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NYSE · VST

Vistra Corp.

Utilities · Independent Power Producers

$148.13

Up+$1.73 (+1.18%)

Updated Aug 16, 2026, 8:43 AM

SID Score

5.2/10

Composite research score

Smart Money

61/100

Neutral

Market cap
59.17B
P/E ratio
81.46
Dividend yield
0.76%
52-week range
$132.66 – $182.56
Volume
3.04M
Avg. volume
4.5M

Price performance

VST price history

1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

VST closed at $148.13 after 20 trading sessions, down 6.24% for the selected period.

Last close
$148.13
Period change
-6.24%
Period low
$140.58
Period high
$168.98
Daily close
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VST OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Aug 14, 2026$146.90$150.18$146.13$148.133.04M
Aug 13, 2026$146.25$147.77$144.801$146.402.84M
Aug 12, 2026$149.00$149.38$145.30$146.682.68M
Aug 11, 2026$144.54$146.90$143.11$144.923.36M
Aug 10, 2026$141.91$144.86$141.0505$142.874.61M
Aug 7, 2026$138.615$142.69$134.75$140.597.86M
Aug 6, 2026$142.00$143.0227$140.14$141.385.42M
Aug 5, 2026$143.895$145.50$140.17$140.586.09M
Aug 4, 2026$155.60$156.99$143.03$143.2311.5M
Aug 3, 2026$148.77$156.955$146.19$155.944.02M
Jul 31, 2026$151.85$153.13$146.52$148.194.39M
Jul 30, 2026$148.00$151.9695$147.085$148.624.6M
Jul 29, 2026$148.725$149.28$142.155$142.814.93M
Jul 28, 2026$153.92$153.99$146.21$148.645.86M
Jul 27, 2026$165.50$166.145$155.54$157.084.48M
Jul 24, 2026$168.695$169.76$162.31$163.382.55M
Jul 23, 2026$166.26$169.06$165.01$168.982.54M
Jul 22, 2026$160.11$167.81$159.63$166.742.97M
Jul 21, 2026$160.99$164.46$160.01$162.333.72M
Jul 20, 2026$157.52$158.57$155.60$157.993.26M

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Overview

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Company profile

Vistra Corp. 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 Lotus Partners asset purchase 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.

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Consensus
Buy
Average target
$238.13
Implied upside
Analysts
12
VST recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Jul 28, 2026Morgan StanleyOverweight
Jul 28, 2026UBSBuy
Jul 27, 2026TD CowenBuy
Jul 15, 2026ScotiabankSector Outperform
May 4, 2026TD CowenBuy
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Yahoo · Aug 11, 2026

Vistra (VST) Just Grew Ebitda 30%, So Why Did Profit Fall?

On August 7, Vistra (NYSE:VST) posted a quarter that reads like a puzzle. Ongoing Operations Adjusted EBITDA jumped more than 30% year-over-year to $1,767 million in the three months ended June 30, yet GAAP net income actually slipped to $305 million. The gap traces back to hedge accounting rather than the underlying business, a reminder […]

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