Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for Vistra

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) – Equities researchers at Seaport Res Ptn dropped their FY2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Vistra in a research report issued to clients and investors on Sunday, November 2nd. Seaport Res Ptn analyst A. Storozynski now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $9.58 for the year, down from their previous estimate of $9.86. The consensus estimate for Vistra’s current full-year earnings is $7.00 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Vistra’s FY2027 earnings at $11.22 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Melius Research raised Vistra to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 20th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Vistra from $207.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, July 25th. Daiwa America raised Vistra from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Vistra from $179.00 to $203.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Cowen assumed coverage on Vistra in a research note on Wednesday, October 15th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Vistra presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $229.93.

Vistra Stock Down 3.8%

Shares of Vistra stock opened at $185.61 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 6.58. Vistra has a 12 month low of $90.51 and a 12 month high of $219.82. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $199.36 and a 200 day simple moving average of $183.66. The stock has a market cap of $62.89 billion, a PE ratio of 29.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 1.30.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $1.01 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.63 by ($0.62). Vistra had a return on equity of 108.41% and a net margin of 12.90%.The company had revenue of $4.25 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.15 billion.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vistra

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Salomon & Ludwin LLC acquired a new position in Vistra during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Quent Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vistra during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vistra during the second quarter worth approximately $28,000. Archer Investment Corp increased its position in Vistra by 2,700.0% during the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 140 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anfield Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vistra during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.88% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Vistra

In related news, CEO James A. Burke sold 9,641 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.30, for a total transaction of $1,853,964.30. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 298,967 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,491,354.10. This represents a 3.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders sold a total of 723,910 shares of company stock worth $148,086,569 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.42% of the company’s stock.

Vistra Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Monday, December 22nd will be issued a dividend of $0.227 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 22nd. This is a boost from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23. This represents a $0.91 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. Vistra’s dividend payout ratio is currently 14.35%.

Vistra Company Profile

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia.