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As a NYSE listed company, VST falls under the Utilities sector while operating within the Utilities – Independent Power Producers industry segment. The current market capitalization of Vistra Corp is $55.34B. A total of 5.2 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.42M shares.
In the most recent transaction, HUDSON SCOTT A sold 115,000 shares of VST for 164.16 per share on Nov 25 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP & President Vistra Retail now owns 254,932 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 22 ’24, MUSCATO STEPHEN J sold 207,100 shares at 161.34 per share. VST shares that EVP, Pres Wholesale Ops & Dev owns now total 318,287.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Kirby Carrie Lee disposed of 85,000 shares on Nov 22 ’24 at a per-share price of $162.28. This resulted in the EVP and Chief Admin. Officer holding 184,201 shares of VST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Moore Stephanie Zapata sold 38,141 shares at $161.94 per share on Nov 22 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP and General Counsel now total 89,033.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. Vistra Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.86, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.53%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.81. VST’s most recent ex-dividend date was 12/20/2024 when it declared a $0.2210 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/31/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 9/20/2024. The VST stock dividend was $0.2195 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VST has a high of $168.67 and a low of $34.70.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. VST’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.32B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.01B in debt and $5.84B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.70, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.29B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VST is Buy with a score of 4.92.
