Wall Street expects a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when Vistra Corp. (VST) reports results for the quarter ended June 2024. While this widely-known consensus outlook is important in gauging the company's earnings picture, a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates. The stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to be released on August 8. On ...

IRVING, Texas, July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.2195 per share of Vistra's common stock, reflecting an estimated aggregate payment of $75 million this quarter. This represents an approximate 7% increase in the company's quarterly common stock dividend per share from its third quarter 2023 dividend. The common dividend is payable on Sept. 30, 2024, to common stockholders of record as of Sept 20, 2024. The ex-d ...

Key Takeaways The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, as the Fed announced its widely expected interest rate hold and tech stocks surged. Shares of Vistra Corp. soared as the nuclear power generator announced a license extension for one of its plants and power market prices moved higher. Humana shares tumbled after the health insurer said high inpatient hospital admissions and net costs could restrain its profits for the rest of the 2024. Major U.S. equities indexes rallied on the final day of ...

IRVING, Texas, July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) recently published its 2023 Sustainability Report, highlighting its leading role in the energy transition and expansion, including its growing zero-carbon portfolio, groundbreaking retail solutions, and a workplace driven by diverse ideas and teams. "Our world is running on electricity now more than ever. Vistra is committed to meeting that growing demand and will lead as we both grow and transform our energy supply," said Jim Burke, Vistra pre ...

NRC issues 20-year license renewal to the 2,400-megawatt nuclear plant, ensuring continued reliable, baseload generation of zero-carbon electricityIRVING, Texas, July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Vistra (NYSE: VST) today announced that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved its request to extend the operation of Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant through 2053, an additional 20 years beyond its original licenses. The company submitted its application for license renewal with the NRC in October 2022."With ...

Vistra Corp. (VST) has been one of the most searched-for stocks on Zacks.com lately. So, you might want to look at some of the facts that could shape the stock's performance in the near term. Shares of this company have returned -18.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.1% change. The Zacks Utility - Electric Power industry, to which Vistra belongs, has gained 2.7% over this period. Now the key question is: Where could the stock be headed in the near term? While media releases or ru ...

Federal facilities in Illinois to be powered by nearly 80% wind energy CHICAGO, July 30, 2024  /PRNewswire/ -- Homefield Energy, a subsidiary of leading integrated power company Vistra, announces a multi-year contract with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to provide carbon pollution-free electricity to federal facilities in Illinois. The contract with Homefield ensures that various federal facilities are powered by nearly 80% wind energy, marking significant progress toward goals outlined in a ...

The most recent trading session ended with Vistra Corp. (VST) standing at $71.12, reflecting a +1.05% shift from the previouse trading day's closing. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 1.11%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 1.64%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq appreciated by 1.03%.The company's stock has dropped by 19.31% in the past month, falling short of the Utilities sector's gain of 0.83% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.16%.The investment community will be paying close attent ...

A downtrend has been apparent in Vistra Corp. (VST) lately with too much selling pressure. The stock has declined 12% over the past four weeks. However, given the fact that it is now in oversold territory and Wall Street analysts are majorly in agreement about the company's ability to report better earnings than they predicted earlier, the stock could be due for a turnaround.How to Determine if a Stock is OversoldWe use Relative Strength Index (RSI), one of the most commonly used technical indicators, for s ...

Investors seek growth stocks to capitalize on above-average growth in financials that help these securities grab the market's attention and produce exceptional returns. But finding a great growth stock is not easy at all.In addition to volatility, these stocks carry above-average risk by their very nature. Also, one could end up losing from a stock whose growth story is actually over or nearing its end.However, the Zacks Growth Style Score (part of the Zacks Style Scores system), which looks beyond the trad ...