Research Analysts Set Expectations for Vistra Corp.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:VST)

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn raised their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vistra in a research report issued on Friday, April 26th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the company will earn $4.10 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $3.83. The consensus estimate for Vistra’s current full-year earnings is $3.57 per share.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Janney Montgomery Scott started coverage on Vistra in a research note on Thursday, April 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $82.00 target price for the company. BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on Vistra from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 4th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on Vistra from $72.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $78.00 price target on shares of Vistra in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $67.20.

Vistra Stock Up 0.3 %

NYSE VST opened at $72.70 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $63.63 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $46.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.26, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.11. Vistra has a fifty-two week low of $22.67 and a fifty-two week high of $75.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.29 billion, a PE ratio of 20.31 and a beta of 1.05.

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

Vistra Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.215 per share. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 19th. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.02%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 98,020 shares of the firm’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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 161,888 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,470,448. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Vistra news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 98,020 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 161,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,470,448. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Scott A. Hudson sold 86,517 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $59.11, for a total value of $5,114,019.87. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 254,932 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,069,030.52. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 257,285 shares of company stock valued at $15,404,397 in the last three months. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Vistra

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VST. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vistra by 19,070.8% during the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 5,566,621 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,426,000 after acquiring an additional 5,537,584 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra in the 4th quarter valued at about $77,523,000. Electron Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vistra by 468.2% in the 4th quarter. Electron Capital Partners LLC now owns 2,128,930 shares of the company’s stock valued at $82,006,000 after buying an additional 1,754,223 shares during the period. Jupiter Asset Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra in the 3rd quarter valued at about $57,218,000. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of Vistra by 509.3% in the 3rd quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,734,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $57,554,000 after buying an additional 1,449,905 shares during the period. 90.88% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.