Gates-Backed Company Holds the Future of AI
Bill Gates is making his next big bet. And this time, it's with artificial intelligence. Over the last several years, Gates has quietly invested more than $750 million into this technology. And he's not the only one. Warren Buffett, Peter Thiel, Jeff Bezos, and others are in on it too. In this new exposé, Porter Stansberry shares all the details.
| Open | 145.88 | Prev Close | 141.52 |
| High | 147.80 | Low | 139.30 |
| Volume | 7,101,300 | Volume (Avg) | 6,941,684 |
| 52 Week High | 24.00 | 52 Week Low | 12.34 |
| Market Cap | 8.3B | PE Ratio | 61.53 |
General
| Name | Vistra Corp |
| Ticker | VST |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Utilities |
| Industry | Utilities-Independent Power Producers |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 5,365 |
About Vistra Corp
Vistra Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electricity business in the United States. It operates through six segments: Retail, Texas, East, West, Sunset, and Asset Closure. The company retails electricity and natural gas to residential, commercial, and industrial customers across 20 states in the United States and the District of Columbia. It is also involved in the electricity generation, wholesale energy sales and purchases, commodity risk management, fuel production, and fuel logistics management activities. The company serves approximately 4.5 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers. It has a generation capacity of approximately 38,700 megawatts with a portfolio of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Vistra Energy Corp. and changed its name to Vistra Corp. in July 2020. Vistra Corp. was founded in 1882 and is based in Irving, Texas.
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 24.10 |
| Market Cap | 8,334,475,264 |
| PE Ratio | 61.53 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.83 |
| EBITDA | 3,888,000,000 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 13.25 |
| Forward PE | 8.37 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 0.74 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 1.00 |
Technicals
| Beta | 0.89 |
| 52 Week High | 24.00 |
| 52 Week Low | 12.34 |
| 50 Day Average | 20.17 |
| 200 Day Average | 19.25 |
Dividend
Vistra Corp pays out a dividend of $0.54 per share, with a dividend yield of 0.99%.
VST's last dividend payment was made to shareholders on March 31, 2021.
They pay out 32.47% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.22 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | $0.22 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | $0.21 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | $0.21 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | $0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | $0.20 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | $0.19 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | $0.18 |
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