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As of close of business last night, Vistra Corp’s stock clocked out at $102.19, down -0.49% from its previous closing price of $102.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.49 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.43 million shares were traded. VST stock price reached its highest trading level at $112.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $99.91.
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 28.59 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 27.61. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.85 and its Current Ratio is at 0.96. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.12 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.82.
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 Mar 12 ’25 when Pitesa John William bought 1,500 shares for $126.75 per share. The transaction valued at 190,125 led to the insider holds 3,467 shares of the business.
BARBAS PAUL M sold 24,136 shares of VST for $2,997,428 on Mar 03 ’25. The Director now owns 51,063 shares after completing the transaction at $124.19 per share. On Mar 03 ’25, another insider, BARBAS PAUL M, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 24,135 shares for $123.79 each. As a result, the insider received 2,987,587 and left with 0 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 34760642560 and an Enterprise Value of 51922165760. As of this moment, Vistra’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.95. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.79 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.22. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.015 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.674.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VST is 1.21, which has changed by 0.4441775 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.034466684 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VST has reached a high of $199.84, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $64.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -26.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.46%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VST traded 9.53M shares on average per day over the past three months and 9734030 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 339.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 335.93M. Insiders hold about 1.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.95% stake in the company. Shares short for VST as of 1741910400 were 6973345 with a Short Ratio of 0.73, compared to 1739491200 on 6841810. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6973345 and a Short% of Float of 2.3800000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.874, VST has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.88. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0085110525The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 2.37.
