Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST – Get Free Report) fell 5.1% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as $146.60 and last traded at $147.4910. 4,584,575 shares changed hands during trading, a decline of 18% from the average session volume of 5,577,553 shares. The stock had previously closed at $155.48.
Key Headlines Impacting Vistra
Here are the key news stories impacting Vistra this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and models are updating their views after new long?term contracts, acquisitions and gas repricing; fair?value models were nudged slightly higher, supporting a constructive investment case. How The Vistra (VST) Investment Story Is Shifting With Meta Contracts And Gas Repricing
- Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlights that hedging strategies and long?term nuclear PPAs are creating clearer forward earnings visibility, which reduces near?term risk and supports valuation upside. Hedging & Nuclear PPAs Create Visibility for Vistra’s Future Earnings
- Positive Sentiment: Industry pieces note Vistra has outperformed peers over the last year on clean?energy demand, earnings growth and shareholder returns, making the stock attractive to investors looking for sector exposure. Vistra Outperforms Industry in a Year: How to Play the Stock?
- Positive Sentiment: Zacks and other coverage emphasize Vistra’s exposure to data?center demand in ERCOT and the potential for a pricing inflection in 2027–2028, which supports a longer?term growth narrative. Vistra Banks on the Data Center & ERCOT Growth: The 2027-2028 Setup
- Neutral Sentiment: Vistra announced it will report Q1 2026 results on May 7; the scheduled call increases near?term event risk (earnings/guide will likely drive the next leg of price action). Vistra to Report First Quarter Results on May 7, 2026
- Neutral Sentiment: Zacks notes elevated retail/institutional search interest in VST recently — increased attention can amplify price moves but does not itself change fundamentals. Investors Heavily Search Vistra Corp. (VST): Here is What You Need to Know
- Neutral Sentiment: A valuation note points out Vistra still trades below peers despite stronger earnings visibility, so upside may depend on contract rollouts, hedging outcomes and rate/market dynamics rather than multiple expansion alone. VST Stock: Valuation and Other Factors That Could Move Shares
Analyst Ratings Changes
VST has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Bank of America dropped their price objective on Vistra from $231.00 to $218.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 12th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $241.00 target price on shares of Vistra in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. UBS Group boosted their target price on shares of Vistra from $230.00 to $233.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. Scotiabank upped their price target on shares of Vistra from $287.00 to $293.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of Vistra from $236.00 to $234.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 27th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $236.87.
Vistra Stock Up 2.4%
The stock has a market cap of $52.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 70.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.90 and a beta of 1.42. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $161.14 and a 200-day simple moving average of $174.98. The company has a quick ratio of 0.69, a current ratio of 0.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.01.
Vistra (NYSE:VST – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 26th. The company reported $2.18 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.45 by ($0.27). Vistra had a return on equity of 81.09% and a net margin of 5.32%.The business had revenue of $4.58 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.75 billion. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Vistra Corp. will post 7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Vistra Increases Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th were given a dividend of $0.228 per share. This represents a $0.91 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. This is a positive change from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 20th. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 41.94%.
Insider Activity at Vistra
In other news, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $160.31, for a total value of $1,603,100.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 114,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $18,340,906.79. This represents a 8.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. 0.92% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vistra by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 41,588,784 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,709,519,000 after acquiring an additional 390,157 shares during the period. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Vistra by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 16,660,027 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,228,880,000 after purchasing an additional 226,514 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vistra by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 8,965,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,441,112,000 after purchasing an additional 97,424 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in Vistra by 15.1% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 7,106,465 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,392,299,000 after purchasing an additional 930,912 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new position in Vistra in the 4th quarter valued at $746,729,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.88% of the company’s stock.
Vistra Company Profile
Vistra (NYSE: VST) is an integrated power company that develops, owns and operates electricity generation and retail businesses in the United States. The company’s operations span wholesale power production—through a diversified fleet of thermal and lower?carbon generation assets—and retail electricity supply to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Vistra serves organized wholesale markets and competitive retail markets, with a notable presence in Texas and other regional U.S. power markets.
Vistra’s core activities include the ownership and operation of generation facilities, the commercial dispatch and optimization of those assets into wholesale markets, and the sale of electricity and related services to end-use customers through its retail brands.
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