Vistra Corp [VST] stock is trading at $48.62, up 2.10%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The VST shares have gain 7.12% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 23.94%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 23, February 2024, Vistra Declares Dividend on Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Vistra (NYSE: VST) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.215 per share of Vistra’s common stock, reflecting an estimated aggregate payment of $75 million this quarter. This represents an approximate 9% increase in the company’s quarterly common stock dividend per share from its first quarter 2023 dividend. The common dividend is payable on March 29, 2024, to common stockholders of record as of March 20, 2024. The ex-dividend date for the common dividend will be March 19, 2024.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 30, 2021, when BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating but kept the price target unchanged to $23 for it. Previously, Guggenheim upgraded its rating to Buy on July 22, 2021. On July 09, 2021, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $23 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $23 on July 09, 2021. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $25 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 07, 2021. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on April 12, 2021. In a note dated March 17, 2021, Wolfe Research downgraded an Peer Perform rating on this stock.
Vistra Corp [VST] stock has fluctuated between $21.18 and $48.09 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $29.5 within the next 12 months. Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] shares were valued at $48.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -39.33% based on the average VST price forecast.
Analyzing the VST fundamentals
Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] reported sales of 16.46B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -10.34%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at -0.03% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.24%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.51%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -1.53, Equity is -2.61 and Total Capital is -22.65. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -6.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 47.88 points at the first support level, and at 47.15 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 49.06, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 49.51.
Vistra Corp [VST] reported earnings per share of $1.25 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 9/29/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of $1.57/share, meaning a difference of -$0.32 and a surprise factor of -20.40%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 6/29/2023 were $1.17 per share as compared to estimates of $0.82 per share, a difference of $0.35 representing a surprise of 42.70%.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Vistra Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.22. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.14 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.05. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.06, the price to book ratio is 5.02 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 14.32.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Moore Stephanie Zapata, EVP and General Counsel, that happened on Aug 14 when 0.11 million shares were sold. EVP and Chief Admin. Officer, Kirby Carrie Lee completed a deal on Aug 11 to sell 0.15 million shares. Meanwhile, EVP and General Counsel Moore Stephanie Zapata sold 0.12 million shares on Aug 11.
