Vistra (VST) Competitors

Vistra (NYSE:VST) and Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VST or CEG?

90.9% of Vistra shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Vistra shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Constellation Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, VST or CEG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vistra	$17.22B	2.89	$1.49B	$7.05	20.72
Constellation Energy	$24.20B	3.78	$1.62B	$9.49	30.71

Does the media prefer VST or CEG?

In the previous week, Vistra had 23 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Vistra and 25 mentions for Constellation Energy. Vistra's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Constellation Energy's score of 0.82 indicating that Vistra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vistra	30 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Constellation Energy	8 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, VST or CEG?

Vistra has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VST or CEG a better dividend stock?

Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vistra pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Constellation Energy pays out 16.3% 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. Vistra has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Constellation Energy has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Vistra is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VST or CEG?

Vistra received 139 more outperform votes than Constellation Energy when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.39% of users gave Vistra an outperform vote while only 63.33% of users gave Constellation Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vistra	Outperform Votes 310 67.39%	Underperform Votes 150 32.61%
Constellation Energy	Outperform Votes 171 63.33%	Underperform Votes 99 36.67%

Is VST or CEG more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vistra	12.51%	57.63%	6.02%
Constellation Energy	15.91%	21.96%	5.26%

Do analysts recommend VST or CEG?

Vistra presently has a consensus price target of $166.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.07%. Constellation Energy has a consensus price target of $282.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.07%. Given Vistra's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vistra is more favorable than Constellation Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vistra	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.77
Constellation Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Summary

Vistra beats Constellation Energy on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.