Investing In Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST): Why Should You?

Cody Martinez

After Hours

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.

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 $54.78B. A total of 3.76 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.66M shares.

In the most recent transaction, BURKE JAMES A sold 22,251 shares of VST for 162.05 per share on Dec 11 ’25. After the transaction, the President and CEO now owns 297,998 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 11 ’25, BURKE JAMES A bought 22,251 shares at 162.05 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Moore Stephanie Zapata disposed of 8,219 shares on Nov 24 ’25 at a per-share price of $173.35. This resulted in the EVP and General Counsel holding 79,854 shares of VST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Moore Stephanie Zapata bought 8,219 shares at $173.35 per share on Nov 24 ’25.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. Vistra Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.90, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.56%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 57.75.

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 $219.82 and a low of $90.51.

As of this writing, VST has an earnings estimate of $2.41 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $5.64 per share and a lower estimate of $0.88. The company reported an EPS of $1.14 in the last quarter

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 $8.07, 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 4.68.

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