Vistra Stock Rides A 5-Day Winning Streak To A 21% Gain
Shares of Vistra (VST) have closed higher in each of the last 5 sessions, a cumulative gain of 20.5%. That added about $9.6 billion to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $56.2 billion. The stock closed at $166.72 on Wednesday, October 7, 20.5% below its 52-week high of $209.63 and 24.1% above its low of $134.30.
The Streak Next To The S&P 500
Returns for VST and the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it, all ending Wednesday, October 7 and including dividends:
| Return Period | VST | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | 3.9% | -0.2% |
| 5 Days (Current Streak) | 20.5% | 2.0% |
| 1 Month (21 Trading Days) | 10.1% | 1.8% |
| 3 Months (63 Trading Days) | 5.7% | 3.7% |
| Year To Date | 3.8% | 15.0% |
| 1 Year (252 Trading Days) | -16.3% | 17.1% |
A Stock-Specific Run, Or A Market Move?
Over the same 5 trading days, the S&P 500 returned +2.0% including dividends, so the run is mostly Vistra’s own story rather than the market’s. 11 other S&P 500 stocks are currently on winning streaks of 5 days or longer. Over the past three months the stock is up 5.7%, a window that includes the streak; over the other 58 sessions of that window it was down 12.3%.
What The Numbers Say About The Rally
On the fundamentals, revenue grew 3.8% over the last twelve months, against a median of 8.5% for S&P 500 Utilities stocks; its operating margin is 19.4%, versus a median of 23.1%; and the stock trades at 25.3 times trailing earnings against a median of 20.1. The read is mixed.
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Streaks End. Discipline Compounds
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