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Vistra Corp.
Electric Utilities · Utilities · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$142.70
+1.6% on the session
1-year return
-27.9%
-16.1% over six months
Volatility
49.4%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-38.0%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Vistra Corp. is a electric utilities name in the utilities sector. Over the past year it returned -27.9%, against +6.1% over three months and -12.1% over one. It trades 10.8% below its 200-day average, so recent moves have not repaired the longer downtrend. Annualized volatility of 49.4% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -38.0%, and it has traded a median $651M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.39 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Utilities#30 of 31
Stronger than 3% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#451 of 500

How VST scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 14 others in Electric Utilities.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.6%
1 week-2.7%
1 month-12.1%
3 months+6.1%
6 months-16.1%
1 year-27.9%
12-1 momentum-18.0%
Volatility (1y, annualized)49.4%
Max drawdown (1y)-38.0%
Distance vs 200-day average-10.8%
Return per unit of risk-0.56
Median daily dollar volume$651M
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