In the latest trading session, 4.58 million Vistra Corp (NYSE:VST) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.22. With the company’s most recent per share price at $129.93 changed hands at -$12.83 or -8.99% at last look, the market valuation stands at $44.21B. VST’s current price is a discount, trading about -53.81% off its 52-week high of $199.84. The share price had its 52-week low at $48.22, which suggests the last value was 62.89% up since then.
Analysts gave the Vistra Corp (VST) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 1.61. If we narrow down to specifics, the data shows that 0 out of 6 analysts rate the stock as a Sell, with a further 0 assigning it an Overweight rating. Of the remaining, 0 recommended VST as a Hold, 6 felt it is a Buy and 0 rated the stock as Underweight. Vistra Corp’s EPS for the current quarter is expected to be 1.45.
Vistra Corp (NYSE:VST) trade information
Instantly VST was in red as seen in intraday trades today. With action -23.25%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date downside of -5.76%, with the 5-day performance at -23.25% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, Vistra Corp (NYSE:VST) is -32.01% down.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 134.5, meaning bulls need an upside of 3.4% from its recent market value. According to analyst projections, VST’s forecast low is 125 with 141 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -8.52% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to tank 3.79% for it to hit the projected low.
Vistra Corp (VST) estimates and forecasts
Year-over-year growth is forecast to reach 16.07% up from the last financial year.
Consensus estimates given by 3 financial analysts project the company’s revenue in the current quarter to hit an average of 3.91B. 2 analysts are of the opinion that Vistra Corp’s revenue for the current quarter will be 4.28B. The company’s revenue for the corresponding quarters a year ago was 3.08B and 3.05B respectively. According to analysts, the company will likely register a growth in its current quarter sales, forecast at 27.13%. The estimates for the next quarter sales put growth at 40.22%.
The 2025 estimates are for Vistra Corp earnings to increase by 59.69%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 31.47% per year.
VST Dividends
Vistra Corp is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in March. The 0.67% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 0.87. It is important to note, however, that the 0.67% dividend yield ratio should serve as a guide only, as you should also take into consideration many other aspects of a company’s operations and fundamentals before making any investment decision.
Vistra Corp (NYSE:VST)’s Major holders
BLACKROCK INC. holds the second largest percentage of outstanding shares, with 7.7832% or 27.16 million shares worth $2.34 billion as of 2024-06-30.
Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Sep 30, 2024 were Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard 500 Index Fund. With 10.93 shares estimated at $1.46 billion under it, the former controlled 3.21% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, Vanguard 500 Index Fund held about 2.64% of the shares, roughly 9.0 shares worth around $1.2 billion.
