VistraVST
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. 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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
253% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 275 | Existing positions closed: 78
20% more funds holding
Funds holding: 906 [Q3] → 1,087 (+181) [Q4]
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $35.2B [Q3] → $39.6B (+$4.31B) [Q4]
11% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 46 [Q3] → 51 (+5) [Q4]
10% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 385 | Existing positions reduced: 350
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.54B | Put options by funds: $1.51B
2.24% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.47% [Q3] → 84.24% (-2.24%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
4 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
4 analyst ratings
UBS William Appicelli 67% 1-year accuracy 8 / 12 met price target | 19%upside $154 | Buy Maintained | 11 Apr 2025 |
Goldman Sachs Carly Davenport 100% 1-year accuracy 2 / 2 met price target | 4%upside $134 | Neutral Initiated | 4 Apr 2025 |
JP Morgan Jeremy Tonet 60% 1-year accuracy 24 / 40 met price target | 44%upside $186 | Overweight Maintained | 28 Mar 2025 |
B of A Securities Julien Dumoulin-Smith 63% 1-year accuracy 53 / 84 met price target | 18%upside $152 | Buy Upgraded | 4 Mar 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 19 articles about VST published over the past 30 days
