Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] closed the trading session at $200.85 on 2025-08-06. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $199.208, while the highest price level was $208.33.
The stocks have a year to date performance of 177.30 percent and weekly performance of -2.99 percent. The stock has been moved at 19.32 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 5.61 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 38.71 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 5.47M shares, VST reached to a volume of 7337039 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to 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 $200.15 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 1.55. 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 29.08, 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 63.88 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.77.
VST stock trade performance evaluation
Vistra Corp [VST] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.99. With this latest performance, VST shares gained by 5.61% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 19.32% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 45.68% 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 54.67, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 8.94, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 8.27 for Vistra Corp [VST]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 186.12, while it was recorded at 208.22 for the last single week of trading, and 152.84 for the last 200 days.
Vistra Corp [VST]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
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%.
Vistra Corp (VST) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Vistra Corp. ( VST), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 46.29%, highlighting impressive shareholder gains. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 6.35%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Vistra Corp’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 10.87%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Vistra Corp (VST) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Vistra Corp’s (VST) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 3.67%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Vistra Corp (VST) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, Vistra Corp. (VST) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $325547.45 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 0.86% and a Quick Ratio of 0.77%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Vistra Corp [VST] stock
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 10.89%.
Vistra Corp [VST]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $82.11%, or 82.68%% 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%.
