FY2025 EPS Estimates for Vistra Lifted by Seaport Res Ptn

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) – Equities research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn upped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Vistra in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, August 12th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $5.99 per share for the year, up from their prior forecast of $5.95. The consensus estimate for Vistra’s current full-year earnings is $7.00 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Vistra’s FY2027 earnings at $10.19 EPS, FY2028 earnings at $15.46 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $19.38 EPS.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.01 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by ($0.62). Vistra had a return on equity of 108.41% and a net margin of 12.90%. The firm had revenue of $4.25 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.15 billion.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Vistra from $191.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Vistra from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Vistra from $145.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 8th. Raymond James Financial began coverage on shares of Vistra in a research note on Friday, June 13th. They set a “strong-buy” rating and a $216.00 target price for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Vistra from $178.00 to $186.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 18th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $192.62.

Vistra Price Performance

Shares of NYSE VST opened at $197.19 on Friday. Vistra has a twelve month low of $72.90 and a twelve month high of $216.85. The firm has a market cap of $66.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.45, a PEG ratio of 2.27 and a beta of 1.30. The company has a 50 day moving average of $191.90 and a 200 day moving average of $157.47. The company has a quick ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.58.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 19th will be given a dividend of $0.226 per share. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 19th. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. Vistra’s payout ratio is presently 14.35%.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director John R. Sult sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $171.67, for a total transaction of $4,291,750.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 75,946 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $13,037,649.82. The trade was a 24.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Carrie Lee Kirby sold 108,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $156.98, for a total transaction of $16,953,840.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 218,239 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $34,259,158.22. The trade was a 33.10% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 294,000 shares of company stock worth $47,461,490. Company insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VST. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vistra during the 2nd quarter valued at about $28,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vistra during the 2nd quarter valued at about $29,000. City State Bank boosted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 210.0% during the 2nd quarter. City State Bank now owns 155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 19,300.0% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 194 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 65.9% during the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 85 shares during the last quarter. 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.