Vistra Energy Corp. (VST) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- The stock's free cash flow/dividend ratio, potentially useful for understanding its ability to make dividend payments, comes in at 0.12 -- higher than 84.73% of other dividend issuers in the US.
- In terms of debt burden relative to earnings, VST has an EBITDA to net debt ratio of 0.06, ranking above just 10.14% stocks in our set.
- To help you reduce price risk in your dividend portfolio, here are the dividend stocks that are least correlated with VST's price: PLNT, CNS, SBT, VIOT and SCCO.
VST Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $65.66 | $35.27 | 52.37% |
For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. In the case of VST, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a positive return of 52.37%. To help understand and contextualize the model's evaluation of VST, investors may wish to consider are:
- If we compare the valuation opportunity a dividend discount model provides relative to other dividend stocks in the Utilities sector, the expected return of 52.37%, based on the stock's current share price and target price based on a dividend discount model, is greater than 9.59% of the DDM-forecasted return of its its sector peers.
- Out of all stocks in our universe of US-listed dividend-issuing stocks, VST has a discount rate lower than 9.59% of them (a lower discount rate is associated with lower risk).
- Beta, a measure of volatility relative to the stock market overall, is lower for VST than it is for just 12.33% of other equities in the Utilities sector that also issue dividends.
- As other dividend issuers in the Utilities sector, Vistra Corp has an equity discount rate lower than just 16.44% of them.
VST Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-19 | Dividend | $0.22 | +0.94% |
| 2023-12-19 | Dividend | $0.21 | +3.40% |
| 2023-09-19 | Dividend | $0.21 | +0.98% |
| 2023-06-20 | Dividend | $0.20 | +3.03% |
| 2023-03-21 | Dividend | $0.20 | +2.59% |
| 2022-12-19 | Dividend | $0.19 | +4.89% |
| 2022-09-20 | Dividend | $0.18 | +3.95% |
| 2022-06-21 | Dividend | $0.18 | +4.12% |
| 2022-03-21 | Dividend | $0.17 | +13.33% |
| 2021-12-15 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2021-09-15 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2021-06-15 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2021-03-16 | Dividend | $0.15 | +11.11% |
| 2020-12-15 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2020-09-15 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2020-06-15 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2020-03-16 | Dividend | $0.14 | +8.00% |
| 2019-12-13 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2019-09-13 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2019-06-13 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2019-03-14 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2018-04-09 | Split |
VST Dividends vs. Peers
VST's dividend yield currently ranks #5 of 83 vs. its peers in the Utilities - Domestic category.
Looking for More Information on VST dividends?
Here are a few links from around the web to help you further your research on Vistra Energy Corp and its dividends:Vistra Energy Corp Common Stock (VST) Dividend History | Nasdaq
Dividend History for Vistra Energy Corp (VST) - Dividend Investor
Vistra Energy Corp (VST) Dividend History - Seeking Alpha