In the latest trading session,, 0.74 million Vistra Corp (NYSE:VST) shares changed hands as the company’s beta touched 1.23. With the company’s most recent per share price at $154.27 changed hands at -$2.76 or -1.76% at last look, the market valuation stands at $52.35B. VST’s current price is a discount, trading about -29.54% off its 52-week high of $199.84. The share price had its 52-week low at $66.50, which suggests the last value was 56.89% up since then.
Analysts gave the Vistra Corp (VST) stock a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, calculated at a mean rating of 1.50. 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 (NYSE:VST) trade information
Instantly VST was in red as seen in intraday trades today. With action -0.29%, the performance over the past five days has been red. The company’s shares are showing year-to-date upside of 11.89%, with the 5-day performance at -0.29% in the red. However, in the 30-day time frame, Vistra Corp (NYSE:VST) is 36.97% up.
The consensus price target for the stock as assigned by Wall Street analysts is 134, meaning bulls need a downside of -15.13% from its recent market value. According to analyst projections, VST’s forecast low is 120 with 192 as the target high. To hit the forecast high, the stock’s price needs a -24.46% plunge from its current level, while the stock would need to tank 22.21% for it to hit the projected low.
Looking at the company’s year-on-year earnings, data shows that the past 5-year has an earnings growth rate of 30.39%. The 2025 estimates are for Vistra Corp earnings to decrease by -8.28%, but the outlook for the next 5-year period is at 8.37% per year.
VST Dividends
Vistra Corp is expected to release its next quarterly earnings report in June. The 0.57% annual yield figure for the share gives it an annual dividend of 0.88. It is important to note, however, that the 0.57% 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.
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Among Mutual Funds, the top two as of Dec 31, 2024 were VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund . With 10.66 shares estimated at $1.64 billion under it, the former controlled 3.14% of total outstanding shares. On the other hand, VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 Index Fund held about 2.71% of the shares, roughly 9.21 shares worth around $1.42 billion.
