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Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Utilities – Independent Power Producers industry segment, falling under the Utilities sector. The current market capitalization of Vistra Corp is $58.01B. A total of 7.47 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.88M shares.
In the most recent transaction, HELM SCOTT B sold 20,000 shares of VST for 139.77 per share on Dec 10 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 343,350 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 10 ’24, HELM SCOTT B bought 40,000 shares at 140.07 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, HUDSON SCOTT A disposed of 115,000 shares on Nov 25 ’24 at a per-share price of $164.16. This resulted in the EVP & President Vistra Retail holding 254,932 shares of VST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, MUSCATO STEPHEN J sold 207,100 shares at $161.34 per share on Nov 22 ’24. Company shares held by the EVP, Pres Wholesale Ops & Dev now total 318,287.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Vistra Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.87, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.51%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.30. VST’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.71% when it declared a $0.2210 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/20/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/20/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 1.11%. The VST stock dividend was $0.2195 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VST has a high of $169.19 and a low of $38.95.
As of this writing, VST has an earnings estimate of $0.11 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 3.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.08 per share and a lower estimate of -$1.8.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its 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.
