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Vistra (VST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$212.95 +4.64 (+2.23%)
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About Vistra Stock (NYSE:VST)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$208.05
$214.46
50-Day Range
$182.17
$214.10
52-Week Range
$90.26
$217.90
Volume
1.78 million shs
Average Volume
6.77 million shs
Market Capitalization
$72.15 billion
P/E Ratio
33.96
Dividend Yield
0.42%
Price Target
$210.71
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Vistra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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74th Percentile Overall Score

VST MarketRank™: 

Vistra scored higher than 74% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 97 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 3.13, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Vistra is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Vistra has been the subject of 9 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 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 33.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 281.58.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Vistra is 33.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 52.06.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Vistra has a PEG Ratio of 3.27. 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 23.28. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Vistra's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.21% 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 1.6, 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 5.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Vistra has a dividend yield of 0.43%, 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.

  • Read more about Vistra's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.21% 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 1.6, 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 5.25%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Vistra has a news sentiment score of 1.19. 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 0.83 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 45 news articles for Vistra this week, compared to 40 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 74 people have searched for VST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -24% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    55 people have added Vistra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 112% 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 $21,742,629.00 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.

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

Vistra's stock was trading at $137.87 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VST shares have increased by 54.2% and is now trading at $212.5910.

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 analyst estimates of $5.15 billion. Vistra had a net margin of 12.90% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 108.41%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Vistra's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, November 7th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Top institutional investors 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, Stephen J Muscato, Scott A Hudson, Scott B Helm, James A Burke, 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
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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 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
9/18/2025
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
Fax
N/A
Employees
6,850
Year Founded
1882

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$295.00
Low Price Target
$141.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-0.8%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.13
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.27
Trailing P/E Ratio
33.85
Forward P/E Ratio
30.33
P/E Growth
3.27
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
$17.22 billion
Price / Sales
4.18
Cash Flow
$15.76 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.47
Book Value
$9.13 per share
Price / Book
23.26

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
338,820,000
Free Float
334,009,000
Market Cap
$71.94 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.33

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This page (NYSE:VST) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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