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After finishing at $124.11 in the prior trading day, Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) closed at $125.29, up 0.95%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 10.78 million shares were traded. VST stock price reached its highest trading level at $125.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $114.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VST by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 26.14 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 43.22. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 0.98. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.55.
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, Jefferies on September 13, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $99.
On April 18, 2024, Janney started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $82.
BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on September 30, 2021, and also maintained the target price at $23.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 13 ’24 when Moore Stephanie Zapata sold 34,714 shares for $80.37 per share. The transaction valued at 2,789,964 led to the insider holds 127,174 shares of the business.
Moore Stephanie Zapata bought 34,714 shares of VST for $2,790,081 on Aug 13 ’24. On Jun 10 ’24, another insider, Crutchfield Lisa, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 335 shares for $89.46 each. As a result, the insider paid 29,969 and bolstered with 32,186 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 43044757504 and an Enterprise Value of 62531809280. As of this moment, Vistra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 98.30, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.446 whereas that against EBITDA is 15.463.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VST has reached a high of $143.87, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $31.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 33.36%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 67.18%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 7.43M shares per day over the past 3-months and 10103010 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 351.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 340.77M. Insiders hold about 0.81% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.15% stake in the company. Shares short for VST as of 1727654400 were 13726865 with a Short Ratio of 1.85, compared to 1724976000 on 12120905. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 13726865 and a Short% of Float of 4.65.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VST’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.852, compared to 0.86 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.006864878The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.52.
