Vistra Corp [VST] stock prices are up 1.47% to $126.29 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 16.41% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -23.76%, 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 March 05, 2025, when Daiwa Securities initiated its Neutral rating and assigned the stock a price target of $120. Previously, BofA Securities upgraded its rating to Buy on March 04, 2025, and dropped its price target to $152. JP Morgan initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $178 as its price target on October 17, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on October 14, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $231. In a note dated September 13, 2024, Jefferies initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $99 on this stock.
The stock price of Vistra Corp [VST] has been fluctuating between $60.73 and $199.84 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $131 within the next 12 months. Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] shares were valued at $126.29 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.73% based on the average VST price forecast.
Analyzing the VST fundamentals
The Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] reported sales of 19.38B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 117.04%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.44% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.2%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.48 and Total Capital is 0.14. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of3.12.
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 123.18 points at the first support level, and at 120.07 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 129.62, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 132.95.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST]’s Current Ratio is 0.96. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.85, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.14. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.22, the price to book ratio is 13.87 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 17.87.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Pitesa John William, Director, that happened on Mar 12 ’25 when 1500.0 shares were purchased. Director, BARBAS PAUL M completed a deal on Mar 03 ’25 to sell 24136.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director BARBAS PAUL M sold 24135.0 shares on Mar 03 ’25.
