Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) Declares Dividend Increase – $0.23 Per Share

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, February 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 20th will be paid a dividend of 0.228 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 20th. This is a 0.4% increase from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23.

Vistra has raised its dividend by an average of 0.1%per year over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 6 years. Vistra has a payout ratio of 10.8% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Vistra to earn $6.32 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.90 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 14.2%.

Vistra Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VST traded down $2.16 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $170.34. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,395,328 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,119,106. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.31, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a current ratio of 0.99, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $162.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $182.23. Vistra has a one year low of $90.51 and a one year high of $219.82.

About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is an integrated power company that develops, owns and operates electricity generation and retail businesses in the United States. The company’s operations span wholesale power production—through a diversified fleet of thermal and lower‑carbon generation assets—and retail electricity supply to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Vistra serves organized wholesale markets and competitive retail markets, with a notable presence in Texas and other regional U.S. power markets.

Vistra’s core activities include the ownership and operation of generation facilities, the commercial dispatch and optimization of those assets into wholesale markets, and the sale of electricity and related services to end-use customers through its retail brands.