VST · Vistra Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $49.74B |
| P/E | 21.81 |
| Float | 334.1M |
| Beta | 1.38 |
| Volatility | 34.5% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 65 |
| Price | 148.22 |
| Change | +2.77% |
| Prev Close | 144.22 |
| Open | 145.00 |
| Day Low | 142.81 |
| Day High | 148.78 |
| Avg Vol | 4 |
| Avg $ Vol | $587.6M |
| 52W High | 219.82 |
| 52W Low | 132.66 |
| 52W Pos | 17.9% |
| From High | −32.57% |
| From Low | +11.73% |
| Max DD 1Y | −38.18% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | +4.79% |
| SMA 50 | −1.19% |
| SMA 200 | −6.13% |
| RSI (14) | 50.9 |
| Vol 30D | 46.3% |
| Vol 90D | 45.6% |
| 1Y Range | 133–220 |
| Daily bars | 506 |
| Perf Week | +3.15% |
| Perf Month | +2.59% |
| Perf Quarter | −6.17% |
| Perf Half Y | −13.85% |
| Perf Year | −23.34% |
| Perf YTD | −10.29% |
| Prev Day | +2.77% |
| Clavix | C+ |
| Debt / Eq | 4.10 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.78 |
| Int Cover | 3.9× |
| FCF Margin | 5.4% |
| Rev Growth | +17.7% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Very High |
| Sector rank | 30 / 33 |
What VST does
Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company in the United States.
The company operates through five segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, and Asset Closure. The company retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia.
It is also involved in electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel procurement, and fuel logistics management activities.
In addition, the company engages in decommissioning and reclamation of retired generation facilities, including mines, and battery removal and remediation activities.
It serves approximately 5 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 44,000 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities.
The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020.
Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayVST grades C+, 65 of 100. Steadiest on News Sentiment (60), most exposed on Macro Resilience (49, fragile). 0 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Utilities median. Ranks 30 of 33 in Utilities by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| VST | Utilities median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Volatilityannualized | 34.5% | 12.6% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −38.2% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.99% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 7731% | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| VST | Utilities median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.38 | 0.50 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | Low73% of 33 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Utilities names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| VST | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +3.2% |
| 1 month | +2.6% |
| Year to date | −10.3% |
| 1 year | −23.3% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| VST | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30since 6 Aug |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 62 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 18 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 18 ↑ 3 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 33 Utilities names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| VST | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +17.7% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Utilities median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Against Utilities
33 companies| Metric | VST | Sector spread | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beta | 1.38 | 0.50 | |
| Volatility | 34.5% | 12.6% | |
| P/E | 21.81 | 20.94 | |
| Debt / equity | 4.10 | 1.64 | |
| Current ratio | 0.78 | 0.77 | |
| FCF margin | 5.4% | 2.8% | |
| Interest coverage | 3.9× | 2.7× |
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openVistra is locking in long-term revenue by selling nuclear power under 20-year contracts to Amazon Web Services and Meta, while using hedging (financial contracts that protect against swings in power prices) to smooth out cash flow and support growth.
Vistra CEO James Burke bought 2,000 shares at $135.00 each, for $270,000 total, on August 24, 2026, after the stock had dropped 29%. This increased his holdings by 0.16% to roughly 1.2 million shares.
An analyst comparison piece weighing Vistra (VST) against Constellation Energy (CEG). It concludes Vistra stands out with stronger earnings growth, higher returns on shareholders' money and fatter profit margins, and a cheaper share price relative to earnings, though it carries more debt.
Vistra's stock has fallen about 30% over the past year. A major Wall Street brokerage has set a price target on the stock that, if reached, would mean roughly 120% gains from here.
Vistra's stock has fallen behind the rest of its industry over the past six months. The article weighs positives like a discounted share price, a high return on equity (meaning the company earns a strong profit relative to what shareholders have invested), and money returned to shareholders against negatives including lowered profit forecasts, the company's debt load, and uncertainty around electricity prices.
Nearest peers by size
Utilities| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETR | Entergy Corp | A- | $50.29B | 27.50 | 0.45 | Compare |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc | A- | $48.84B | 21.12 | 0.37 | Compare |
| EXC | Exelon Corp | A- | $45.97B | 16.52 | 0.25 | Compare |
| SRE | Sempra | A | $55.30B | 24.11 | 0.57 | Compare |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | A- | $58.74B | 23.12 | 0.61 | Compare |
| ED | Consolidated Edison Inc | A- | $40.08B | 18.02 | 0.24 | Compare |
| PEG | Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | A- | $36.79B | 18.26 | 0.50 | Compare |
| AEP | American Electric Power Company Inc | A- | $67.89B | 21.61 | 0.47 | Compare |
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