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Stocks Info
Vistra Corp is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Independent Power Producers industry. The current market capitalization of Vistra Corp is $63.57B. A total of 8.96 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 5.83M 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 reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Vistra Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.87, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.47%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 35.40. 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.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VST has a high of $188.77 and a low of $39.13.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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.
