Followed 115 TimesTop FollowedTop-Rated StocksTop-RatedNYSE:VST Vistra (VST) Stock Price, News & Analysis $159.84 +5.32 (+3.44%) (As of 11/29/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Vistra Stock (NYSE:VST) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Vistra alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$156.73▼$160.9050-Day Range$111.64▼$165.5352-Week Range$34.89▼$168.67Volume2.48 million shsAverage Volume6.42 million shsMarket Capitalization$54.38 billionP/E Ratio29.82Dividend Yield0.55%Price Target$149.10Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewVistra 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.Read More… Your bank is lying to you. (Ad)You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? The national average APY on savings is just 0.58%, but you can get up to 5.0% APY online with these accounts.View the best savings account rates here Vistra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks87th Percentile Overall ScoreVST MarketRank™: Vistra scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 20th out of 91 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingVistra 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 CoverageVistra 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 and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth35.49% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Vistra is 29.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Vistra is 29.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 60.85.Price to Earnings Growth RatioVistra has a PEG Ratio of 2.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVistra has a P/B Ratio of 18.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Vistra's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.59% of the float of Vistra has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVistra has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vistra has recently decreased by 9.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldVistra has a dividend yield of 0.55%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthVistra does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Vistra is 16.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.59% of the float of Vistra has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVistra has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vistra has recently decreased by 9.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment1.20 News SentimentVistra has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 0.50 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for Vistra this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 122 people have searched for VST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 107 people have added Vistra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $52,291,914.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.42% of the stock of Vistra is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions90.88% 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. Receive VST Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Vistra and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VST Stock News HeadlinesScott A. Hudson Sells 115,000 Shares of Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) StockNovember 27, 2024 | insidertrades.comThe Top 5 Performing S&P 500 Stocks YTD in 2024 (VST)Several sector giants in the S&P 500 index have surged remarkably higher this year, outpacing the broader market and posting triple-digit YTD returns.November 8, 2024 | marketbeat.comTODAY ONLY: Nvidia’s Silent Partners RevealedThanks to a specific AI Blueprint … A small handful of companies have already soared as much as 562%, 3,247% and even 6,583%. Now, with a massive recent $1 trillion pivot to data centers, six NEW stocks could be next in line to follow this pattern.December 1, 2024 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Top Nuclear Stocks Thriving on Soaring Energy Demand (VST)Utilities have surged in 2024, driven by rate cuts, AI power needs, and renewed nuclear interest, resulting in several nuclear stocks posting wild gains YTD.November 1, 2024 | marketbeat.comThis Little-Known AI Stock Is Up 315% in 2024, and History Says It Could Soar Again in 2025 (Hint: Not Palantir)December 1 at 3:30 AM | fool.comHere are the Factors That Lifted Vistra Corp. (VST) in Q3November 29 at 10:19 AM | insidermonkey.comVistra (NYSE:VST) Shares Down 3.6% Following Insider SellingNovember 29 at 1:21 AM | americanbankingnews.comGuru Fundamental Report for VSTNovember 26, 2024 | nasdaq.comSee More Headlines 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 the year. Since then, VST stock has increased by 315.0% and is now trading at $159.84. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Vistra's earnings last quarter? Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 8th. The company reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.69. The firm earned $3.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.04 billion. Vistra had a net margin of 12.51% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 57.63%. How will Vistra's stock buyback program work? Vistra's board initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, November 7th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 2.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued. Who are Vistra's major shareholders? Vistra's top institutional shareholders 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, Stephen J Muscato, Scott A Hudson, Carrie Lee Kirby, Stephanie Zapata Moore, Paul M Barbas, Lisa Crutchfield, Brian K Ferraioli and Julie A Lagacy. View institutional ownership trends. 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. Compare Top Brokerages Here. 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 Earnings8/08/2024Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend9/20/2024Dividend Payable9/30/2024Today12/01/2024Ex-Dividend for 12/31 Dividend12/20/2024Dividend Payable12/31/2024Fiscal Year End12/31/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)2/26/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorUtilities Industry Electric services Sub-IndustryUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:VST CUSIPN/A CIK1692819 Webwww.vistraenergy.com Phone(214) 812-4600FaxN/AEmployees4,870Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$149.10 High Stock Price Target$231.00 Low Stock Price Target$79.00 Potential Upside/Downside-6.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage10 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.36 Trailing P/E Ratio29.82 Forward P/E Ratio35.68 P/E Growth2.05Net Income$1.49 billion Net Margins12.51% Pretax Margin17.65% Return on Equity57.63% Return on Assets6.02% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio4.68 Current Ratio1.11 Quick Ratio0.99 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$14.78 billion Price / Sales3.68 Cash Flow$9.66 per share Price / Cash Flow16.55 Book Value$8.76 per share Price / Book18.25Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares340,230,000Free Float335,395,000Market Cap$54.38 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.09 (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketClick the link below and we'll send you MarketBeat's guide to investing in electric vehicle technologies (EV) and which EV stocks show the most promise. 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