Vistra

VST

Market cap $70.6B

Overview Fund Activity

208.31 USD

-1.12

0.53%

At close Updated Sep 17, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

208.92

+0.61

0.29%

1 day

-0.53%

5 days

-0.23%

1 month

4.7%

3 months

17.19%

6 months

64.95%

Year to date

39.19%

1 year

128.54%

5 years

1,039.55%

10 years

1,274.98%

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, solar, and energy storage assets. The proposed Lotus Partners acquisition would add 2.6 GW of natural gas generation. 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: 6,850

Utilities Independent Power Producers

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Funds holding %

of 7,463 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 5 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

151% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 279 | Existing positions closed: 111

77% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $31.6B [Q1] → $55.9B (+$24.4B) [Q2]

53% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 43 [Q1] → 66 (+23) [Q2]

28% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 493 | Existing positions reduced: 386

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,100 [Q1] → 1,255 (+155) [Q2]

6.12% more ownership

Funds ownership: 78.98% [Q1] → 85.1% (+6.12%) [Q2]

11% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $3.13B | Put options by funds: $3.53B

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Research analyst outlook

5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$186

11% downside

Avg. target

$218

5% upside

High target

$241

16% upside

5 analyst ratings

4 positive

80%

1 neutral

20%

0 negative

0%

Goldman Sachs Carly Davenport	$203	Neutral Maintained	13 Aug 2025
BMO Capital James Thalacker	$229	Outperform Maintained	12 Aug 2025
Jefferies Julien Dumoulin-Smith	$241	Buy Maintained	8 Aug 2025
UBS William Appicelli	$230	Buy Maintained	25 Jul 2025
Morgan Stanley Stephen Byrd	$186	Overweight Maintained	18 Jun 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 25 articles about VST published over the past 30 days

Zacks Investment Research

Why the Market Dipped But Vistra Corp. (VST) Gained Today

In the most recent trading session, Vistra Corp. (VST) closed at $209.7, indicating a +2.77% shift from the previous trading day.

Why the Market Dipped But Vistra Corp. (VST) Gained Today

Zacks Investment Research

Vistra Trading at a Premium to Its Industry: How to Play the Stock?

VST to benefit from strong demand, robust assets, and capital returns, but earnings growth remains uneven.

Vistra Trading at a Premium to Its Industry: How to Play the Stock?

Zacks Investment Research

Is Vistra (VST) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?

Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock's price, do they really matter?

Is Vistra (VST) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?

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CNBC Television

Calls of the Day: Abbvie, Vertex, Veeva and Vistra

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Zacks Investment Research

Can VST's Free Cash Flow Thrust It Toward Further Long-Term Growth?

Vistra's free cash flow assists in debt reduction, renewables investment and shareholder rewards, fueling long-term growth momentum.

Can VST's Free Cash Flow Thrust It Toward Further Long-Term Growth?

Investors Business Daily

What AI Bubble? Vistra Makes A Powerful Run As AI Data Centers Fuel Nuclear Growth.

S&P 500 component Vistra soared in 2024 and is running higher in this year's stock market.

What AI Bubble? Vistra Makes A Powerful Run As AI Data Centers Fuel Nuclear Growth.

The Motley Fool

This Billionaire's Biggest Holding Is Up 80% Since April

You know a billionaire investor must be good when other billionaire investors compliment him, and Stephen Mandel has been called "probably the greatest analyst of all time" by fellow billionaire hedge fund founder Julian Robertson.

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