Should you buy Visstra shares before the fourth quarter’s report?

Visstra Corp. It is expected that VST will carry out improvements in its top line and its profit per share if he reports the results of the fourth quarter on February 27 for the fourth quarter of 2024.

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The Zacks Consensus estimate for the VST turnover in the fourth quarter is set at $ 4.38 billion, which indicates an increase of 42.34% compared to sales before the previous year.

The Zacks Consensus estimate for winning the VST in the fourth quarter is set at 1.59 USD per share, which indicates an increase of 431.25% compared to sales before the previous year.

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Visstra exceeded the winning expectations in one of the last four quarters and missed three times. The average surprise was 7.05%.

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This time our model is not conclusively predicting a probable profit for Visstra. The combination of a positive income ESP and A Zacks rank 1 (strong purchase), 2 (purchase) or 3 (hold) increases the likelihood of income. This is not the case here that you can see below.

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Income: Visstra has a winning ESP of 0.00%.

Zacks rank: VST is currently wearing a Zacks rank #2.

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Care company such as Constellation Energy Corporation CEG also has nuclear power plants and exceeded the Zacks consensus estimate of the fourth quarter by 11.4%.

The Zacks Consensus estimate for 2025 profits per share of the constellation energy has increased by 1.85% in the past 60 days.

Visstras income in the fourth quarter should benefit from the increasing demand for clean electricity in its service area. The increasing demand of the large US calculation centers and Perm electrification should primarily contribute to the growth of loads. The resignation of traditional coal units creates an offer gap, and Visstra will benefit from the increasing demand for clean energy.

The VST benefits from the increasing demand from the growing customer base in the service areas. The company was able to increase its customer base in the apartment organically in the third quarter, and it is expected that the company will add more customers in the fourth quarter, which will create a new demand for its services.

The buyback of the shares has increased the value of the shareholders and the result increased per share of the company and is expected to have positive effects on the result of the fourth quarter. From November 2021 to November 4, 2024, the company carried out stock returns of 4.6 billion US dollars, which reduced the outstanding stocks and increased the result per share. The management of VST assumes that you will continue the buyback of shares and buy back at least 3.25 billion US dollars between 2024 and 2026.

Visstra uses a security program to reduce the effects of market changes and price fluctuations, and 100% of the generation volume of 2024 are secured. This extensive coverage has contributed to securing the volumes of the fourth quarter.

The operating costs and sales, general and administrative costs rose by 36.4% and 19.3% in the first nine months of 2024. The high expenses are expected to continue in the fourth quarter of 2024 and have a negative impact on the profit per share.

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VST shares have increased by 70% in the past six months, compared to the rally in the industry of 2.1%.

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Visstra is currently evaluated in a premium compared to its industry of 12-month P/e-base.

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Other operators in the room, such as DTE Energy Company Dte and Ameren Corporation AEE are currently being traded in a premium compared to Visstra. The P/E F12 multiple of DTE and AEE is currently 18.19x or 19.76x.

Visstra increases its generation skills through organic and inorganic initiatives. The company’s integrated business model offers a core advantage compared to its non -integrated competitors. The integration of Energy Harbor into the existing operation of VST will create synergies and increase the company’s performance.

The operation of facilities for nuclear power plants contains considerable risks that could have significant adverse effects on the income of the company and the results of the company, and the VST may not have sufficient insurance to cover these risks and dangers.

Visstra works in a region in which the demand for clean electricity increases, and VST increases the ability to generate clean energy through acquisition and organic means to serve and benefit customers.

A stable security program and an increasing customer base for residential buildings contribute to the benefit of VST, since the positive factors create that investors can add this Zacks rank #2 shares to their portfolio.

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