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Vistra (VST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$139.92 -1.98 (-1.40%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$139.60 -0.32 (-0.23%)
As of 05/15/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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About Vistra Stock (NYSE:VST)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$137.81
$141.09
50-Day Range
$139.92
$170.14
52-Week Range
$137.81
$219.82
Volume
6.62 million shs
Average Volume
4.82 million shs
Market Capitalization
$47.18 billion
P/E Ratio
23.44
Dividend Yield
0.65%
Price Target
$233.93
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Vistra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

VST MarketRank™: 

Vistra scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Vistra has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.06, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 13 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Vistra has a consensus price target of $233.93, representing about 67.2% upside from its current price of $139.92.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Vistra has been the subject of 6 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 Growth

    Earnings for Vistra are expected to grow by 22.88% in the coming year, from $9.31 to $11.44 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Vistra is 23.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.36.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Vistra is 23.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 22.14.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Vistra has a PEG Ratio of 0.81. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Vistra has a P/B Ratio of 15.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.72% 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 3.26, 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 10.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Vistra has a dividend yield of 0.64%, 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 15.24%. 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 7.95% next year. This indicates that Vistra will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Vistra's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Vistra has a news sentiment score of 1.26. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 32 news articles for Vistra this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    205 people have searched for VST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 130% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    81 people have added Vistra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 376% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 $1,603,100.00 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.

  • Read more about Vistra's insider trading history.
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VST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Vistra's stock was trading at $161.37 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VST stock has decreased by 13.3% and is now trading at $139.9170.

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 7th. The company reported $2.87 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $1.55. The company had revenue of $5.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.22 billion. Vistra had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 105.64% and a net margin of 11.52%.
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Vistra's Board of Directors initiated a stock repurchase program on Thursday, November 7th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Vistra's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.02%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.70%), Jennison Associates LLC (0.45%) and Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Stephen J Muscato, Scott A Hudson, James A Burke, Scott B Helm, Carrie Lee Kirby, Stephanie Zapata Moore, John R Sult, Paul M Barbas, Lisa Crutchfield, Julie A Lagacy and John William Pitesa.
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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.

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

Record date for 3/31 Dividend
3/20/2026
Ex-Dividend for 3/31 Dividend
3/20/2026
Dividend Payable
3/31/2026
Last Earnings
5/07/2026
Today
5/16/2026
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/22/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/22/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
UTIL - ELEC PWR
Sub-Industry
Utilities
Current Symbol
NYSE:VST
CIK
1692819
Fax
N/A
Employees
6,390
Year Founded
1882

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$295.00
Low Price Target
$203.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+67.2%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.06
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$5.97
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.44
Forward P/E Ratio
15.03
P/E Growth
0.81
Net Income
$944 million
Net Margins
11.52%
Pretax Margin
14.29%
Return on Equity
105.64%
Return on Assets
7.22%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
5.51
Current Ratio
0.90
Quick Ratio
0.69

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$17.74 billion
Price / Sales
2.66
Cash Flow
$14.42 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.70
Book Value
$9.29 per share
Price / Book
15.06

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
337,180,000
Free Float
334,080,000
Market Cap
$47.18 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.43

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This page (NYSE:VST) was last updated on 5/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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