Vistra Corp [VST] stock is trading at $168.53, up 0.30%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The VST shares have gain 22.94% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 22.24%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
On October 17, 2024, JP Morgan initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned a price target of $178 on the stock. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $231 on October 14, 2024. Jefferies initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $99 as its price target on September 13, 2024. Janney started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on April 18, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $82. In a note dated September 30, 2021, BofA Securities reiterated an Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $23.
Vistra Corp [VST] stock has fluctuated between $41.02 and $199.84 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $133.75 within the next 12 months. Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] shares were valued at $168.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -20.64% based on the average VST price forecast.
Analyzing the VST fundamentals
Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] reported sales of 15.41B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 6.34%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.91.
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 159.37 points at the first support level, and at 150.22 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 174.59, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 180.66.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Vistra Corp’s Current Ratio 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 3.72, the price to book ratio is 19.37 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 31.92.
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.
