Brokers Issue Forecasts for Vistra Corp.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:VST)

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Vistra in a research report issued on Sunday, April 14th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $3.83 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $3.69. The consensus estimate for Vistra’s current full-year earnings is $4.24 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Vistra’s FY2026 earnings at $6.67 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.01 EPS.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 28th. The company reported ($0.48) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by ($1.02). Vistra had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 10.10%. The company had revenue of $3.08 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.48 billion.

VST has been the subject of a number of other reports. Evercore ISI raised their target price on Vistra from $72.00 to $79.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 4th. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and issued a $78.00 target price on shares of Vistra in a research note on Monday, March 25th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their target price on Vistra from $52.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 4th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Vistra presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $63.50.

Vistra Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:VST opened at $68.65 on Wednesday. Vistra has a twelve month low of $22.67 and a twelve month high of $75.89. The firm has a market cap of $23.88 billion, a PE ratio of 19.18 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.26, a quick ratio of 1.11 and a current ratio of 1.18. The business has a fifty day moving average of $60.15 and a 200-day moving average of $44.74.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 29th. Investors of record on Wednesday, March 20th were issued a $0.215 dividend. This is a boost from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.21. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 19th. This represents a $0.86 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 24.02%.

Insider Activity at Vistra

In related news, EVP Carrie Lee Kirby sold 72,748 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.63, for a total value of $4,556,207.24. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 184,201 shares in the company, valued at $11,536,508.63. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. In related news, EVP Carrie Lee Kirby sold 72,748 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.63, for a total value of $4,556,207.24. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 184,201 shares in the company, valued at $11,536,508.63. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Stephanie Zapata Moore sold 98,020 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $58.50, for a total value of $5,734,170.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 161,888 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,470,448. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 257,285 shares of company stock worth $15,404,397 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vistra

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VST. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its position in Vistra by 17.4% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,108 shares of the company’s stock valued at $147,000 after buying an additional 312 shares during the last quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC raised its position in Vistra by 64.4% in the 4th quarter. Lindbrook Capital LLC now owns 840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in Vistra in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale raised its position in Vistra by 2.3% in the 4th quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 17,214 shares of the company’s stock valued at $662,000 after buying an additional 384 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vistra by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,090 shares of the company’s stock valued at $368,000 after buying an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

About Vistra

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia.