Entergy vs Vistra
ETR and VST side by side, both in electric services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ETR and VST compare
Entergy is the larger company, worth 1.2 times as much as Vistra ($52.3B against $44.8B).
On earnings, Vistra is cheaper: it trades at 18.0× trailing earnings, against 28.7× for Entergy.
Vistra grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (19.8% versus 9.5% for Entergy).
Both pay dividends: Entergy yields 2.3% and Vistra 0.68%.
Vistra scores higher on the StockData Score (18 against 5 for Entergy), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ETR | VST |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $52.3B | $44.8B |
| Share price | $111.99 | $133.45 |
| Change, 1 year | 15.3% | −29.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 111% | 566% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.42 | 1.11 |
| Employees | 12K | 6,390 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 28.7× | 18.0× (better) |
| P/S | 3.9× | 2.2× (better) |
| P/B | 2.9× (better) | 7.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | 15.2× | 10.0× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 17.2× |
| PEG | 2.14 | – |
| FCF yield | −5.7% | 5.8% (better) |
| Fair value | $77.67 | $166.91 |
| Margin of safety | −44.2% | 20.0% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.5% | 19.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.1% | 9.2% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 135% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −3.0% | 168% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 2.5% | 10.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 22.9% (better) | 20.6% |
| Net margin | – | 13.1% |
| FCF margin | −22.0% | 12.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 47.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 5.2% | 14.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.90 (better) | 3.35 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.65 | 2.90 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 2.1× | 3.8× (better) |
| Current ratio | 0.91 | 1.16 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.03 | 1.58 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.3% (better) | 0.68% |
| Payout ratio | – | 11.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 11 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 5.5% | – |
| Buyback yield | −2.6% | 2.6% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | −0.29% | 3.3% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.0% | 84.8% |
| Held by insiders | 0.23% | 6.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$10.4M (better) | −$33.5M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.6% | 3.3% |
Go deeper
- ETR stock overview
- ETR income statement
- ETR valuation and score
- VST stock overview
- VST income statement
- VST valuation and score
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