Vistra Corp [VST] stock prices are down -2.81% to $161.92 at the moment. 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 13.91% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 28.94%, 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.
The stock price of Vistra Corp [VST] has been fluctuating between $34.25 and $167.60 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $130.2 within the next 12 months. Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] shares were valued at $161.92 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -19.59% based on the average VST price forecast.
Analyzing the VST fundamentals
The Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] reported sales of 15.41B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 6.34%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.32% 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 0.37 and Total Capital is 0.1. 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 157.14 points at the first support level, and at 152.35 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 167.69, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 173.45.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST]’s Current Ratio is 1.11. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.99, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 3.47, the price to book ratio is 18.61 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 30.67.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Moore Stephanie Zapata, Officer, that happened on Nov 22 ’24 when 38141.0 shares were purchased. Officer, MUSCATO STEPHEN J completed a deal on Nov 22 ’24 to buy 0.21 million shares. Meanwhile, Officer Kirby Carrie Lee bought 85000.0 shares on Nov 22 ’24.
