Stock of Vistra Corp (VST) performance and profitability takes another direction

A share price of Vistra Corp [VST] is currently trading at $154.86, up 5.61%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The VST shares have gain 8.93% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 18.78%, 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 October 17, 2024, when JP Morgan initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $178. Previously, Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock with Outperform rating on October 14, 2024, and set its price target to $231. On September 13, 2024, Jefferies initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $99 on the stock. Janney started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $82 on April 18, 2024. BofA Securities reiterated its recommendation of a Buy but $23 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 30, 2021. Guggenheim upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on July 22, 2021. In a note dated July 09, 2021, BofA Securities upgraded an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $23.

Vistra Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $34.25 and $152.64. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $130.2 within the next 12 months. Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] shares were valued at $154.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -15.92% based on the average VST price forecast.

Analyzing the VST fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] were 15.41B which represents 6.34% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.48% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.2%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.18%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.36 and Total Capital is 0.1. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.73.

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 147.01 points at the first support level, and at 139.16 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 158.83, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 162.80.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] is 1.11. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.99, and the Cash Ratio is 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.42, the price to book ratio is 17.80 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.33.

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.

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