Vistra Corp [VST] stock is trading at $60.49, down -1.93%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The VST shares have gain 10.99% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 38.23%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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On 7, March 2024, Vistra Announces Expansion of its Board of Directors with the Appointment of Bill Pitesa. In a post published today on Yahoo Finance, Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced a new addition to its board of directors following the closing of the Energy Harbor acquisition. Effective today, John W. (Bill) Pitesa, a former chief nuclear officer for Duke Energy with more than 40 years in the nuclear industry, has been appointed as independent director. In addition, Vistra converted its existing Nuclear Oversight Advisory Board to a standing committee of the board, renamed the Nuclear Oversight Committee with Mr. Pitesa serving as chair.
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 $22.67 and $61.81 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 $60.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -51.23% based on the average VST price forecast.
Analyzing the VST fundamentals
Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] reported sales of 15.54B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -21.35%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.37% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.18%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.1%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.28 and Total Capital is 0.11. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.77.
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 58.05 points at the first support level, and at 55.62 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 62.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 64.56.
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
For context, Vistra Corp’s Current Ratio is 1.18. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.11, and the Cash Ratio is 0.35. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.35, the price to book ratio is 7.51 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.34.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Moore Stephanie Zapata, EVP and General Counsel, that happened on Mar 05 ’24 when 98020.0 shares were sold. EVP and General Counsel, Moore Stephanie Zapata completed a deal on Aug 14 ’23 to sell 0.11 million shares. Meanwhile, EVP and Chief Admin. Officer Kirby Carrie Lee sold 0.15 million shares on Aug 11 ’23.
