VISTRA CORPVST
ASignal's systematic analysis rates VST as Bearish.
Reflects the latest available analysis · analyzed Oct 29, 2026
The case on VST
Bull vs bear, surfaced by ASignal's framework agents from public market data. The precise verdict: ASignal Rank, confidence, and price targets - is in the app.
- High return on equity (42.96%) indicating strong capital efficiency
- Forward P/E of 13.62x below current P/E of 24.07x, suggesting potential valuation improvement
- Dividend yield of 64.00% represents a very high income signal
- Payout ratio of 15.35% implies dividend sustainability despite high yield
- Negative price momentum (-0.074) and price below SMA20 and SMA50 indicating downtrend
- MACD histogram deeply negative (-1.5757), signaling weakening momentum
- Revenue and earnings declining YoY (-5.5%, -6.2%)
- Free cash flow extremely low at $37.12M despite $5.12B operating cash flow
- Debt-to-equity ratio of 3.73x is significantly high, raising financial risk
- Current and quick ratios below 1.0, indicating potential liquidity concerns
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