Vistra
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, and solar power generation along with one of the largest utility-scale battery projects in the world. 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: 4,870
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
80% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 211 | Existing positions closed: 117
30% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27B [Q2] → $35.2B (+$8.23B) [Q3]
29% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 35 [Q2] → 45 (+10) [Q3]
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.49B | Put options by funds: $1.24B
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 326 | Existing positions reduced: 289
12% more funds holding
Funds holding: 790 [Q2] → 884 (+94) [Q3]
3.94% less ownership
Funds ownership: 90.47% [Q2] → 86.53% (-3.94%) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
11 analyst ratings
BMO Capital James Thalacker 74% 1-year accuracy 55 / 74 met price target | 3%upside $147 | Outperform Maintained | 29 Oct 2024 |
UBS William Appicelli 100% 1-year accuracy 3 / 3 met price target | 6%upside $150 | Buy Maintained | 22 Oct 2024 |
JP Morgan Jeremy Tonet 69% 1-year accuracy 20 / 29 met price target | 25%upside $178 | Overweight Initiated | 17 Oct 2024 |
Guggenheim Shahriar Pourreza 75% 1-year accuracy 15 / 20 met price target | 25%upside $177 | Buy Maintained | 8 Oct 2024 |
BMO Capital James Thalacker 74% 1-year accuracy 55 / 74 met price target | 3%upside $146 | Outperform Reiterated | 4 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 42 articles about VST published over the past 30 days
