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VST

VISTRA CORP

Utilities · Electric Utilities

$167.38

-1.49%

Vol: 0.1M

Araverus Market Read

Thursday, March 19, 2026

Positive

Vistra Corp declines in pre-market but maintains Strong Buy rating on AI data center demand tailwinds.

Vistra (VST) traded at $161.31 in pre-market, down 1.08% from $163.04 close, and at $158.22 in after-hours down 0.46%, reflecting valuation concerns despite strong fundamentals. The energy company benefits from increasing AI data center demand and nuclear power agreements. With average analyst target of $234.37 and 19 Buy vs 1 Sell rating (Strong Buy consensus), stock offers 47.45% upside from current levels.

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Previous Market Reads

2 of 2 days

Sector Peers

CompanyPriceDay1MFwd P/EBetaMkt Cap
NEENEXTERA$92.39+1.57%+0.4%21.1x0.75$192.5B
CEGCONSTELLATION$316.52-0.22%+4.6%23.2x1.11$114.6B
SOSOUTHERN$96.17-0.50%+4.6%19.6x0.41$107.7B
DUKDUKE$129.70-0.81%+2.4%18.1x0.47$100.9B
AEPAMERICAN$128.70-1.74%-1.2%18.8x0.57$69.6B
SRESEMPRA$95.24-0.03%+2.5%17.2x0.70$62.2B
VSTVISTRA$167.38-1.49%-3.6%14.9x1.45$56.7B
DDOMINION$61.03-2.14%-6.1%16.0x0.67$53.6B
XELXCEL$79.53-0.75%-0.8%17.6x0.43$49.6B

Fundamentals

Market Cap$56.7B
P/E (TTM)76.8
Forward P/E14.9
Beta1.45
Div Yield54.00%
Prev Close$169.91

RSI (14-Day)

44Neutral
0305070100

52-Week Range

$90.51$167.38$219.82
From High-23.9%
From Low+84.9%

Moving Averages

50d SMA
$163.36+2.5%
200d SMA
$181.75-7.9%

Price below 200d MA — bearish structure.

Returns

1W
+4.9%
1M
-1.9%
3M
-3.4%
6M
-19.4%
1Y
+35.2%
YTD
+1.3%

Volume

Today100K
20d Avg4.5M
Ratio0.02x