What is Scotiabank’s Forecast for Vistra FY2025 Earnings?

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) – Investment analysts at Scotiabank issued their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Vistra in a research note issued on Wednesday, September 24th. Scotiabank analyst A. Weisel anticipates that the company will post earnings of $7.11 per share for the year. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $256.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Vistra’s current full-year earnings is $7.00 per share. Scotiabank also issued estimates for Vistra’s FY2026 earnings at $8.46 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also weighed in on VST. BMO Capital Markets increased their target price on Vistra from $191.00 to $229.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Melius Research raised Vistra to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Vistra from $207.00 to $223.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday. Daiwa Capital Markets upgraded Vistra from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $250.00 price target for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Vistra from $179.00 to $203.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vistra currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $218.20.

Vistra Trading Up 2.8%

NYSE:VST opened at $207.27 on Monday. Vistra has a 1-year low of $90.51 and a 1-year high of $219.82. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $199.88 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $168.07. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.58. The firm has a market capitalization of $70.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.06, a PEG ratio of 3.14 and a beta of 1.34.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vistra

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Banque Transatlantique SA grew its stake in shares of Vistra by 132.0% in the first quarter. Banque Transatlantique SA now owns 232 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. HM Payson & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vistra by 275.4% in the first quarter. HM Payson & Co. now owns 229 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 168 shares in the last quarter. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Anfield Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vistra in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, City State Bank lifted its position in shares of Vistra by 210.0% in the second quarter. City State Bank now owns 155 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. 90.88% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Vistra news, CEO James A. Burke sold 43,074 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $208.75, for a total transaction of $8,991,697.50. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 217,025 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $45,303,968.75. The trade was a 16.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders sold 276,319 shares of company stock worth $57,544,816 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 19th will be issued a dividend of $0.226 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 19th. This is a boost from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.90 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio is 14.35%.

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.