Market Analysts see Vistra Corp [VST] gaining to $120. Time to buy?

Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] traded at a low on Tuesday, posting a -2.32 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $131.81.

The results of the trading session contributed to over 8128135 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Vistra Corp stands at 5.13% while the volatility over the past one month is 7.48%.

The market cap for VST stock reached $44.84 billion, with 339.75 million shares outstanding and 335.93 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 8.94M shares, VST reached a trading volume of 8128135 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say 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 $184.55 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 1.44. 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.

Daiwa Securities have made an estimate for Vistra Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on March 05, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, BofA Securities dropped their target price from $164 to $152. The new note on the price target was released on March 04, 2025, representing the official price target for Vistra Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $206, while BofA Securities analysts kept a Neutral rating on VST stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Vistra Corp is set at 9.28, with the Price to Sales ratio for VST stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.31. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 14.47, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.57. Price to Free Cash Flow for VST in the course of the last twelve months was 35.61 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.85.

How has VST stock performed recently?

Vistra Corp [VST] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 5.91. With this latest performance, VST shares dropped by -7.67% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 22.18% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 92.79% 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 47.99, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 52.48, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 46.56 for Vistra Corp [VST]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 150.35, while it was recorded at 131.82 for the last single week of trading, and 121.01 for the last 200 days.

Vistra Corp [VST]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

Vistra Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.85 and a Current Ratio set at 0.96.

Earnings analysis for Vistra Corp [VST]

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. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Vistra Corp go to 7.29%.

Insider trade positions for Vistra Corp [VST]

There are presently around $86.48%, or 87.12%% 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%.