Vistra Corp. Expected to Earn FY2025 Earnings of $3.83 Per Share (NYSE:VST)

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Vistra in a note issued to investors on Sunday, April 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.83 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.69. The consensus estimate for Vistra's current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Vistra's FY2026 earnings at $6.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.01 EPS.

Several other analysts also recently commented on VST. BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Vistra from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, March 4th. Morgan Stanley restated an "overweight" rating and issued a $78.00 target price on shares of Vistra in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their target price on Vistra from $72.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $63.50.

Vistra Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of VST traded up $1.05 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $68.65. The stock had a trading volume of 4,545,206 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,017,096. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.26, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.11. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $60.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $23.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.18 and a beta of 1.05. Vistra has a 1-year low of $22.67 and a 1-year high of $75.89.

Vistra (NYSE:VST - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The company reported ($0.48) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by ($1.02). Vistra had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 10.10%. The business had revenue of $3.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.48 billion.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 20th were given a $0.215 dividend. This is a boost from Vistra's previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 19th. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. Vistra's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 24.02%.

Insider Activity at Vistra

In related news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 98,020 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.50, for a total value of $5,734,170.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 161,888 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,470,448. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 98,020 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.50, for a total value of $5,734,170.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 161,888 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $9,470,448. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Carrie Lee Kirby sold 72,748 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.63, for a total transaction of $4,556,207.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 184,201 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,536,508.63. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 257,285 shares of company stock valued at $15,404,397. 1.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vistra

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VST. Pacer Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vistra by 19,070.8% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 5,566,621 shares of the company's stock worth $214,426,000 after buying an additional 5,537,584 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Vistra during the 4th quarter worth approximately $77,523,000. Electron Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vistra by 468.2% during the 4th quarter. Electron Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,128,930 shares of the company's stock worth $82,006,000 after buying an additional 1,754,223 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vistra during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $57,218,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC lifted its position in shares of Vistra by 2,443.7% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 1,781,440 shares of the company's stock worth $41,418,000 after buying an additional 1,711,407 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.88% of the company's stock.

Vistra Company Profile

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.