Vistra (VST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is an integrated energy company headquartered in Irving, Texas. The company operates electricity generation facilities and provides electricity and related energy services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Its portfolio includes natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage assets.

Vistra also operates a retail electricity business that offers power plans, renewable energy options, and energy-management services. Its retail brands include TXU Energy, Homefield Energy, Dynegy, and Ambit Energy, serving customers in competitive electricity markets across the United States. Through its generation and retail operations, Vistra participates in wholesale power markets as well as the direct sale of electricity to consumers and businesses.

The company was formed in 2016 following the restructuring of Energy Future Holdings and began trading publicly in 2017. Vistra expanded its generation and retail operations through acquisitions, including the purchase of Dynegy and the acquisition of Energy Harbor, which added nuclear generation and retail electricity businesses. Jim Burke serves as Vistra’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $155.73 to $161.95
• 50-Day Range: $135.74 to $166.77
• 52-Week Range: $132.66 to $217.10
• Volume: 7.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $54.30 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.33
• Dividend Yield: 0.57%
• Price Target: $217.61
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vistra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vistra scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 96 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vistra has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.88, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 15 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Vistra has a consensus price target of $217.61, representing about 34.5% upside from its current price of $161.77.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vistra has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vistra are expected to grow by 16.59% in the coming year, from $9.04 to $10.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vistra is 27.33, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 41.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vistra is 27.33, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 23.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vistra has a P/B Ratio of 20.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.15% of the float of Vistra has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vistra has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.19, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vistra has recently increased by 8.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Vistra has a dividend yield of 0.57%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Vistra has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Vistra is 15.54%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Vistra will have a dividend payout ratio of 8.73% next year. This indicates that Vistra will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Vistra has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 0.53 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for Vistra this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 146 people have searched for VST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -3% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

58 people have added Vistra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vistra insiders have sold 1,041.23% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $903,069.00 in company stock and sold $10,306,119.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.92% of the stock of Vistra is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

90.88% of the stock of Vistra is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/07/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/21/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers
• Sub-Industry: Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VST
• CIK: 1692819
• Web: www.vistracorp.com
• Phone: (214) 812-4600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,390
• Year Founded: 1882

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vistra: $217.61
• High Price Target: $298.00
• Low Price Target: $169.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.88
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.33
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.90
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $944 million
• Net Margins: 11.55%
• Pretax Margin: 14.59%
• Return on Equity: 108.68%
• Return on Assets: 7.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 5.87
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.74 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.06
• Cash Flow: $14.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.04
• Book Value: $7.77 per share
• Price / Book: 20.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 335,640,000
• Free Float: 332,547,000
• Market Cap: $54.30 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.38