At the time of writing, Vistra Corp [VST] stock is trading at $117.72, up 3.12%. 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 9.12% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 42.69%, and 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 September 13, 2024, when Jefferies initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $99. Previously, Janney started tracking the stock with Buy rating on April 18, 2024, and set its price target to $82. On September 30, 2021, BofA Securities reiterated its Buy rating but maintained its price target of $23 on the stock. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to a Buy. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy but $23 remained the price target by the analyst firm on July 09, 2021. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 09, 2021, and upped its price target to $23. In a note dated July 07, 2021, Wolfe Research upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $25.
For the past year, the stock price of Vistra Corp fluctuated between $31.16 and $122.01. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $121 within the next 12 months. Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] shares were valued at $117.72 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 2.79% based on the average VST price forecast.
Analyzing the VST fundamentals
According to Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST], the company’s sales were 15.08B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 15.61% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.26% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.08%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.05. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.98.
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 114.79 points at the first support level, and at 111.87 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 120.17, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 122.63.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] has a current ratio of 0.98. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.88, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.16. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.68, the price to book ratio is 13.04 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 92.36.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Moore Stephanie Zapata, EVP and General Counsel, that happened on Aug 13 ’24 when 34714.0 shares were sold. Officer, Moore Stephanie Zapata completed a deal on Aug 13 ’24 to buy 34714.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Crutchfield Lisa bought 335.0 shares on Jun 10 ’24.
