Can Vistra Corp’s (VST) hike of 5.12% in a week be considered a lucky break?

On Monday, Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) opened lower -4.80% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $161.92. Price fluctuations for VST have ranged from $34.61 to $168.67 over the past 52 weeks.

A company in the Utilities sector has jumped its sales by 10.42% annually for the last half of the decade. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 30.60% at the time writing. With a float of $337.44 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $351.46 million.

In an organization with 4870 employees, it is important to assess its efficiency. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 32.02%, operating margin of 19.69%, and the pretax margin is 18.11%.

Vistra Corp (VST) Insider and Institutional Ownership

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Utilities – Independent Power Producers industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Vistra Corp is 0.82%, while institutional ownership is 89.34%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 25 ’24, was worth 18,878,280. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 22 ’24, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 38,141 for $161.94, making the entire transaction worth $6,176,430.

Vistra Corp (VST) Latest Financial update

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted -0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at -0.17) by -0.38. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.24 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 30.60% per share during the next fiscal year.

Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Vistra Corp (VST). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.99. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 3.40. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 72.43.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 5.28, a number that is poised to hit 1.47 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 6.95 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Vistra Corp (VST)

Let’s dig in a bit further. During the last 5-days, its volume was 6.67 million. That was inferior than the volume of 6.9 million it reported in year-ago period. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 76.50%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 8.52.

During the past 100 days, Vistra Corp’s (VST) raw stochastic average was set at 85.78%, which indicates a significant increase from 69.47% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 59.22% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 67.33% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $128.55, while its 200-day Moving Average is $89.69. However, in the short run, Vistra Corp’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $162.78. Second resistance stands at $171.41. The third major resistance level sits at $176.45. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $149.11, it is likely to go to the next support level at $144.07. The third support level lies at $135.44 if the price breaches the second support level.

Vistra Corp (NYSE: VST) Key Stats

There are currently 340,226K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 52.44 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 14,779 M according to its annual income of 1,493 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 6,288 M and its income totaled 1,888 M.