Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] loss -0.88% or -1.12 points to close at $126.66 with a heavy trading volume of 4657090 shares.
The daily chart for VST points out that the company has recorded 67.01% gains over the past six months.
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If we look at the average trading volume of 7.40M shares, VST reached to a volume of 4657090 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Vistra Corp [VST]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for VST shares is $154.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on VST stock is a recommendation set at 1.40. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
JP Morgan have made an estimate for Vistra Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on October 17, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Exane BNP Paribas raised their target price to Outperform. The new note on the price target was released on October 14, 2024, representing the official price target for Vistra Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $99, while Jefferies analysts kept a Buy rating on VST stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Vistra Corp is set at 6.25, with the Price to Sales ratio for VST stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.89. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 14.03, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.79. Price to Free Cash Flow for VST in the course of the last twelve months was 43.69 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.88.
Trading performance analysis for VST stock
Vistra Corp [VST] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 1.30. With this latest performance, VST shares gained by 6.85% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 67.01% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 295.57% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for VST stock in for the last two-week period is set at 56.45, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 52.55, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 58.61 for Vistra Corp [VST]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 106.20, while it was recorded at 126.03 for the last single week of trading, and 80.32 for the last 200 days.
Vistra Corp [VST]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Vistra Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.88 and a Current Ratio set at 0.98.
Vistra Corp [VST]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Vistra Corp posted 1.25/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 1.57/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.32. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for VST.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Vistra Corp [VST]
There are presently around $91.43%, or 92.02%% of VST stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of VST stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 43.17 million shares, which is approximately 12.3719%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 27.16 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.34 billion in VST stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$2.32 billion in VST stock with ownership which is approximately 7.7262%.
