Vistra Corp. (VST)
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- Profitability20/20
Profitable and growing: $2.22B net income over the last four reported quarters, up from $941.0M the year before.
- Insider buying vs selling17/20
Some insider buying (3 buys, $1.2M) against larger selling (9 sells, $10.9M). Any open-market buying is worth noticing. Separately, 3 new 5%+ stake disclosures (13D/13G) hit in the last 6 months, which is big-money accumulation.
- Dilution and offerings15/15
Share count down 0.9% in a year with no new offering filings. The company is buying back stock.
- Analysts19
- Implied upside+45.6%
- Target range$106.00 to $305.00
- EPS expected$2.58 +48%
- A year ago$1.75
- Revenue expected$7.58B +53%
- Estimate range-$0.05 to $3.57
VST closed at $149.30 on Sep 4, up 5.6% since Aug 6. Chart read: price below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages; the 50-day is below the 200-day (downtrend structure); trading at 18% of the 52-week range ($134.71 to $217.92).
Insider buying and selling at Vistra Corp. (VST)
The most recent Form 4 on record for Vistra Corp. (VST) is August 31, 2026, when James A Burke, President and CEO, bought $903,069 of stock. An open-market purchase is money the filer chose to put in.
| Insider | Action | Value | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James A Burke · President and CEO | Buy | $903,069 | August 31, 2026 | Own call |
| James A Burke · President and CEO | Buy | $270,000 | August 24, 2026 | Own call |
| Carrie Lee Kirby · EVP and Chief Admin. Officer | Sell | $10.2M | November 14, 2025 | Own call |
| Scott A Hudson · EVP & President Vistra Retail | Sell | $9.5M | November 14, 2025 | Own call |
| James A Burke · President and CEO | Sell | $9.1M | October 15, 2025 | Tax withholding |
| James A Burke · President and CEO | Sell | $17.2M | October 10, 2025 | Tax withholding |
| James A Burke · President and CEO | Sell | $9.0M | September 22, 2025 | Tax withholding |
SEC filings
| Form | Filed | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | September 2, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| 4 | August 24, 2026 | FORM 4 |
| 10-Q | August 10, 2026 | 10-Q |
| SCHEDULE 13G | August 7, 2026 | View on EDGAR |
| 8-K | August 7, 2026 | 8-K |
| 8-K | July 16, 2026 | 8-K |
| 8-K | July 14, 2026 | 8-K |
| 8-K | June 30, 2026 | 8-K |
Vistra news
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Vistra (VST) CEO Jim Burke bought $903,069 of stock, his first open-market buying since 2023
Jim Burke bought 6,665 Vistra shares on August 31 and September 1 at an average of $135.49, nine days after buying 2,000 more at $135. Neither filing was made under a trading plan, and his last open-market purchase before this was in March 2023.
Meta is funding an entire gas plant in Alberta to power its AI. Here's what that means for CEG, VST and OKLO.
AI data centers need enormous, around-the-clock electricity, and the grid wasn't built for it. That's reviving nuclear, pushing Meta to fund an entire new gas plant in Alberta, and pulling solar into the mix too. Here's the demand, the deals, the stocks, and the risks worth respecting.
Articles that mention Vistra without it being the main subject.
Nancy Pelosi opened a new Bloom Energy (BE) position worth up to $12 million in late July
Nancy Pelosi's financial disclosure, filed August 21, shows a first-time position in Bloom Energy (BE): about 15,000 shares and 200 call options worth $3 million to $12 million, her biggest new single-name bet of 2026. The same filing adds 10,000 shares and 50 call options of Intel (INTC), on top of the Intel options she reported in June.
Oklo (OKLO) jumped 15% Friday after its reactor hit criticality. Every other nuclear stock we track rose too, except one
Oklo rose 14.8% Friday after its Groves reactor reached first criticality and the company posted its first-ever quarterly revenue. X-Energy, Cameco, Constellation Energy and the rest of the nuclear and uranium trade rallied too, except Vistra.
Texas froze new data center grid connections pending an audit of 474 gigawatts in requests. Bernstein says Cipher (CIFR) and CleanSpark (CLSK) are the most exposed.
Governor Greg Abbott ordered the PUCT and ERCOT to audit every data center seeking a grid connection, and new approvals are frozen until it is done. Bernstein says already-approved megawatts just got more valuable, and named Cipher (CIFR), CleanSpark (CLSK) and Core Scientific (CORZ) as the most exposed.
Frequently asked questions
When does VST report earnings?
Vistra Corp. (VST) is scheduled to report quarterly results on November 5, 2026 (estimated). The 7-analyst consensus is $2.58 per share on revenue of $7.58B for the quarter ending September 30, 2026, against $1.75 and $4.97B a year earlier. It has beaten the consensus EPS estimate in 1 of the last four quarters. The date is an estimate from past reporting patterns and can move until the company confirms it.
What do analysts expect for VST?
19 analysts cover Vistra Corp. (VST). The consensus rating is Strong buy. The average price target is $217.42, in a range of $106.00 to $305.00.
Are insiders buying or selling VST?
We track Form 4 filings for Vistra Corp. (VST). The activity listed on this page shows 2 open-market purchases and 5 qualifying sales. Each row is labelled Routine when the filer declared a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, Tax withholding when shares were sold automatically to cover the tax on a vest, or Own call when neither applies.
Where can I see VST SEC filings?
Recent filings are listed on this page, newest first. The latest is a 4 filed September 2, 2026.