Brokers Issue Forecasts for Vistra Corp.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:VST)

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) – Seaport Res Ptn boosted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Vistra in a research report issued on Sunday, April 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $3.83 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $3.69. The consensus estimate for Vistra’s current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Vistra’s FY2026 earnings at $6.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.01 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Vistra from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, March 4th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Vistra from $72.00 to $79.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, April 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $78.00 price target on shares of Vistra in a report on Monday, March 25th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $63.50.

Vistra Stock Up 1.6 %

Shares of NYSE:VST opened at $68.65 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $23.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.18 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a quick ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.26. Vistra has a 12-month low of $22.67 and a 12-month high of $75.89. The business’s 50 day moving average is $60.15 and its 200 day moving average is $44.74.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 28th. The company reported ($0.48) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($1.02). The company had revenue of $3.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.48 billion. Vistra had a net margin of 10.10% and a return on equity of 20.05%.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 20th were paid a $0.215 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 19th. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.25%. Vistra’s payout ratio is presently 24.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Vistra

In other Vistra news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 98,020 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.50, for a total value of $5,734,170.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 161,888 shares in the company, valued at $9,470,448. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. In related news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 98,020 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.50, for a total transaction of $5,734,170.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 161,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,470,448. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Carrie Lee Kirby sold 72,748 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.63, for a total value of $4,556,207.24. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 184,201 shares in the company, valued at $11,536,508.63. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 257,285 shares of company stock worth $15,404,397 over the last ninety days. 1.42% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vistra

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VST. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vistra in the 3rd quarter worth about $26,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in shares of Vistra in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 160.7% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 717 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp purchased a new position in shares of Vistra in the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in shares of Vistra in the 2nd quarter worth about $29,000. 90.88% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vistra Company Profile

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia.