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)
123% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 219 | Existing positions closed: 98
31% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 35 [Q2] → 46 (+11) [Q3]
31% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $27.3B [Q2] → $35.6B (+$8.34B) [Q3]
20% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.49B | Put options by funds: $1.24B
14% more funds holding
Funds holding: 791 [Q2] → 905 (+114) [Q3]
13% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 333 | Existing positions reduced: 294
4.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 91.43% [Q2] → 87.41% (-4.01%) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
UBS William Appicelli 64% 1-year accuracy 7 / 11 met price target | 2%upside $174 | Buy Maintained | 3 Jan 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Stephen Byrd 53% 1-year accuracy 59 / 111 met price target | 1%downside $169 | Overweight Maintained | 22 Nov 2024 |
BMO Capital James Thalacker 68% 1-year accuracy 52 / 76 met price target | 14%downside $147 | Outperform Maintained | 29 Oct 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 53 articles about VST published over the past 30 days
