FY2026 EPS Estimates for Vistra Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their FY2026 earnings estimates for Vistra in a report released on Thursday, July 17th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $9.50 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $9.38. The consensus estimate for Vistra's current full-year earnings is $7.00 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Vistra's FY2027 earnings at $10.23 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on Vistra from $203.00 to $186.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 28th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Vistra from $160.00 to $207.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. Raymond James Financial assumed coverage on shares of Vistra in a research report on Friday, June 13th. They set a "strong-buy" rating and a $216.00 price target for the company. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on shares of Vistra from $178.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Finally, Evercore ISI set a $192.00 target price on Vistra and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 15th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $176.92.

Vistra Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:VST opened at $193.04 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $65.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.35, a P/E/G ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.26. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $175.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $152.72. Vistra has a 52 week low of $66.50 and a 52 week high of $200.25. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.53.

Institutional Trading of Vistra

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Vistra during the 4th quarter worth approximately $409,087,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Vistra by 63.6% in the fourth quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,260,363 shares of the company's stock valued at $863,116,000 after acquiring an additional 2,433,732 shares in the last quarter. Capital International Investors acquired a new stake in Vistra in the fourth quarter valued at $286,414,000. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Vistra during the 1st quarter valued at $209,149,000. Finally, Palidye Holdings Caymans Ltd acquired a new position in Vistra during the 4th quarter worth $149,451,000. 90.88% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Vistra news, Director Scott B. Helm sold 50,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.75, for a total value of $8,637,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 255,192 shares of the company's stock, valued at $44,084,418. This trade represents a 16.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director John R. Sult sold 25,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.67, for a total transaction of $4,291,750.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 75,946 shares of the company's stock, valued at $13,037,649.82. This trade represents a 24.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 294,000 shares of company stock valued at $47,461,490. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company's stock.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 18th were given a $0.225 dividend. This is an increase from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, June 18th. This represents a $0.90 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.47%. Vistra's dividend payout ratio is presently 14.15%.

About Vistra

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.

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