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Vistra Corp. VST
Vistra Corp. (VST) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.57% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $17.7B at a 5.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-28 | Morgan Stanley | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-27 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-07-15 | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform (main) |
| 2026-05-04 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-04-30 | JP Morgan | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
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How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.063 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.0 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.046 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.14 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VST | Vistra Corp. | 5/9 | 0.04 | 56.7 | +3% |
| D | DOMINION ENERGY, INC | 6/9 | 0.61 | 20.4 | +14.3% |
| EIX | EDISON INTERNATIONAL | 6/9 | 0.95 | 6.5 | +9.8% |
| FE | FIRSTENERGY CORP | 5/9 | 0.35 | 27.5 | +12% |
| AEP | AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC | 3/9 | 0.75 | — | +9.5% |
| ES | EVERSOURCE ENERGY | 3/9 | 0.62 | — | +13.8% |
| ETR | ENTERGY CORP /DE/ | 3/9 | 1.02 | — | +9% |
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About Vistra Corp.
Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company in the United States. The company operates through five segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, and Asset Closure. The company retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia. It is also involved in electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel procurement, and fuel logistics management activities. In addition, the company engages in decommissioning and reclamation of retired generation facilities, including mines, and battery removal and remediation activities. It serves approximately 5 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 44,000 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.
FAQ
Is VST financially healthy?
Vistra Corp.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does VST pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Vistra Corp. pays a dividend yielding about 0.57% with a 32.4% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is VST?
In FY2025, Vistra Corp. had a net margin of 5.3% and a return on equity of 18.5%.
Is VST overvalued or undervalued?
Vistra Corp. trades at about 67.3× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.5×–72.6×, median 15.4×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for VST?
The average Wall-Street price target for Vistra Corp. is $221.74, about 51.2% above the recent price, from 19 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is VST a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Vistra Corp.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a P/E of about 56.7×, a dividend yield of 0.57%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.