Vistra Corp. (VST)
NYSEUtilitiesIndependent Power ProducersSnapshot 2026-10-30
$138.37-1.83%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEUtilitiesIndependent Power ProducersSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Electric Utilities is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Recent financial performance freshly dropped to the bottom half of its industry.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 4% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 8%.
View QualityMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 30% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskVistra’s thesis rests on nuclear capacity upgrades supporting higher cash flow and earnings. Revenue grew 43% year over year in Q1 FY2026, but Q2 FY2026 earnings missed. VST trades at 17× P/E versus a 23× peer median, with expectations modest versus our view. The specific risk is recent financial performance dropping into the bottom half of its industry. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 20%. Peer multiples imply a price about 7% above where it trades; the thesis has broken. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. VST is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 23 analysts currently covering VST (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 14 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for VST in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 10 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electric Utilities — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Complete acquisition of Cogentrix Energy portfolio
Completion delivers the tracked 5,500 MW Cogentrix acquisition, advancing a major growth objective.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $138.37
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $138.37.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Develop renewable energy projects and uprate capacity
Nuclear loan commitment supports renewable energy project development.
Advances: Develop renewable energy projects and uprate capacity
Loan supports renewable energy project development and capacity uprate.
Advances: Develop renewable energy projects and uprate capacity
Loan supports renewable energy project development.
Advances: Increase Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow
Nuclear loan supports growth in Adjusted EBITDA and Free Cash Flow.
Advances: Develop renewable energy projects and uprate capacity
Funding supports renewable energy project development.
Advances: Develop renewable energy projects and uprate capacity
New deal supports renewable energy project development.
Advances: Develop renewable energy projects and uprate capacity
Strengthens growth narrative around renewable energy projects.
