Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 3.12 compared to its previous closing price of 114.16. However, the company has seen a gain of 9.12% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2024-09-29 that Strong ongoing growth in electricity demand from data centers and AI applications encourages a positive outlook for electricity generators. Recent deals with Microsoft and a nuclear power generator imply that the pricing of nuclear-powered energy for data centers has upside potential.
Is It Worth Investing in Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) Right Now?
Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.36x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for VST is 1.11. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for VST is 340.72M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.00% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VST on September 30, 2024 was 6.94M shares.
VST’s Market Performance
The stock of Vistra Corp (VST) has seen a 9.12% increase in the past week, with a 42.69% rise in the past month, and a 36.92% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.83%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.31% for VST. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 30.89% for VST’s stock, with a simple moving average of 67.99% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VST stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for VST by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VST in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $99 based on the research report published on September 13, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Janney, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VST reach a price target of $82. The rating they have provided for VST stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 18th, 2024.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to VST, setting the target price at $23 in the report published on September 30th of the previous year.
VST Trading at 42.47% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VST to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.52% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.31%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.83%, as shares surge +39.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +53.78% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VST rose by +9.12%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +219.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $91.59. In addition, Vistra Corp saw 205.61% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VST starting from Moore Stephanie Zapata, who sale 34,714 shares at the price of $80.37 back on Aug 13 ’24. After this action, Moore Stephanie Zapata now owns 127,174 shares of Vistra Corp, valued at $2,789,964 using the latest closing price.
Moore Stephanie Zapata, the Officer of Vistra Corp, proposed sale 34,714 shares at $80.37 during a trade that took place back on Aug 13 ’24, which means that Moore Stephanie Zapata is holding shares at $2,790,081 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.1 for the present operating margin
- 0.26 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vistra Corp stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 11.83, with 1.86 for asset returns.
Based on Vistra Corp (VST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.98. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.54 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.46. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.08. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.47for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.98.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Vistra Corp (VST) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
