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As of close of business last night, Vistra Corp’s stock clocked out at $170.87, down -1.05% from its previous closing price of $172.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.28 million shares were traded.
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 98.27 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 54.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.77 and its Current Ratio is at 0.86. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.26.
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, Goldman on April 04, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $134.
On March 05, 2025, Daiwa Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $120. BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on March 04, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $164 to $152.
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 Jun 05 ’25 when HELM SCOTT B bought 50,000 shares for $172.75 per share.
Moldovan Kristopher E. sold 45,000 shares of VST for $7,200,000 on May 27 ’25. The EVP and CFO now owns 167,154 shares after completing the transaction at $160.00 per share. On May 27 ’25, another insider, Moore Stephanie Zapata, who serves as the EVP and General Counsel of the company, sold 35,000 shares for $161.44 each. As a result, the insider received 5,650,225 and left with 88,073 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Vistra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 26.80, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.27. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.67 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 24.74.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VST has reached a high of $199.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $66.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 26.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 27.32%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 340.05M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 336.23M. Insiders hold about 0.91% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.78% stake in the company.
