Vistra Corp. (VST) To Go Ex-Dividend on June 22nd

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 22nd will be paid a dividend of 0.229 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 22nd. This is a 0.4% increase from Vistra’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.23.

Vistra has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend annually for the last 6 consecutive years. Vistra has a payout ratio of 11.0% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Analysts expect Vistra to earn $11.21 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $0.91 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 8.1%.

Vistra Trading Down 0.1%

Vistra stock opened at $163.59 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $154.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $159.63. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.40 and a beta of 1.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 5.51, a quick ratio of 0.79 and a current ratio of 0.90. Vistra has a 52 week low of $132.66 and a 52 week high of $219.82.

Vistra (NYSE:VST) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $2.87 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $1.55. Vistra had a return on equity of 105.64% and a net margin of 11.52%.The firm had revenue of $5.64 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.22 billion. Analysts expect that Vistra will post 9.31 earnings per share for the current year.

About Vistra

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is an integrated power company that develops, owns and operates electricity generation and retail businesses in the United States. The company’s operations span wholesale power production—through a diversified fleet of thermal and lower‑carbon generation assets—and retail electricity supply to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Vistra serves organized wholesale markets and competitive retail markets, with a notable presence in Texas and other regional U.S. power markets.

Vistra’s core activities include the ownership and operation of generation facilities, the commercial dispatch and optimization of those assets into wholesale markets, and the sale of electricity and related services to end-use customers through its retail brands.