NYSE:VSTVistra Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News

Vistra Energy's stock was trading at $17.79 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, VST shares have increased by 11.4% and is now trading at $19.81. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vistra Energy in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Vistra Energy.

Vistra Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 7th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Vistra Energy.

Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, February, 28th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter. Vistra Energy had a return on equity of 10.84% and a net margin of 6.45%. View Vistra Energy's earnings history.

Vistra Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 30th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be given a dividend of $0.135 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. View Vistra Energy's dividend history.

12 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Vistra Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $37.00. On average, they expect Vistra Energy's stock price to reach $32.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 61.5% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Vistra Energy.

News articles about VST stock have been trending very positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vistra Energy earned a coverage optimism score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutVistra Energy.

Vistra Energy saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 13,160,000 shares, an increase of 14.7% from the April 30th total of 11,470,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,440,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.4 days. Approximately 2.8% of the company's shares are short sold. View Vistra Energy's Current Options Chain.

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Vistra Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VST."

Vistra Energy's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.14%), Invesco Ltd. (2.06%), State Street Corp (1.77%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.48%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.33%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.14%). Company insiders that own Vistra Energy stock include Apollo Management Holdings Gp,, Brookfield Asset Management In, Bruce Zimmerman, Carrie Lee Kirby, Curtis A Morgan, David A Campbell, Elizabeth Christine Dobry, Hilary E Ackermann, J William Holden III, James A Burke, Sara Graziano, Scott B Helm, Stephanie Zapata Moore and Stephen J Muscato. View institutional ownership trends for Vistra Energy.

VST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including AQR Capital Management LLC, APG Asset Management N.V., APG Asset Management N.V., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Cannell Peter B & Co. Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., Alberta Investment Management Corp, and Soros Fund Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Vistra Energy company stock in the last year include Brookfield Asset Management In, Curtis A Morgan, and James A Burke. View insider buying and selling activity for Vistra Energy.

VST stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., Owl Creek Asset Management L.P., Deutsche Bank AG, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Ensign Peak Advisors Inc, Two Sigma Advisers LP, and Schroder Investment Management Group. Company insiders that have bought Vistra Energy stock in the last two years include Bruce Zimmerman, David A Campbell, James A Burke, and Scott B Helm. View insider buying and selling activity for Vistra Energy.

Shares of VST can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of VST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.81.

Vistra Energy has a market capitalization of $9.68 billion and generates $11.81 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $928 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.07 on an earnings per share basis. Vistra Energy employs 5,475 workers across the globe.

The official website for Vistra Energy is www.vistraenergy.com.

Vistra Energy's mailing address is 6555 Sierra Drive, Irving TX, 75039. The company can be reached via phone at 214-812-4600 or via email at [email protected]