After Hours
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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Utilities – Independent Power Producers industry segment. The current market capitalization of Vistra Corp is $57.27B. A total of 5.62 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 7.32M 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 dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Vistra Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.87, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.52%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.89. 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VST has a high of $199.84 and a low of $42.22.
As of this writing, VST has an earnings estimate of $0.4 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.19 per share and a lower estimate of -$1.8.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 4.77.
