Vistra Corp [VST] is 111.10% higher this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] gained 6171713% on the last trading session, reaching $6640000.0 price per share at the time.

Vistra Corp represents 340.05 million in outstanding shares, while the company has a total market value of $63.17 billion with the latest information. VST stock price has been found in the range of $184.89 to $189.37.

If compared to the average trading volume of 6.64M shares, VST reached a trading volume of 6171713 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 $189.60 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 1.47. 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.

Raymond James have made an estimate for Vistra Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Strong Buy, with their previous recommendation back on June 13, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Goldman raised their target price to Neutral. The new note on the price target was released on April 04, 2025, representing the official price target for Vistra Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $120, while Daiwa Securities analysts kept a Neutral rating on VST stock. On March 04, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for VST shares from 164 to 152.

The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 26.95, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 1.74. Price to Free Cash Flow for VST in the course of the last twelve months was 59.21 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.77.

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 5.06. With this latest performance, VST shares gained by 20.33% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 40.09% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 35.03% in the past year of trading.

Vistra Corp [VST]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis

Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Vistra Corp [VST] shares currently have an operating margin of 34.85% and a Gross Margin at 41.84%. Vistra Corp’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 10.27%.

Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 6.35%, with Return on Assets sitting at 6.35%.

Vistra Corp [VST]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis

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 10.22%.

An analysis of Institutional ownership at Vistra Corp [VST]

There are presently around $82.39%, or 82.96% 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 12.4403%. 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 7.7689%.

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