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VST

Vistra Corp.

VST

NYSE·Utilities·Independent Power Producers·Mkt cap $51.6B

$151.05

-1.38%

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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.

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52-Week Range

$132.66 - $219.82

P/E

25.13

Fwd P/E

17.22

Beta

1.41

Div Yield

0.59%

Avg Vol

4.6M

Shares Out

337.2M

Mkt Cap

$51.6B

Price action

Price chart

Down 18.1% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Diversified Generation Portfolio
  • Extensive Geographic Coverage
  • Integrated Retail and Generation Model
  • Advanced Grid Flexibility

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Strong growth ahead

Renewable Energy Transition

Value

Undervalued - trading well below Nuclear & SMR peers

Momentum

Stable

+1.3% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Solid business

Dividend

Modest

0.59% yield

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 7, 2026

Reported EPS of $2.87 vs $1.32 consensus (+117.4% surprise). Revenue of $5.6B vs $5.2B expected (+8.1%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +117.4%
Rev beat +8.1%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+117.4%

Next: May 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

+117%

+85%

+15%

-10%

-68%

-10%

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Q3 24

Q4 24

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Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

$3.7B

$5.5B

$7.4B

$5.2B

$4.3B

$5.0B

$2.3B

$4.7B

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

20.3%

Operating

11.3%

Profit

22.1%

Wall Street consensus

11 analysts · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

11

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$208.00

+37.7% vs $151.05

Low $190.00
Median $208.00
High $212.00

Latest: Morgan Stanley · Jun 24, 2026

3 analysts covering

vs Industry

How VST stacks vs Independent Power Producers

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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