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Vistra Corp. (VST) stock analysis

$156.14+3.87%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • VST gained 11.2% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 48th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned −19.4%, 35.2 points behind the S&P 500, and trades 22.3% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 1 analyst raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved +0.1% (−8.4% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Power supply & PPAs segment of the AI Infrastructure Supply Chain, where the 1-month median return is +7.0%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Trend repair (since Oct 21, 2026).
Market cap$52.4B
12-month return−19.4%
Forward P/E15.1×
Mean target vs price+39.3%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

VST+11.2%
Sector median+2.0%
S&P 5000.0%
VST−7.6%
Sector median−6.9%
S&P 500+4.7%
VST+0.2%
Sector median−6.3%
S&P 500+8.7%
VST−19.4%
Sector median−4.4%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 50048 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Utilities54 / 96

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Trend repairAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 21, 2026

  • Close above EMA20 above EMA50
  • EMA50 rose over the last ten sessions
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

48 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +0.5%, positive 52% of the time, against +1.6% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$10.36
30-day change+0.1%
90-day change−8.4%
Mean target$217.58 +39.3%
Raised (30d) 1Cut (30d) 1

19 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

AI Infrastructure Supply Chain · Core components

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Supplied by
Generation & grid equipment−2.6%
GEV−2.6%1 monthHitachi1 month
Its segment
Power supply & PPAs+7.0%
CEG+2.8%1 monthVST+11.2%1 monthEnvironmentally Friendly1 month

Nuclear and independent power producers supply data centers through long-term power purchase agreements.

Sells into
Electrical & grid build−8.7%
ETN−11.0%1 monthPWR−6.4%1 month

Also on: Energy & Power · Utilities & Power Grid

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−33.0%
Volatility, 60D47.8%
From 52-week high−22.3%
From 52-week low+15.9%
Trailing P/E26.3×
Forward P/E15.1×

Themes

  • Data Center Power3M rank 3 / 8

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