After Hours
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Most recently, Yahoo Finance reported about the stock as it publicized that Vistra Announces Expansion of its Board of Directors with the Appointment of Bill Pitesa.
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Stocks Info
VST belongs to the Utilities sector of the NYSE while operating in the Utilities – Independent Power Producers industry. The current market capitalization of Vistra Corp is $20.94B. A total of 5.73 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.32M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Moore Stephanie Zapata sold 98,020 shares of VST for 58.50 per share on Mar 05 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP and General Counsel now owns 161,888 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 14 ’23, Moore Stephanie Zapata sold 107,466 shares at 30.22 per share. VST shares that EVP and General Counsel owns now total 137,782.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Kirby Carrie Lee disposed of 149,421 shares on Aug 11 ’23 at a per-share price of $30.29. This resulted in the EVP and Chief Admin. Officer holding 160,100 shares of VST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Moore Stephanie Zapata sold 122,662 shares at $30.57 per share on Aug 11 ’23. Company shares held by the EVP and General Counsel now total 137,782.
Dividend
Paying dividends generates immediate cash flow for investors and indicates a positive outlook for the company. Vistra Corp pays an annual dividend of $0.82, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.36%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 17.26. VST’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/19/2024 when it declared a $0.2150 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/29/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/29/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 12/19/2023. The VST stock dividend was $0.2130 per share in cash.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VST has a high of $62.12 and a low of $22.67.
As of this writing, VST has an earnings estimate of $0.47 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 2 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.52 per share and a lower estimate of $0.42. The company reported an EPS of $1.25 in the last quarter, which was -20.40% lower than expectations of $1.57.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. VST’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.32B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $11.01B in debt and $5.84B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.06, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $8.29B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VST is Buy with a score of 5.00.
