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VST vs. CEG, NRG, NGG, EPD, ET, AEP, TRP, EXC, XEL, and VG

Should you be buying Vistra stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Vistra include Constellation Energy (CEG), NRG Energy (NRG), National Grid Transco (NGG), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), American Electric Power (AEP), TC Energy (TRP), Exelon (EXC), Xcel Energy (XEL), and Venture Global (VG).

Vistra vs. Its Competitors

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

Vistra has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Constellation Energy has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Vistra had 32 more articles in the media than Constellation Energy. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Vistra and 8 mentions for Constellation Energy. Vistra's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Constellation Energy's score of 1.05 indicating that Vistra is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vistra
31 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Constellation Energy
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Vistra currently has a consensus target price of $176.92, suggesting a potential downside of 9.95%. Constellation Energy has a consensus target price of $299.67, suggesting a potential downside of 6.80%. Given Constellation Energy's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Constellation Energy is more favorable than Vistra.

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)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
Constellation Energy
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.69

Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Constellation Energy pays an annual dividend of $1.55 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Vistra pays out 14.2% 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 raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Constellation Energy has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Vistra has a net margin of 13.40% compared to Constellation Energy's net margin of 12.33%. Vistra's return on equity of 87.33% beat Constellation Energy's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vistra13.40% 87.33% 7.58%
Constellation Energy 12.33%21.93%5.43%

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vistra$18.10B3.68$2.66B$6.3630.89
Constellation Energy$24.20B4.17$3.75B$9.4933.88

Summary

Vistra beats Constellation Energy on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VST and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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VST vs. The Competition

MetricVistraUTIL IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$66.71B$24.92B$16.52B$20.62B
Dividend Yield0.46%3.75%5.60%3.72%
P/E Ratio30.8934.3720.0827.81
Price / Sales3.683.9128.8740.78
Price / Cash12.648.8019.0522.32
Price / Book21.522.222.154.57
Net Income$2.66B$1.43B$751.09M$989.30M
7 Day Performance2.60%-1.28%-0.60%0.20%
1 Month Performance13.13%1.47%1.84%5.53%
1 Year Performance115.13%16.28%13.15%10.30%

Vistra Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VST
Vistra
3.3961 of 5 stars
$196.48
+0.4%
$176.92
-10.0%
+115.1%$66.71B$18.10B30.896,850Positive News
CEG
Constellation Energy
3.5284 of 5 stars
$318.31
+2.1%
$299.67
-5.9%
+48.1%$99.82B$23.57B33.5614,264News Coverage
Positive News
NRG
NRG Energy
4.4401 of 5 stars
$158.14
-0.2%
$151.80
-4.0%
+88.3%$30.91B$28.13B25.5015,637Positive News
NGG
National Grid Transco
3.1977 of 5 stars
$70.76
-1.3%
$80.40
+13.6%
+12.9%$69.28B$23.61B13.6231,645News Coverage
EPD
Enterprise Products Partners
4.3185 of 5 stars
$31.27
-0.8%
$36.20
+15.8%
+8.6%$67.85B$56.22B11.727,800News Coverage
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
ET
Energy Transfer
4.8979 of 5 stars
$17.72
-1.4%
$22.58
+27.5%
+7.3%$60.81B$82.67B13.4216,248Positive News
AEP
American Electric Power
4.401 of 5 stars
$103.90
+0.0%
$108.31
+4.2%
+15.8%$55.53B$19.72B20.0316,330Positive News
TRP
TC Energy
3.9866 of 5 stars
$47.35
-1.7%
$62.00
+30.9%
+21.3%$49.25B$10.05B15.636,668News Coverage
Positive News
Options Volume
EXC
Exelon
4.5167 of 5 stars
$43.03
-0.2%
$47.40
+10.2%
+23.5%$43.46B$23.03B16.0020,014Positive News
Analyst Forecast
XEL
Xcel Energy
4.585 of 5 stars
$67.56
-0.9%
$75.80
+12.2%
+26.4%$38.98B$13.44B19.8811,380Positive News
VG
Venture Global
3.5295 of 5 stars
$14.82
-4.8%
$16.77
+13.2%
N/A$35.86B$4.97B0.001,500Gap Up

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