Vistra Energy Corp

Company Profile

Vistra Energy Corp had its IPO on 2016-10-04 under the ticker symbol VST.

The company operates in the Utilities sector and Utilities-Independent Power Producers industry. Vistra Energy Corp has a staff strength of 4,910 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Vistra Energy Corp opened at $33.81 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $33.58 - $34.19, and closed at $33.7.

This is a +0.03% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 6,221,103 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Vistra Energy Corp have increased by +6.01%.

Vistra Energy Corp's Key Ratios

Vistra Energy Corp has a market cap of $12.38 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.7052 and a price to sales ratio of 0.7193.

In the last 12-months Vistra Energy Corp’s revenue was $16.63 billion with a gross profit of $1.68 billion and an EBITDA of $4.55 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Vistra Energy Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Vistra Energy Corp’s operating margin was 15.88% while its return on assets stood at 4.86% with a return of equity of 29.79%.

In Q2, Vistra Energy Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 15001.5% while revenue growth was a positive 100.8%.

Vistra Energy Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

7.0373

Trailing PE

9.6257

PEG

0.8291

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $3.5 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 7.0373 and a PEG multiple of 0.8291. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Vistra Energy Corp’s profitability.

Vistra Energy Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.8253 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 10.8307. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.7193.

Vistra Energy Corp stock pays annual dividends of $0.778 per share, indicating a yield of 2.45% and a payout ratio of 39.45%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$30.47 billion

Total Liabilities

$7.63 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-454000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$442 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

39.45%

Vistra Energy Corp ended 2024 with $30.47 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $30.47 billion while shareholder equity stood at $5.36 billion.

Vistra Energy Corp ended 2024 with $1.00 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $7.63 billion in other current liabilities, 5000000.00 in common stock, $-2696000000.00 in retained earnings and $2.58 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $643.00 million and cash and short-term investments were $643.00 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $445,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $11.53 billion.

Vistra Energy Corp’s total current assets stands at $8.91 billion while long-term investments were $1.92 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $1.71 billion compared to accounts payable of $1.08 billion and inventory worth $676.00 million.

In 2024, Vistra Energy Corp's operating cash flow was $-454000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $442 million.

Comparatively, Vistra Energy Corp paid $0.39 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$33.7

52-Week High

$34.285

52-Week Low

$20.2664

Analyst Target Price

$32.78

Vistra Energy Corp stock is currently trading at $33.7 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $34.285 and a 52-week low of $34.285. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $32.78.

Its 50-day moving average was $29.21 and 200-day moving average was $24.95 The short ratio stood at 2.52 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 52.4% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9841.9% are held by institutions.