Vistra (VST) vs. Its Peers Head to Head Contrast

Vistra (NYSE:VST) is one of 141 public companies in the “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Vistra to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and risk.

Dividends

Vistra pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Vistra pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies pay a dividend yield of 6.5% and pay out 231.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Vistra has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Profitability

This table compares Vistra and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vistra	11.55%	108.68%	7.67%
Vistra Competitors	-33.53%	10.63%	0.87%

Risk & Volatility

Vistra has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vistra’s rivals have a beta of -51.27, suggesting that their average stock price is 5,227% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

90.9% of Vistra shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.3% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Vistra shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of shares of all “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vistra and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vistra	$17.74 billion	$944.00 million	21.04
Vistra Competitors	$8.70 billion	$801.06 million	-2.66

Vistra has higher revenue and earnings than its rivals. Vistra is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Vistra and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vistra	1	3	19	1	2.83
Vistra Competitors	962	2982	3817	187	2.41

Vistra presently has a consensus target price of $205.00, indicating a potential upside of 64.62%. As a group, “Independent Power & Renewable Electricity Producers” companies have a potential upside of 149.75%. Given Vistra’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vistra has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Vistra beats its rivals on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

About Vistra

Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. The company operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across states in the United States and the District of Columbia. In addition, the company is involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy purchases and sales, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. It serves approximately 4 million customers with a generation capacity of approximately 37,000 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.