NYSE:VSTVistra Energy Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Vistra Energy Corp Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $18.90 +0.07 (+0.37 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$18.49Now: $18.90▼$19.1550-Day Range$18.13MA: $19.04▼$20.2952-Week Range$11.30Now: $18.90▼$27.96Volume3.99 million shsAverage Volume3.45 million shsMarket Capitalization$9.24 billionP/E Ratio16.15Dividend Yield2.87%Beta0.97 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Vistra Energy Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in the integrated power business in Texas. The company operates through Wholesale Generation and Retail Electricity segments. The Wholesale Generation segment engages in the electricity generation, wholesale energy sales and purchases, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. As of February 26, 2018, this segment had a fleet of generation facilities totaling approximately 14,000 megawatts of generation in Texas, including 2,300 megawatts fueled by nuclear power, 4,000 megawatts fueled by coal, and 7,500 megawatts fueled by natural gas. The Retail Electricity segment is involved in the retail sale of electricity and related services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers under the TXU Energy brand. This segment served approximately 1.7 million residential and business customers. The company was formerly known as TCEH Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Energy Corp. in November 2016. The company is based in Irving, Texas.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingVistra Energy has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 11 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $31.18, Vistra Energy has a potential upside of 65.0% from its current price of $18.90.Amount of Analyst CoverageVistra Energy has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.5 Community Rank Outperform VotesVistra Energy has received 235 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesVistra Energy has received 241 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentVistra Energy has received 50.63% “underperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Vistra Energy and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe VST will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe VST will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldVistra Energy pays a meaningful dividend of 2.87%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthVistra Energy has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Vistra Energy is 26.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Vistra Energy will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.73% next year. This indicates that Vistra Energy will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Vistra Energy insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $195,800.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.49% of the stock of Vistra Energy is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions93.32% of the stock of Vistra Energy is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 2.5 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Vistra Energy are expected to decrease by -19.52% in the coming year, from $2.51 to $2.02 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Vistra Energy is 16.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.17.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Vistra Energy is 16.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 35.67.Price to Earnings Growth RatioVistra Energy has a PEG Ratio of 0.41. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVistra Energy has a P/B Ratio of 1.16. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.5Community Rank: 2.5Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 2.5 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™3.00 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Electric services Sub-IndustryN/A SectorUtilities Current SymbolNYSE:VST Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1692819 Webwww.vistraenergy.com Phone214-812-4600Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.26 Current Ratio0.99 Quick Ratio0.88Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio16.15 Forward P/E Ratio7.53 P/E Growth0.41 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.81 billion Price / Sales0.78 Cash Flow$6.00 per share Price / Cash Flow3.15 Book Value$16.33 per share Price / Book1.16Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.07 Net Income$928 million Net Margins4.98% Return on Equity8.62% Return on Assets2.56%Miscellaneous Employees5,475 Outstanding Shares488,780,000Market Cap$9.24 billion Next Earnings Date11/3/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $18.90 +0.07 (+0.37 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive VST News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for VST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Vistra Energy (NYSE:VST) Frequently Asked Questions How has Vistra Energy's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Vistra Energy's stock was trading at $17.79 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, VST stock has increased by 6.2% and is now trading at $18.90. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Vistra Energy? 11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Vistra Energy in the last year. There are currently 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Vistra Energy. When is Vistra Energy's next earnings date? Vistra Energy is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for Vistra Energy. How were Vistra Energy's earnings last quarter? Vistra Energy Corp (NYSE:VST) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.87 by $0.64. The firm earned $3.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.21 billion. Vistra Energy had a net margin of 4.98% and a return on equity of 8.62%. The business's revenue was down 1.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.61 EPS. View Vistra Energy's earnings history. How often does Vistra Energy pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vistra Energy? Vistra Energy declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.135 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $0.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.86%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. View Vistra Energy's dividend history. What price target have analysts set for VST? 11 brokerages have issued 1 year price targets for Vistra Energy's shares. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $37.00. On average, they anticipate Vistra Energy's stock price to reach $31.18 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 65.0% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Vistra Energy. Has Vistra Energy been receiving favorable news coverage? Media headlines about VST stock have been trending very positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vistra Energy earned a coverage optimism score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Vistra Energy. Are investors shorting Vistra Energy? Vistra Energy saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 11,610,000 shares, a decline of 12.3% from the July 15th total of 13,240,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 3,910,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 3.0 days. Approximately 2.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Vistra Energy's Short Interest. Who are some of Vistra Energy's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Vistra Energy include Eversource Energy (ES), CLP (CLPHY), DTE Energy (DTE), EDP-Energias de Portugal, S.A (EDPFY), Entergy (ETR), Edison International (EIX), PPL (PPL), Fortis (FTS), SSE PLC/S (SSEZY), FirstEnergy (FE), Avangrid (AGR), Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNABY), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), RED ELECTRICA C/ADR (RDEIY) and Korea Electric Power (KEP). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Vistra Energy own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vistra Energy investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Verizon Communications (VZ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), CVS Health (CVS), Walt Disney (DIS), Micron Technology (MU), QUALCOMM (QCOM), AbbVie (ABBV) and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY). Who are Vistra Energy's key executives? Vistra Energy's management team includes the following people: Mr. Curtis A. Morgan, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 58)Mr. J. William Holden III, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 58)Mr. James A. Burke, Exec. VP & COO (Age 51)Mr. Stephen J. Muscato, Chief Commercial Officer & Sr. VP of Vistra Corp. Services (Age 48)Mr. Scott A. Hudson, Sr. VP of Vistra Corp. Services (Age 55) What is Vistra Energy's stock symbol? Vistra Energy trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VST." Who are Vistra Energy's major shareholders? Vistra Energy's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (2.05%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.02%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.52%), Swiss National Bank (0.36%), MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd (0.35%) and Strs Ohio (0.29%). Company insiders that own Vistra Energy stock include Apollo Management Holdings Gp,, Arcilia Acosta, 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. Which institutional investors are selling Vistra Energy stock? VST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential PLC, First Trust Advisors LP, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Russell Investments Group Ltd., WINTON GROUP Ltd, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Mcclain Value Management LLC, and Optimal Asset Management Inc.. 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. Which institutional investors are buying Vistra Energy stock? VST stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Beach Investment Counsel Inc. PA, Strs Ohio, NN Investment Partners Holdings N.V., Victory Capital Management Inc., Swiss National Bank, and Transform Wealth LLC. Company insiders that have bought Vistra Energy stock in the last two years include Arcilia Acosta, Bruce Zimmerman, David A Campbell, James A Burke, and Scott B Helm. View insider buying and selling activity for Vistra Energy. How do I buy shares of 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. What is Vistra Energy's stock price today? One share of VST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.90. How big of a company is Vistra Energy? Vistra Energy has a market capitalization of $9.24 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. What is Vistra Energy's official website? The official website for Vistra Energy is www.vistraenergy.com. How can I contact Vistra Energy? Vistra Energy's mailing address is 6555 Sierra Drive, Irving TX, 75039. 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