Recent Performance of Vistra Corp (VST) Stock: A Closer Look

A share price of Vistra Corp [VST] is currently trading at $79.22, up 14.81%. 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 9.15% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.30%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on April 18, 2024, when Janney initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $82. Previously, BofA Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating on September 30, 2021, and kept the price target unchanged to $23. On July 22, 2021, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $23 on July 09, 2021. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and raised its price target to $23 on July 09, 2021. Wolfe Research upgraded its rating to Outperform for this stock on July 07, 2021, but kept the price target unchanged to $25. In a note dated April 12, 2021, BofA Securities downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock.

Vistra Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $27.54 and $107.24. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $110.5 within the next 12 months. Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] shares were valued at $79.22 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 39.48% based on the average VST price forecast.

Analyzing the VST fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] were 14.58B which represents -25.64% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.29% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.09%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.06%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.85.

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 76.64 points at the first support level, and at 74.06 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 82.34, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 85.46.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] is 1.07. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.96, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.89, the price to book ratio is 8.69 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 51.37.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Crutchfield Lisa, Director, that happened on Jun 10 ’24 when 335.0 shares were purchased. EVP and Chief Admin. Officer, Kirby Carrie Lee completed a deal on Mar 14 ’24 to sell 72748.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & President Vistra Retail HUDSON SCOTT A sold 86517.0 shares on Mar 12 ’24.

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