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Vistra Corp has a consensus price target of $160.91 based on the ratings of 11 analysts. The high is $202 issued by Evercore ISI Group on January 21, 2025. The low is $82 issued by Janney Montgomery Scott on April 18, 2024. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and UBS on May 23, 2025, May 22, 2025, and May 8, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $167.33 between Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and UBS, there's an implied -3.55% downside for Vistra Corp from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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05/23/2025 | Buy Now | -5.48% | Goldman Sachs | Carly Davenport49% | $134 → $164 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
05/22/2025 | Buy Now | 2.59% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $172 → $178 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/08/2025 | Buy Now | -7.78% | UBS | William Appicelli70% | $154 → $160 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/11/2025 | Buy Now | -11.24% | UBS | William Appicelli70% | $174 → $154 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/04/2025 | Buy Now | -22.77% | Goldman Sachs | Carly Davenport49% | → $134 | Initiates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
03/28/2025 | Buy Now | 7.2% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet66% | $203 → $186 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
03/04/2025 | Buy Now | -12.39% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith67% | $164 → $152 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
01/22/2025 | Buy Now | 10.09% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $151 → $191 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
01/21/2025 | Buy Now | 16.43% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra65% | → $202 | Reinstates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
01/03/2025 | Buy Now | 0.29% | UBS | William Appicelli70% | $161 → $174 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
11/22/2024 | Buy Now | -2.59% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $135 → $169 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/29/2024 | Buy Now | -15.27% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $146 → $147 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/22/2024 | Buy Now | -13.54% | UBS | William Appicelli70% | $157 → $150 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/17/2024 | Buy Now | 2.59% | JP Morgan | Jeremy Tonet66% | → $178 | Initiates | → Overweight | Get Alert |
10/08/2024 | Buy Now | 2.02% | Guggenheim | Shahriar Pourreza68% | $133 → $177 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
10/04/2024 | Buy Now | -15.85% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $125 → $146 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
10/03/2024 | Buy Now | -18.73% | RBC Capital | Shelby Tucker67% | $105 → $141 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
09/24/2024 | Buy Now | -21.04% | Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith67% | $99 → $137 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
09/23/2024 | Buy Now | -23.92% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $110 → $132 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
09/20/2024 | Buy Now | -27.95% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $120 → $125 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
09/13/2024 | Buy Now | -42.94% | Jefferies | Julien Dumoulin-Smith67% | → $99 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
08/23/2024 | Buy Now | -36.6% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $109 → $110 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/28/2024 | Buy Now | -36.6% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $86 → $110 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/10/2024 | Buy Now | -37.18% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $79 → $109 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
05/09/2024 | Buy Now | -36.6% | UBS | William Appicelli70% | $85 → $110 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
04/18/2024 | Buy Now | -52.74% | Janney Montgomery Scott | Thomas Meric25% | → $82 | Initiates | → Buy | Get Alert |
04/04/2024 | Buy Now | -54.47% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra65% | $72 → $79 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
03/26/2024 | Buy Now | -55.04% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $62 → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
03/25/2024 | Buy Now | -55.04% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | → $78 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
03/18/2024 | Buy Now | -58.5% | Evercore ISI Group | Durgesh Chopra65% | $42 → $72 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
03/04/2024 | Buy Now | -65.42% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $52 → $60 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
02/21/2024 | Buy Now | -70.03% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $43 → $52 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
11/21/2023 | Buy Now | -76.37% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $40 → $41 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
11/09/2023 | Buy Now | -75.22% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $42 → $43 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
10/02/2023 | Buy Now | -75.79% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $40 → $42 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
09/21/2023 | Buy Now | -78.67% | B of A Securities | Julien Dumoulin-Smith67% | $31 → $37 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
09/21/2023 | Buy Now | -76.95% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $35 → $40 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/23/2023 | Buy Now | -79.83% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $33 → $35 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/10/2023 | Buy Now | -76.95% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $37 → $40 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
07/21/2023 | Buy Now | -80.98% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
06/23/2023 | Buy Now | -81.56% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/22/2023 | Buy Now | -82.13% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $32 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
05/03/2023 | Buy Now | -81.56% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
03/21/2023 | Buy Now | -82.13% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $30 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
03/07/2023 | Buy Now | -79.83% | BMO Capital | James Thalacker74% | $32 → $35 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
02/22/2023 | Buy Now | -82.71% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $30 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
11/11/2022 | Buy Now | -82.13% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $32 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
10/21/2022 | Buy Now | -81.56% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $33 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
08/23/2022 | Buy Now | -80.98% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $32 → $33 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
07/29/2022 | Buy Now | -81.56% | Morgan Stanley | Stephen Byrd49% | $31 → $32 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
The latest price target for Vistra (NYSE:VST) was reported by Goldman Sachs on May 23, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $164.00 expecting VST to fall to within 12 months (a possible -5.48% downside). 22 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Vistra (NYSE:VST) was provided by Goldman Sachs, and Vistra maintained their neutral rating.
The last upgrade for Vistra Corp happened on March 4, 2025 when B of A Securities raised their price target to $152. B of A Securities previously had a neutral for Vistra Corp.
There is no last downgrade for Vistra.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Vistra, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Vistra was filed on May 23, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around May 23, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Vistra (VST) rating was a maintained with a price target of $134.00 to $164.00. The current price Vistra (VST) is trading at is $173.50, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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