The stock price of Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) has plunged by -2.51 when compared to previous closing price of 159.84, but the company has seen a -3.76% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-12-02 that NEE, SO, VST and EXC have well-chalked-out capital investment plans to upgrade infrastructure and provide efficient service to its customers. The decline in interest rates will reduce the capital servicing costs of these capital-intensive stocks and boost their margins.
Is It Worth Investing in Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) Right Now?
Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 29.52x compared to its average ratio. VST has 36-month beta value of 1.18. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for VST is 335.12M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.61% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VST on December 02, 2024 was 7.48M shares.
VST’s Market Performance
VST’s stock has seen a -3.76% decrease for the week, with a 24.70% rise in the past month and a 105.74% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.30%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.97% for Vistra Corp The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.60% for VST stock, with a simple moving average of 69.43% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VST
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VST stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for VST by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for VST in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $178 based on the research report published on October 17, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VST reach a price target of $231. The rating they have provided for VST stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 14th, 2024.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to VST, setting the target price at $99 in the report published on September 13th of the current year.
VST Trading at 16.68% 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 -7.61% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.97%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.30%, as shares surge +30.91% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +45.02% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VST fell by -3.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +244.68% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $146.22. In addition, Vistra Corp saw 304.54% 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 HUDSON SCOTT A, who sale 115,000 shares at the price of $164.16 back on Nov 25 ’24. After this action, HUDSON SCOTT A now owns 254,932 shares of Vistra Corp, valued at $18,878,250 using the latest closing price.
MUSCATO STEPHEN J, the EVP, Pres Wholesale Ops & Dev of Vistra Corp, sale 207,100 shares at $161.34 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that MUSCATO STEPHEN J is holding 318,287 shares at $33,413,260 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VST
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.2 for the present operating margin
- 0.34 for the gross margin
The net margin for Vistra Corp stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 37.16, with 5.83 for asset returns.
Based on Vistra Corp (VST), the company’s capital structure generated 0.74 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.26. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.86. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.59.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.57 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 2.54. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.21for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.42. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.11.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Vistra Corp (VST) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others 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.
