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As of close of business last night, Vistra Corp’s stock clocked out at $139.77, down -3.83% from its previous closing price of $145.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5.18 million shares were traded. VST stock price reached its highest trading level at $143.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $136.1.
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 50.91 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 65.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 1.11. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.49 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.21.
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, JP Morgan on October 17, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $178.
On October 14, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $231.
On September 13, 2024, Jefferies started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $99.Jefferies initiated its Buy rating on September 13, 2024, with a $99 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 Dec 10 ’24 when HELM SCOTT B sold 20,000 shares for $139.77 per share. The transaction valued at 2,795,380 led to the insider holds 343,350 shares of the business.
HELM SCOTT B bought 40,000 shares of VST for $5,602,610 on Dec 10 ’24. On Nov 25 ’24, another insider, HUDSON SCOTT A, who serves as the EVP & President Vistra Retail of the company, sold 115,000 shares for $164.16 each. As a result, the insider received 18,878,250 and left with 254,932 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 47553388544 and an Enterprise Value of 68159418368. As of this moment, Vistra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.48, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.10. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.191 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.322.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VST has reached a high of $168.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.13%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 43.45%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VST traded 7.41M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4868450 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 340.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 335.11M. Insiders hold about 1.50% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 88.43% stake in the company. Shares short for VST as of 1732838400 were 8303517 with a Short Ratio of 1.12, compared to 1730332800 on 9638585. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8303517 and a Short% of Float of 2.8399997999999997.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.865, VST has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.86. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0059519713The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.49.
