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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$14.72
+0.2%		$14.71
$12.33
▼
$17.65
$10.47B0.977.98 million shs7.47 million shs
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$138.59
+3.2%		$135.65
$120.11
▼
$189.96
$28.33B1.222.24 million shs2.65 million shs
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
$344.49
+3.1%		$377.47
$301.45
▼
$451.28
$16.00B1.9657,441 shs760,032 shs
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$155.94
+5.2%		$156.52
$132.66
▼
$219.82
$49.97B1.414.06 million shs4.02 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
+0.20%-0.88%+0.75%+2.44%+11.14%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
+2.99%+1.64%+1.49%-11.95%-17.42%
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
+3.11%-0.74%-5.53%-10.50%-8.87%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
+5.01%-0.73%+3.29%-2.80%-25.05%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$14.72
+0.2%		$14.71
$12.33
▼
$17.65
$10.47B0.977.98 million shs7.47 million shs
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$138.59
+3.2%		$135.65
$120.11
▼
$189.96
$28.33B1.222.24 million shs2.65 million shs
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
$344.49
+3.1%		$377.47
$301.45
▼
$451.28
$16.00B1.9657,441 shs760,032 shs
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$155.94
+5.2%		$156.52
$132.66
▼
$219.82
$49.97B1.414.06 million shs4.02 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
+0.20%-0.88%+0.75%+2.44%+11.14%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
+2.99%+1.64%+1.49%-11.95%-17.42%
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
+3.11%-0.74%-5.53%-10.50%-8.87%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
+5.01%-0.73%+3.29%-2.80%-25.05%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
2.00
Hold$15.716.79% Upside
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
2.80
Moderate Buy$201.7945.60% Upside
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
2.85
Moderate Buy$476.4538.31% Upside
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
3.12
Buy$229.8847.41% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest TLN, VST, NRG, and AES Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
7/31/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
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UpgradeHold (C) ➝ Hold (C+)
7/29/2026
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
Zacks Research logo
Zacks Research
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UpgradeHold ➝ Strong-Buy
7/28/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy$221.00 ➝ $216.00
7/28/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy$233.00 ➝ $227.00
7/28/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
BMO Capital Markets logo
BMO Capital Markets
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform$213.00 ➝ $212.00
7/28/2026
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
Barclays PLC logo
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$411.00 ➝ $408.00
7/28/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Barclays PLC logo
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$200.00 ➝ $204.00
7/28/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$208.00 ➝ $212.00
7/27/2026
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight$477.00 ➝ $482.00
7/27/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
TD Cowen logo
TD Cowen
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Lower Price TargetBuy$230.00 ➝ $222.00
7/22/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Reiterated RatingOverweight
(Data available from 8/3/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$12.23B0.86$4.42 per share3.33$12.79 per share1.15
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$30.71B0.95$16.30 per share8.50$4.80 per share28.87
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
$2.58B6.39$14.55 per share23.67$23.92 per share14.40
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$17.74B2.96$15.39 per share10.13$7.77 per share20.07
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$910M$1.877.876.24N/A10.78%22.66%3.84%8/3/2026 (Estimated)
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$864M$0.85163.0411.92N/A0.74%70.67%4.95%8/4/2026 (Confirmed)
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
-$219M-$0.67N/A10.74N/A-0.63%41.58%6.00%8/5/2026 (Estimated)
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$944M$5.9726.1214.23N/A11.52%105.64%7.22%8/7/2026 (Estimated)

Latest TLN, VST, NRG, and AES Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
8/7/2026Q2 2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$1.95N/AN/AN/A$5.43 billionN/A
8/5/2026Q2 2026
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
$3.12N/AN/AN/A$832.69 millionN/A
8/4/2026Q2 2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.69N/AN/AN/A$7.31 billionN/A
8/3/2026Q2 2026
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$0.45N/AN/AN/A$3.11 billionN/A
5/7/2026Q1 2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$1.32$2.87+$1.55$2.87$5.22 billion$5.64 billion
5/6/2026Q1 2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.78$1.48-$0.30$0.52$8.43 billion$10.26 billion
5/5/2026Q1 2026
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$0.50$0.68+$0.18$0.68$3.11 billion$3.18 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
$0.704.76%+4.19%37.43%12 Years
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.901.37%+7.96%223.53%1 Years
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$0.920.59%+10.76%15.41%6 Years

Latest TLN, VST, NRG, and AES Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/29/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
quarterly$0.230.64%9/21/20269/21/20269/30/2026
7/22/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
quarterly$0.47501.37%8/3/20268/3/20268/17/2026
7/15/2026
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
quarterly$0.17604.79%7/31/20267/31/20268/14/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
2.97
0.73
0.65
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
4.68
0.84
0.78
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
6.32
1.25
1.05
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
5.51
0.90
0.79

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
93.13%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
97.72%
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
0.38%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
90.88%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
0.76%
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
0.43%
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
0.78%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
0.92%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
The AES Corporation stock logo
AES
AES
8,336713.16 million707.74 millionOptionable
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
16,702210.99 million210.08 millionOptionable
Talen Energy Corporation stock logo
TLN
Talen Energy
1,88047.90 million47.52 millionOptionable
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
6,390337.18 million334.08 millionOptionable

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Vistra (NYSE:VST) Trading Up 5.2% - Still a Buy?
August 3 at 5:39 PM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/vistra-nysevst-trading-up-52-still-a-buy-2026-08-03/
Vistra gains as AI-power optimism and earnings anticipation lift the stock
August 3 at 1:51 PM  |  quiverquant.comQ
Why Is Vistra (NYSE:VST) Being Closely Watched?
August 3 at 6:52 AM  |  kalkinemedia.comK
Vistra Corp. $VST is Sapient Capital LLC's 9th Largest Position
August 3 at 6:15 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-vistra-corp-vst-is-sapient-capital-llcs-9th-largest-position-2026-08-03/
Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda Buys Shares of 70,132 Vistra Corp. $VST
August 3 at 6:08 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-wealth-high-governance-capital-ltda-buys-shares-of-70132-vistra-corp-vst-2026-08-03/
Wealth High Governance Asset Management Ltda. Invests $8.98 Million in Vistra Corp. $VST
August 3 at 6:08 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-wealth-high-governance-asset-management-ltda-invests-898-million-in-vistra-corp-vst-2026-08-03/
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Quantinno Capital Management LP Increases Stock Position in Vistra Corp. $VST
August 2 at 5:19 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-quantinno-capital-management-lp-increases-stock-position-in-vistra-corp-vst-2026-08-02/
Vistra Corp. $VST Shares Sold by Bank of America Corp DE
August 2 at 3:20 AM  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-vistra-corp-vst-shares-sold-by-bank-of-america-corp-de-2026-08-02/
Vistra (NYSE:VST) Shares Up 3.9% After Dividend Announcement
August 1 at 2:20 AM  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30933859
Vistra Corp. (VST) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
July 31, 2026  |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/vistra-corp-vst-earnings-expected-140004358.html
Vistra Corp. (VST) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release
July 31, 2026  |  zacks.comhttps://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2965782/vistra-corp-vst-earnings-expected-to-grow-what-to-know-ahead-of-next-week-s-release?cid=cs-stocknewsapi-ft-tale_of_the_tape|yseop_template_9-2965782
24,087 Shares in Vistra Corp. $VST Acquired by Vestor Capital LLC
July 31, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-24087-shares-in-vistra-corp-vst-acquired-by-vestor-capital-llc-2026-07-31/
Janus Henderson Group PLC Sells 1,267,425 Shares of Vistra Corp. $VST
July 31, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-janus-henderson-group-plc-sells-1267425-shares-of-vistra-corp-vst-2026-07-31/
California State Teachers Retirement System Sells 11,654 Shares of Vistra Corp. $VST
July 31, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-california-state-teachers-retirement-system-sells-11654-shares-of-vistra-corp-vst-2026-07-31/
BankChampaign National Association Purchases New Stake in Vistra Corp. $VST
July 31, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-bankchampaign-national-association-purchases-new-stake-in-vistra-corp-vst-2026-07-31/
Amundi Sells 793,001 Shares of Vistra Corp. $VST
July 31, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-amundi-sells-793001-shares-of-vistra-corp-vst-2026-07-31/
Vistra (VST) to Post Quarterly Earnings on Friday
July 31, 2026  |  americanbankingnews.comhttps://www.americanbankingnews.com/?p=30931345
Vistra (VST) Expected to Announce Earnings on Friday
July 31, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/vistra-vst-expected-to-announce-earnings-on-friday-2026-07-31/
Vistra (NYSE:VST) Trading 3.9% Higher Following Dividend Announcement
July 30, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/vistra-nysevst-trading-39-higher-following-dividend-announcement-2026-07-30/
Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.23
July 30, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/vistra-corp-nysevst-announces-quarterly-dividend-of-023-2026-07-30/

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AES NYSE:AES

$14.72 +0.04 (+0.24%)
Closing price 08/3/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$14.69 -0.03 (-0.20%)
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The AES Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a diversified power generation and utility company in the United States and internationally. The company owns and/or operates power plants to generate and sell power to customers, such as utilities, industrial users, and other intermediaries; owns and/or operates utilities to generate or purchase, distribute, transmit, and sell electricity to end-user customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and governmental sectors; and generates and sells electricity on the wholesale market. It uses various fuels and technologies to generate electricity, such as coal, gas, hydro, wind, solar, and biomass, as well as renewables comprising energy storage and landfill gas. The company owns and/or operates a generation portfolio of approximately 34,596 megawatts and distributes power to 2.6 million customers. The company was formerly known as Applied Energy Services, Inc. and changed its name to The AES Corporation in April 2000. The AES Corporation was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.

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NRG Energy NYSE:NRG

$138.59 +4.30 (+3.20%)
Closing price 08/3/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$140.36 +1.77 (+1.28%)
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NRG Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an energy and home services company in the United States and Canada. It operates through Texas; East; West/Services/Other; Vivint Smart Home; and Corporate Activities segments. The company produces and sells electricity generated using coal, oil, solar, and battery storage; natural gas; and a cloud-based home platform, including hardware, software, sales, installation, customer service, technical support, and professional monitoring solutions. It offers retail electricity and energy management, line and surge protection products, HVAC installation, repair and maintenance, home protection products, carbon offsets, back-up power stations, portable power, portable solar, and portable lighting; retail services comprising demand response, commodity sales, energy efficiency, and energy management solutions; and system power, distributed generation, renewable and low-carbon products, carbon management and specialty services, backup generation, storage and distributed solar, and energy advisory services. In addition, the company trades in power, natural gas, and related commodities; environmental products; weather products; and financial products, including forwards, futures, options, and swaps. It offers its products and services under the NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, and Vivint. It serves residential, commercial, government, industrial, and wholesale customers. NRG Energy, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

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Talen Energy NASDAQ:TLN

$344.49 +10.39 (+3.11%)
Closing price 08/3/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$342.00 -2.49 (-0.72%)
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Talen Energy Corporation is a U.S.-based energy and power generation company. The Company owns or controls approximately 16,000 megawatts of capacity in wholesale power markets, principally in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southwest regions of the United States. The Company generates and sells electricity, capacity and related products from power plants that use fuel sources, such as nuclear, natural gas and coal. The Company's Susquehanna nuclear power plant has approximately two boiling water reactors with a combined capacity of over 2,600 megawatts. Its fossil fuel plants are located in Athens, Barney Davis, Bayonne, Brandon Shores, Brunner Island, Camden, Colstrip and Dartmouth, among others. It has an art energy trading center located in Allentown, Pennsylvania (PA), where it manages asset load obligations, fuel supply, capacity and related products, and all supporting physical or financial transactions for its electric generation portfolio.

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Vistra NYSE:VST

$155.94 +7.75 (+5.23%)
Closing price 08/3/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$156.97 +1.03 (+0.66%)
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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.

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