Seaport Res Ptn Issues Positive Outlook for Vistra Earnings

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) – Investment analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vistra in a report issued on Monday, April 28th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the company will earn $5.85 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.84. The consensus estimate for Vistra’s current full-year earnings is $7.00 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Vistra’s FY2026 earnings at $8.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.59 EPS.

VST has been the topic of several other reports. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Vistra in a report on Friday, April 4th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $134.00 price target on the stock. Daiwa Capital Markets began coverage on Vistra in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $120.00 price target for the company. Daiwa America raised shares of Vistra to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Vistra from $151.00 to $191.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 22nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Vistra from $203.00 to $186.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $166.17.

Vistra Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VST opened at $137.28 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $46.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.61, a PEG ratio of 1.12 and a beta of 1.21. Vistra has a 12 month low of $66.50 and a 12 month high of $199.84. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $120.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $140.76. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.68.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 30th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be given a dividend of $0.225 per share. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. Vistra’s payout ratio is presently 12.62%.

Insider Activity at Vistra

In other Vistra news, Director Paul M. Barbas sold 24,136 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.19, for a total value of $2,997,449.84. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 51,063 shares in the company, valued at $6,341,513.97. The trade was a 32.10 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director John William Pitesa purchased 1,500 shares of Vistra stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $126.75 per share, for a total transaction of $190,125.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 3,467 shares in the company, valued at approximately $439,442.25. This trade represents a 76.26 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 1.42% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Vistra

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VST. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Vistra during the 4th quarter worth $409,087,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its position in shares of Vistra by 63.6% in the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 6,260,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $863,116,000 after purchasing an additional 2,433,732 shares during the period. Capital International Investors acquired a new position in shares of Vistra in the 4th quarter valued at $286,414,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vistra in the fourth quarter valued at about $237,441,000. Finally, Appaloosa LP lifted its position in Vistra by 112.5% during the 4th quarter. Appaloosa LP now owns 2,700,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,249,000 after acquiring an additional 1,429,612 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

About Vistra

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.