Market Watch: Vistra Corp (VST)’s Noteworthy Drop, Closing at 154.14

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As of close of business last night, Vistra Corp’s stock clocked out at $154.14, down -4.80% from its previous closing price of $161.92. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.80 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.66 million shares were traded. VST stock price reached its highest trading level at $166.38 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $152.715.

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 54.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 70.40. 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 Nov 25 ’24 when HUDSON SCOTT A bought 115,000 shares for $164.16 per share.

Moore Stephanie Zapata bought 38,141 shares of VST for $6,176,430 on Nov 22 ’24. On Nov 22 ’24, another insider, MUSCATO STEPHEN J, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 207,100 shares for $161.34 each.

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 52442431488 and an Enterprise Value of 73048465408. As of this moment, Vistra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 29.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.19. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 17.71. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.491 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.134.

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 $34.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 19.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 71.86%.

Shares Statistics:

It appears that VST traded 7.38M shares on average per day over the past three months and 5524930 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 351.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 337.44M. Insiders hold about 0.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.34% stake in the company. Shares short for VST as of 1730332800 were 9638585 with a Short Ratio of 1.31, compared to 1727654400 on 13726865. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 9638585 and a Short% of Float of 3.26.

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 0.0053421445The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.51.

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