Vistra (VST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vistra Corporation (NYSE: VST) is an integrated power company headquartered in Irving, Texas. Formed through the merger of Vistra Energy and Dynegy in April 2018, Vistra traces its roots to the restructuring of TXU Energy and subsequent industry consolidations. The company’s history reflects a strategic focus on assembling a diverse generation fleet alongside a retail energy platform to serve deregulated markets across the United States.

Vistra’s core business activities are divided between power generation and retail electricity sales. On the generation side, the company operates a balanced portfolio of natural gas, coal, nuclear and solar facilities, supplemented by utility-scale battery storage assets. Its retail segment markets electricity and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers under various local brands, offering fixed-price contracts, renewable energy solutions and demand-response programs.

With operations in multiple regional markets—including Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey and Connecticut—Vistra serves millions of customer accounts nationwide. The company has invested in grid reliability and clean-energy initiatives, pairing its conventional generation fleet with growing renewables and storage capacity. Led by President and CEO Curt Morgan, Vistra continues to prioritize operational efficiency, sustainability targets and customer-focused innovations in competitive energy markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $186.68 to $195.73
• 50-Day Range: $182.17 to $214.10
• 52-Week Range: $72.90 to $216.85
• Volume: 4.00 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $64.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: 30.20
• Dividend Yield: 0.48%
• Price Target: $201.43
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vistra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vistra scored higher than 75% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 99 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: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vistra has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.94, and is based on 11 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vistra has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -9.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vistra are expected to decrease by -9.71% in the coming year, from $7.00 to $6.32 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vistra is 30.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 270.83.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vistra is 30.20, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 52.44.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Vistra has a PEG Ratio of 2.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vistra has a P/B Ratio of 20.74. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.25% 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 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vistra has recently decreased by 7.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Vistra has a dividend yield of 0.48%, 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 14.35%. 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 14.24% next year. This indicates that Vistra will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.25% 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 1.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vistra has recently decreased by 7.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.46

News Sentiment

Vistra has a news sentiment score of 1.46. 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 0.93 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 39 news articles for Vistra this week, compared to 35 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

90 people have searched for VST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 10% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 31 people have added Vistra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 $12,929,250.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.42% 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.

VST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VST shares performed this year?

Vistra's stock was trading at $137.87 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VST stock has increased by 37.3% and is now trading at $189.3270.

How were Vistra's earnings last quarter?

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.63 by $0.62. The business earned $4.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.15 billion. Vistra had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 108.41% and a net margin of 12.90%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How will Vistra's stock buyback program work?

Vistra's board approved a share buyback plan on Thursday, November 7th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 2.1% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Who are Vistra's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Vistra include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.31%), State Street Corp (4.92%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.67%) and Lone Pine Capital LLC (1.91%). Insiders that own company stock include Brookfield Asset Management In, James A Burke, Stephen J Muscato, Scott A Hudson, Scott B Helm, Carrie Lee Kirby, Stephanie Zapata Moore, John R Sult, Paul M Barbas, Lisa Crutchfield, Julie A Lagacy and John William Pitesa.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Vistra?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vistra own?

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 6/30 Dividend: 6/18/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend: 6/18/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/30/2025
• Last Earnings: 8/07/2025
• Today: 8/31/2025
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/19/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/19/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: UTIL - ELEC PWR
• Sub-Industry: Utilities
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VST
• CIK: 1692819
• Web: www.vistraenergy.com
• Phone: (214) 812-4600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 6,850
• Year Founded: 1882

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vistra: $201.43
• High Price Target: $295.00
• Low Price Target: $120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +6.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.94
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.27
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.20
• Forward P/E Ratio: 27.05
• P/E Growth: 2.18
• Net Income: $2.66 billion
• Net Margins: 12.90%
• Pretax Margin: 15.14%
• Return on Equity: 108.41%
• Return on Assets: 7.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 6.58
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $18.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.47
• Cash Flow: $15.57 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.16
• Book Value: $6.97 per share
• Price / Book: 27.16

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 338,820,000
• Free Float: 334,009,000
• Market Cap: $64.15 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.30