcel Energy3.5339 of 5 stars$68.61+0.3%$69.91+1.9%+16.9%$39.40B$13.44B19.9411,311Positive NewsVGVenture Global4.0624 of 5 stars$15.93+4.2%$20.00+25.5%N/A$38.54BN/A0.001,400Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCQPCheniere Energy Partners0.8695 of 5 stars$61.62-1.1%$51.67-16.2%N/A$29.83B$9.66B13.311,605Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CEG Alternatives EPD Alternatives ET Alternatives NGG Alternatives AEP Alternatives TRP Alternatives EXC Alternatives XEL Alternatives VG Alternatives CQP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:VST) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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