Vistra Corp. faces headwinds from unrealized hedging losses and rising costs, yet analysts remain bullish on the power generator with a mean price target of $213.35.
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Nasdaq Composite used as benchmark for performance comparison.
Vistra Corp. (VST) shares continue to underperform the Nasdaq Composite, down 8.5% YTD as the company navigates volatile commodity hedging losses. Despite a 6.7% decline in Q2 net income to $305 million and rising operating expenses, analysts maintain a Strong Buy consensus with a 43.6% upside potential from current price levels.
The decline was primarily driven by a $472 million unrealized loss on commodity hedges and a 16.4% increase in operating expenses.
Vistra has underperformed the Nasdaq more significantly than Constellation Energy (CEG) on a YTD basis, though VST has seen a sharper decline over the past 52 weeks.