RBC Capital analyst Shelby Tucker maintained a Buy rating on Vistra Energy (VST) yesterday and set a price target of $25.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $19.17.
According to TipRanks.com, Tucker is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 8.2% and a 71.3% success rate. Tucker covers the Utilities sector, focusing on stocks such as Public Service Enterprise, American Electric Power, and Nextera Energy Partners.
Currently, the analyst consensus on Vistra Energy is a Strong Buy with an average price target of $31.00, representing a 63.2% upside. In a report issued on November 4, Morgan Stanley also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $34.00 price target.
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Vistra Energy’s market cap is currently $9.25B and has a P/E ratio of 10.20. The company has a Price to Book ratio of 2.63.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 68 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of VST in relation to earlier this year.
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Vistra Energy Corp. operates as an energy company, which engages in the provision of electricity and power generation. Its portfolio of businesses includes TXU Energy and Luminant. It operates through the following segments: Retail, ERCOT, PJM, NY/NE, MISO, Asset Closure, and Corporate and Other. The Retail segment sells electricity and related services to residential, commercial and industrial customers. The ERCOT, PJM, NY/NE, and MISO segments relate to electricity generation, wholesale energy sales and purchases, commodity risk management activities, and fuel production and logistics management. The Asset Closure segment involves in the decommissioning and reclamation of retired plants and mines. The Corporate and Other represents the remaining non-segment operations. The company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.
