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Vistra (VST) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$193.74 -1.30 (-0.67%)
As of 03:58 PM Eastern

About Vistra Stock (NYSE:VST)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$192.18
$197.50
50-Day Range
$106.63
$195.38
52-Week Range
$66.50
$199.84
Volume
4.75 million shs
Average Volume
5.10 million shs
Market Capitalization
$65.74 billion
P/E Ratio
25.17
Dividend Yield
0.46%
Price Target
$176.92
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Vistra Corp is a leading integrated power company in the United States, specializing in electricity generation, retail energy sales and wholesale power services. The company operates a diverse portfolio of thermal, nuclear and renewable power assets, supplying electricity to wholesale markets and retail customers across multiple regions. Through its regulated and unregulated businesses, Vistra seeks to deliver reliable and affordable energy while pursuing strategies to reduce its environmental footprint.

Vistra’s generation fleet includes natural gas, coal and nuclear facilities, alongside a growing roster of solar and battery storage projects. The company actively invests in modernizing its existing assets, implementing emissions controls at thermal plants and expanding capacity in battery energy storage to enhance grid flexibility. These efforts enable Vistra to optimize dispatch, support system reliability and participate in ancillary services markets.

On the retail side, Vistra serves more than 3 million customers through its branded retail units in competitive markets, offering electricity and natural gas supply contracts as well as value-added services such as energy management solutions. The company’s wholesale business engages in power marketing, risk management and capacity trading across regional transmission organizations, while its regulated utilities maintain and operate distribution networks in select jurisdictions.

Established through the combination of major energy platforms in the late 2010s, Vistra is headquartered in Irving, Texas, and operates in approximately a dozen states including Texas, Illinois, New York and Pennsylvania. Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Curt Morgan, the company is governed by a seasoned executive team and board of directors committed to growth, operational excellence and sustainability. Vistra continues to pursue strategic initiatives that align its business model with evolving market, regulatory and environmental dynamics.

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Vistra Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

VST MarketRank™: 

Vistra scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 55th out of 98 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 Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.86, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Vistra has been the subject of 5 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 30.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.90.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Vistra is 30.46, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.30.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Vistra has a PEG Ratio of 2.30. 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 21.22. 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

    1.96% 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, 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 8.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Vistra has a dividend yield of 0.47%, 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 14.15%. 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

    1.96% 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, 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 8.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Vistra has a news sentiment score of 1.41. 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 0.74 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 30 news articles for Vistra this week, compared to 30 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    74 people have searched for VST on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 12% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    29 people have added Vistra to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 21% 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 $47,461,490.00 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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VST stock has increased by 40.5% and is now trading at $193.74.
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Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) announced its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $5.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $4.01. The business earned $6.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.96 billion. Vistra had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 87.33% and a net margin of 13.40%.
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Vistra's board approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, November 7th 2024, which allows the company to buy back $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 2.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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

Last Earnings
11/07/2024
Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/18/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/18/2025
Today
6/30/2025
Dividend Payable
6/30/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
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
Fax
N/A
Employees
4,910
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$176.92
High Stock Price Target
$231.00
Low Stock Price Target
$120.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-8.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.86
Research Coverage
14 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
30.36
Forward P/E Ratio
27.62
P/E Growth
2.3
Net Income
$2.66 billion
Pretax Margin
16.71%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$17.22 billion
Cash Flow
$15.42 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.54
Book Value
$9.13 per share
Price / Book
21.18

Miscellaneous

Free Float
334,513,000
Market Cap
$65.62 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.22

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This page (NYSE:VST) was last updated on 6/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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