Analytical Overview: Vistra Corp (VST)’s Ratios Tell a Financial Story

Ulysses Smith

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As of close of business last night, Vistra Corp’s stock clocked out at $204.05, down -2.47% from its previous closing price of $209.21. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.39 million shares were traded. VST stock price reached its highest trading level at $211.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $203.15.

Ratios:

To gain a deeper understanding of VST’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 141.38 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 175.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.80 and its Current Ratio is at 0.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.74 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.28.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Melius on August 20, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $295.

On June 13, 2025, Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Strong Buy rating and target price of $216. On April 04, 2025, Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $134.Goldman initiated its Neutral rating on April 04, 2025, with a $134 target price.

Insider Transactions:

Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 11 ’25 when BURKE JAMES A bought 43,074 shares for $208.75 per share.

BURKE JAMES A bought 19,592 shares of VST for $3,933,636 on Sep 10 ’25. On Jun 17 ’25, another insider, Moldovan Kristopher E., who serves as the EVP and CFO of the company, sold 34,944 shares for $180.00 each. As a result, the insider received 6,289,920 and left with 167,154 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VST now has a Market Capitalization of 70884524032 and an Enterprise Value of 90969595904. As of this moment, Vistra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.87. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 29.48. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.915 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.63.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for VST is 1.35, which has changed by 1.385155 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17089343 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VST has reached a high of $216.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $75.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.04%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.95%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that VST traded 4.69M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4511700 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 339.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 335.17M. Insiders hold about 1.08% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.85% stake in the company. Shares short for VST as of 1756425600 were 7396196 with a Short Ratio of 1.58, compared to 1753920000 on 7579482. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7396196 and a Short% of Float of 2.53.

Dividends & Splits

With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.89, VST has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.89. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0042540985The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.19.

Earnings Estimates

Currently, 6.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Vistra Corp (VST) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.82, with high estimates of $3.02 and low estimates of $0.59.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $8.12 and $3.12 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.24. EPS for the following year is $8.46, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $10.43 and $7.13.

Revenue Estimates

In the current quarter, 3 analysts expect revenue to total $6.62B. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.77B to a low estimate of $5.56B. As of the current estimate, Vistra Corp’s year-ago sales were $6.29BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.53B. There is a high estimate of $5.91B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.99B.

A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $23.27B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $18.64B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $20.4B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $17.22BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.01B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $26.87B and the low estimate is $19.98B.

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