VistraVST
Market Cap: 24.7B
About: Vistra Energy is one of the largest power producers and retail energy providers in the us Following the 2024 Energy Harbor acquisition, Vistra owns 41 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, natural gas, and solar power generation along with one of the largest utility-scale battery projects in the world. Its retail electricity business serves 5 million customers in 20 states, including almost a third of all Texas electricity consumers. Vistra emerged from the Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in 2016. It acquired Dynegy in 2018.
Employees: 4,870
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q1 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
175% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 168 | Existing positions closed: 61
121% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 [Q4 2023] → 31 (+17) [Q1 2024]
82% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $12.2B [Q4 2023] → $22.1B (+$9.96B) [Q1 2024]
32% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $498M | Put options by funds: $377M
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 544 [Q4 2023] → 651 (+107) [Q1 2024]
3.16% more ownership
Funds ownership: 88.36% [Q4 2023] → 91.53% (+3.16%) [Q1 2024]
23% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 187 | Existing positions reduced: 243
Research analyst outlook
10 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price forecasts over the past 6 months
10 analyst ratings
Morgan Stanley Stephen Byrd | 55%upside $110 | Overweight Maintained | 28 May 2024 |
BMO Capital James Thalacker | 53%upside $109 | Outperform Maintained | 10 May 2024 |
UBS William Appicelli | 55%upside $110 | Buy Maintained | 9 May 2024 |
Janney Montgomery Scott Thomas Meric | 15%upside $82 | Buy Initiated | 18 Apr 2024 |
Evercore ISI Group Durgesh Chopra | 11%upside $79 | Outperform Maintained | 4 Apr 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 34 articles about VST published over the past 30 days