A share price of Vistra Corp [VST] is currently trading at $143.36, up 1.83%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The VST shares have gain 2.96% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -11.13%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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 $37.77 and $168.67. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $133.75 within the next 12 months. Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] shares were valued at $143.36 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -6.7% 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 0.34% 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. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 2.86.
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 141.53 points at the first support level, and at 139.71 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 144.67, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 145.99.
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 3.22, the price to book ratio is 16.47 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 27.16.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved HELM SCOTT B, Director, that happened on Dec 10 ’24 when 20000.0 shares were sold. Director, HELM SCOTT B completed a deal on Dec 10 ’24 to buy 40000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP & President Vistra Retail HUDSON SCOTT A sold 0.12 million shares on Nov 25 ’24.
