Vistra

VST

Market cap $55.3B

Vistra, a major independent power producer in the U.S., has seen its stock soar 324% since the start of 2024 due to rising electricity demand from data centers. The company has significant energy-producing capacity and is the second-largest nuclear operator in the U.S. As an independent power producer, Vistra operates in competitive markets and can benefit from high electricity prices.

VST is trading above its 50-day SMA at $165.53, up 43% y/y, as hedging, clean-power demand and a multi-fuel fleet support growth.

In the latest trading session, Vistra Corp. (VST) closed at $165.53, marking a +1.59% move from the previous day.

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IRVING, Texas, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) (the "Company" or "Vistra") announced today the pricing of a private offering (the "Offering") of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2028 at a price to the public of 99.900% of their face value (the "2028 Notes"), $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2031 at a price to the public of 99.990% of their face value (the "2031 Notes"), $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2033 at a price to the public of 99.813% of their face value (the "2033 Notes") and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2036 at a price to the public of 99.823% of their face value (the "2036 Notes" and, together with the 2028 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2033 Notes, the "Notes")  to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Vistra Operations Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Issuer").

Vistra Corp. (VST) closed at $155.89 in the latest trading session, marking a +1.44% move from the prior day.

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IRVING, Texas, April 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra Corp. (NYSE: VST) (the "Company" or "Vistra") announced today the launch of multiple series of senior unsecured notes (collectively, the "Notes") in a private offering (the "Offering") to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to certain non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Vistra Operations Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the "Issuer").