VST vs. CEG, NGG, EPD, ET, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, VG, and CQP
Should you be buying Vistra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vistra include Constellation Energy (CEG), National Grid (NGG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), Venture Global (VG), and Cheniere Energy Partners (CQP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry.
Vistra vs.
Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) and Vistra (NYSE:VST) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vistra pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Constellation Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Vistra has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Vistra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Vistra received 138 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.17% of users gave Vistra an outperform vote while only 63.37% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote.
82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.9% of Vistra shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Vistra shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Constellation Energy presently has a consensus target price of $292.86, suggesting a potential upside of 0.63%. Vistra has a consensus target price of $169.08, suggesting a potential upside of 2.66%. Given Vistra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vistra is more favorable than Constellation Energy.
Constellation Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Vistra. Vistra is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Constellation Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistra has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Constellation Energy has a net margin of 15.91% compared to Vistra's net margin of 12.51%. Vistra's return on equity of 57.63% beat Constellation Energy's return on equity.
In the previous week, Vistra had 8 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Vistra and 14 mentions for Constellation Energy. Vistra's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.96 indicating that Vistra is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Vistra beats Constellation Energy on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VST) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
