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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$94.54
-5.3%		$108.00
$93.36
▼
$189.96
$19.94B1.172.74 million shs2.19 million shs
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$140.21
-10.2%		$145.51
$132.66
▼
$203.66
$47.11B1.385.14 million shs8.50 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
+2.07%-0.92%-3.14%-30.21%-38.94%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
+3.94%+3.08%+11.03%-7.49%-16.16%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$94.54
-5.3%		$108.00
$93.36
▼
$189.96
$19.94B1.172.74 million shs2.19 million shs
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$140.21
-10.2%		$145.51
$132.66
▼
$203.66
$47.11B1.385.14 million shs8.50 million shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
+2.07%-0.92%-3.14%-30.21%-38.94%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
+3.94%+3.08%+11.03%-7.49%-16.16%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
2.82
Moderate Buy$183.2091.53% Upside
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
2.90
Moderate Buy$211.2048.59% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest NRG and VST Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
10/22/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
HSBC Holdings plc logo
HSBC
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Initiated CoverageBuy$179.00
10/22/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
HSBC Holdings plc logo
HSBC
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Initiated CoverageBuy$190.00
10/21/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Raymond James Financial, Inc. logo
Raymond James Financial
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Set Price Target$176.00
10/21/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Raymond James Financial, Inc. logo
Raymond James Financial
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Set Price Target$152.00
10/21/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Williams Trading logo
Williams Trading
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Set Price Target$165.00
10/21/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Set Price Target$176.00
10/21/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Raymond James Financial, Inc. logo
Raymond James Financial
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Reiterated RatingStrong-Buy
10/21/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Reiterated RatingStrong-Buy$152.00
10/21/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Raymond James Financial, Inc. logo
Raymond James Financial
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Reiterated RatingStrong-Buy
10/21/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$159.00 ➝ $144.00
10/21/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$227.00 ➝ $226.00
(Data available from 10/22/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$30.71B0.66$15.43 per share6.20$4.80 per share19.93
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$17.74B2.69$13.84 per share10.27$7.77 per share18.29
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$864M$3.7825.278.78N/A2.56%52.95%4.29%11/5/2026 (Estimated)
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$944M$5.9223.9613.49N/A11.55%108.68%7.67%11/6/2026 (Estimated)

Latest NRG and VST Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
11/6/2026Q3 2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$2.71N/AN/AN/A$6.69 billionN/A
11/5/2026Q3 2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$3.24N/AN/AN/A$9.17 billionN/A
8/7/2026Q2 2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$1.61$0.7640-$0.8460$0.76$5.46 billion$4.02 billion
8/4/2026Q2 2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.69$1.49-$0.20$2.31$7.31 billion$7.48 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
$1.901.99%+7.96%50.26%1 Years
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
$0.920.65%+10.76%15.54%6 Years

Latest NRG and VST Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
10/14/2026
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
quarterly$0.47501.92%11/2/202611/2/202611/16/2026
7/29/2026
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
quarterly$0.230.65%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
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
5.17
0.97
0.89
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
5.87
0.97
0.87

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
97.72%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
90.88%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
0.43%
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
0.92%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
NRG Energy, Inc. stock logo
NRG
NRG Energy
16,702210.99 million210.08 millionOptionable
Vistra Corp. stock logo
VST
Vistra
6,390335.64 million332.55 millionOptionable

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Wall Street Analysts Think Vistra (VST) Is a Good Investment: Is It?
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NRG Energy NYSE:NRG

$94.54 -5.26 (-5.27%)
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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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Vistra NYSE:VST

$140.21 -15.93 (-10.20%)
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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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