VST

Vistra Corp.

Utilities · $50.9B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$140.02

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$102.02

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$40.81

buy price

Overpriced

VST is Overpriced: at $140.02 it trades 37% above its fair value of $102.02. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $40.81, 71% below today's price. Business quality is solid: 3 of 5 key numbers clear the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Free Cash Flow. Sales grew -2% a year over the last 3 years, below the 15% we look for in a fast grower, so we value it on its free cash flow instead of an earnings forecast.

Business quality

3 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth6.4% a year✗
Equity per share growth0.1% a year✗
Sales growth11.2% a year✓
Free cash flow growth16.7% a year✓
Return on invested capital10.4%✓

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Superinvestors

3 of the investors we track hold VST. In Q2 2026, 1 opened a position, 1 added and 1 sold out. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

New position: John Armitage

Added: Harry Burn

Sold out: Stephen Mandel

Insider activity

Since Aug 31, 2026: 2 open-market purchases worth $903K and 4 sales worth $9.8M. Why purchases matter

Purchases

Sales

About Vistra Corp.

Vistra Corp., along with its various holdings, functions as a unified entity primarily engaged in retail electricity supply and power generation. The company organizes its operations across six distinct segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. It directly provides electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial clients throughout 20 U.S. states and the District of…

Independent Power Producers

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works

VST stock (Vistra Corp.): fair value $102.02, Overpriced — PaybackPrice