The price of Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) closed at $61.16 in the last session, up 1.59% from day before closing price of $60.20. In other words, the price has increased by $+0.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 5365100 shares were traded. VST stock price reached its highest trading level at $61.70 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.93.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VST’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.04 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.86. 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, BofA Securities on September 30, 2021, Reiterated its Buy rating and also kept its target price maintained to $23.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on July 09, 2021, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $23.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 05 ’24 when Moore Stephanie Zapata sold 98,020 shares for $58.50 per share. The transaction valued at 5,733,963 led to the insider holds 161,888 shares of the business.
Moore Stephanie Zapata sold 107,466 shares of VST for $3,247,193 on Aug 14 ’23. The EVP and General Counsel now owns 137,782 shares after completing the transaction at $30.22 per share. On Aug 11 ’23, another insider, Kirby Carrie Lee, who serves as the EVP and Chief Admin. Officer of the company, sold 149,421 shares for $30.29 each. As a result, the insider received 4,526,261 and left with 160,100 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 21.28B and an Enterprise Value of 34.95B. As of this moment, Vistra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 17.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.93. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.37 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.59. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.36 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.64.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VST has reached a high of $62.12, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $22.67. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 45.71, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 34.85.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VST traded on average about 4.34M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7.46M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 351.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 344.25M. Insiders hold about 1.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 98.77% stake in the company. Shares short for VST as of Feb 29, 2024 were 11.74M with a Short Ratio of 2.70, compared to 8.62M on Jan 31, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3.38% and a Short% of Float of 3.88%.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for VST is 0.82, which was 0.82 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 1.36%, it implies a Forward Annual Dividend Yield of 1.41%. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.51. The current Payout Ratio is 22.92% for VST, which recently paid a dividend on Mar 29, 2024 with an ex-dividend date of Mar 19, 2024. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Aug 09, 2013 when the company split stock in a 50:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 2 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.47 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.52 and a low estimate of $0.42, while EPS last year was $1.71. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.93, with high estimates of $1 and low estimates of $0.86.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.04 and $2.7 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.14. EPS for the following year is $4.13, with 5 analysts recommending between $5.24 and $2.82.
Revenue Estimates
According to 1 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $1.76B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.76B to a low estimate of $1.76B. As of the current estimate, Vistra Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.89B, an estimated decrease of -6.90% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $2.08B, a decrease of -34.80% less than the figure of -$6.90% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $2.08B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.08B.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VST’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $20.33B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $9.09B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $14.9B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $14.78B, up 0.90% from the average estimate. Based on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $15.52B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $21.33B and the low estimate is $9.13B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 4.10% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
