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VST Stock Chart & Stats
$163.46
-$7.38(-4.52%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$163.46
-$7.38(-4.52%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$132.66 - $219.82
Previous CloseN/A
Volume2.36M
Average Volume (3M)4.10M
Market Cap
$51.44B
Enterprise Value$73.12K
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$671.00M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$19.91B
Price to Earnings (P/E)25.6
Beta1.82
Next Earnings
Aug 07, 2026EPS Estimate
2.05Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield0.56%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)6.06
Shares Outstanding337,182,460
10 Day Avg. Volume3,752,924
30 Day Avg. Volume4,101,818
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.06
Price to Book (P/B)10.73
Price to Sales (P/S)3.23
P/FCF Ratio424.96
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$225.50Price Target Upside37.95% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering13
EPS Forecast (FY)9.25
Revenue Forecast (FY)$23.35B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Operating Cash GenerationSustained high operating cash flow provides durable internal funding for maintenance, growth and capital returns. Strong OCF supports planned M&A and buybacks without immediate refinancing, improving resilience across commodity cycles and enabling multi-year capital allocation plans.
Fleet Availability & ReliabilityConsistently high commercial availability materially raises merchant and capacity earnings potential. Reliable thermal and nuclear operations reduce outage risk, improve dispatchability and hedging effectiveness, and sustain long-term generation margins in competitive markets.
Contracted Growth And Strategic M&AA sizeable pipeline and bolt-on acquisition deepen contracted revenue and geographic scale, improving cash-flow visibility. Fixed multi-year PPAs and targeted organic builds shift the mix toward contracted returns, supporting durable earnings growth and higher asset utilization through 2028.
Bears Say
High Financial LeverageElevated leverage increases exposure to commodity and demand cycles and raises interest and covenant risk. High debt limits flexibility for opportunistic investment or larger buybacks if cash flows weaken, making balance-sheet management a persistent, structural constraint on capital allocation.
Volatile Free Cash Flow ConversionUneven FCF conversion undermines predictability of shareholder returns and reinvestment capacity. Working-capital swings, timing of project spending and one-off items can compress distributable cash despite strong operating profits, creating a recurring execution and liquidity sensitivity risk.
Regulatory & Interconnection UncertaintyRegulatory changes and opaque interconnection processes can delay project energization, alter capacity revenues or reshape procurement rules. Such structural market risks can shift expected cash flows and contract timing for years, complicating long-term project economics and returns.
Vistra Corp News
VST FAQ
What was Vistra Corp.’s price range in the past 12 months?
Vistra Corp. lowest stock price was $132.66 and its highest was $219.82 in the past 12 months.
What is Vistra Corp.’s market cap?
Vistra Corp.’s market cap is $51.44B.
When is Vistra Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date?
Vistra Corp.’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 07, 2026 which is in 19 days.
How were Vistra Corp.’s earnings last quarter?
Vistra Corp. released its earnings results on May 07, 2026. The company reported $2.163 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.322 by $0.841.
Is Vistra Corp. overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Vistra Corp.’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Vistra Corp. pay dividends?
Vistra Corp. pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.229 which represents an annual dividend yield of 0.56%. See more information on Vistra Corp. dividends here
What is Vistra Corp.’s EPS estimate?
Vistra Corp.’s EPS estimate is 2.05.
How many shares outstanding does Vistra Corp. have?
Vistra Corp. has 337,182,460 shares outstanding.
What happened to Vistra Corp.’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Vistra Corp. reported an EPS of $2.163 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $1.322. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -2.742%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Vistra Corp.?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in VST
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Vistra Corp Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Strong Buy
Average Price Target:
$225.50 (37.95% Upside)
$225.50 (37.95% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
VST Sentiment 70%
Sector Average 69%
Sector Average 69%
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 3.0M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $1.6M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▼ 0.4%
Last 30 Days ▲ 4.5%
Last 30 Days ▲ 4.5%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Negative
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
-14.14%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
43.22%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
8.06%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Vistra Corp.
Vistra Corp., along with its various holdings, functions as a unified entity primarily engaged in retail electricity supply and power generation. The company organizes its operations across six distinct segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It directly provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial clients throughout 20 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Beyond its retail endeavors, Vistra also participates in generating electricity, facilitating wholesale energy transactions, managing commodity-related risks, producing fuel, and overseeing fuel logistics. With approximately 4.3 million customers, Vistra commands an impressive generation capacity of about 38,700 megawatts. This capacity is sustained by a diverse portfolio of facilities, including those powered by natural gas, nuclear energy, coal, solar, and advanced battery energy storage systems. The enterprise, initially known as Vistra Energy Corp., adopted its current name, Vistra Corp., in July 2020. Tracing its origins back to 1882, Vistra Corp. maintains its corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas.
VST Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$225.50
▲(37.95% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
0.89% Insiders
27.67% Mutual Funds
0.51% Other Institutional Investors
44.77% Public Companies and Individual Investors