Vistra is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is operating an integrated retail and electric power generation business throughout the U.S. Co. has six segments: Retail, which is engaged in retail sales of electricity and natural gas; Texas and East, which are engaged in electricity generation, wholesale energy sales and purchases, commodity risk management activities, fuel production and fuel logistics management; West, which represents results from the California Independent System Operator market; Sunset, which consists of generation plants with announced retirement plans; and Asset Closure, which is engaged in the decommissioning and reclamation of retired plants and mines. We show 28 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of VST's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of VST shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like VST versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching VST by allowing them to research VST shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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