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After finishing at $65.66 in the prior trading day, Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) closed at $66.72, up 1.61%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.51 million shares were traded. VST stock price reached its highest trading level at $68.005 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $65.32.
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 6.58 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.58. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.77 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.33.
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, Janney on April 18, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $82.
On September 30, 2021, BofA Securities reiterated its Buy ratingand also kept the price unchanged to $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 Mar 14 ’24 when Kirby Carrie Lee sold 72,748 shares for $62.63 per share. The transaction valued at 4,555,850 led to the insider holds 184,201 shares of the business.
HUDSON SCOTT A sold 86,517 shares of VST for $5,114,411 on Mar 12 ’24. The EVP & President Vistra Retail now owns 254,932 shares after completing the transaction at $59.11 per share. On Mar 05 ’24, another insider, Moore Stephanie Zapata, who serves as the EVP and General Counsel of the company, sold 98,020 shares for $58.50 each. As a result, the insider received 5,733,963 and left with 161,888 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 23274938368 and an Enterprise Value of 36904894464. As of this moment, Vistra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 19.13, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.56. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.49 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.497 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.957.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VST is 1.07, which has changed by 1.8573875 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.23061275 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VST has reached a high of $75.89, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 64.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 5.52M shares per day over the past 3-months and 5893220 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 344.15M. Insiders hold about 1.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.17% stake in the company. Shares short for VST as of 1711584000 were 12117058 with a Short Ratio of 2.19, compared to 1709164800 on 11741774. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 12117058 and a Short% of Float of 4.03.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VST’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.821, compared to 0.84 this year. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.52.
Earnings Estimates
Vistra Corp (VST) is currently under the scrutiny of 4 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.59 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.05 and a low estimate of $-0.17, while EPS last year was $1.71. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.46, with high estimates of $1 and low estimates of $-0.94.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.04 and $2.36 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.08. EPS for the following year is $4.54, with 7 analysts recommending between $5.64 and $3.54.
Revenue Estimates
2 analysts predict $2.59B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.43B to a low estimate of $1.76B. As of the current estimate, Vistra Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.89B, an estimated increase of 37.20% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 2 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.38B, a decrease of -25.30% less than the figure of $37.20% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $2.68B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.08B.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $20.32B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.49B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.78B, down -2.00% from the average estimate. Based on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.45B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.42B and the low estimate is $9.13B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 6.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
