A share price of Vistra Corp [VST] is currently trading at $56.99, up 4.57%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VST shares have gain 16.90% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 31.74%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 1, March 2024, Vistra Completes Energy Harbor Acquisition. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Combination creates leading integrated zero-carbon generation and retail electricity platform.
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 experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $21.18 and $55.98. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $29.5 within the next 12 months. Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] shares were valued at $56.99 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -48.24% based on the average VST price forecast.
Analyzing the VST fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] were 15.54B which represents -21.35% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.34% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.04, Equity is 0.27 and Total Capital is 0.11. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.54.
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 55.60 points at the first support level, and at 54.20 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 58.07, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 59.14.
Vistra Corp [VST] reported earnings per share of -$0.55 for its fiscal quarter that ended on 12/30/2023. Based on the Wall Street analysts’ estimates, the company was expected to report earnings of -$0.03/share, meaning a difference of -$0.52 and a surprise factor of -1,733.30%. By comparison, the stated earnings for the previous quarter ended on 9/29/2023 were $1.25 per share as compared to estimates of $1.57 per share, a difference of -$0.32 representing a surprise of -20.40%.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] is 1.18. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.11, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.36. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.28, the price to book ratio is 7.08 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 16.34.
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.
