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IDA vs VST

Side-by-side comparison of IDACORP Inc. (IDA) and Vistra Corp. (VST): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both IDA and VST operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
  • VST is the larger of the two at $50.16B, about 6.4x IDA ($7.83B).
  • Over the past year, IDA is up 22.8% and VST is down 14.3% - IDA leads by 37.1 points.
  • VST has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 7 for IDA).
  • Both have 24 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceIDA+22.80%VST-14.31%
2025-06-06+0.00%2026-06-05
MetricIDAVST
Company
IDACORP Inc.
Vistra Corp.
Price
$141.34+1.93%
$148.75-3.21%
Market cap
$7.83B
$50.16B
1M return
-1.87%
-6.01%
1Y return
+22.80%
-14.31%
Industry
Electric Utilities: Central
Electric Utilities: Central
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
7
14
Recent ratings
24
24
IDA

IDACORP Inc.

IDACORP, Inc. engages in the generation, transmission, distribution, purchase, and sale of electric energy in the United States. The company operates 17 hydropower generating plants located in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon; three natural gas-fired plants in southern Idaho; and interests in two coal-fired steam electric generating plants located in Wyoming, Nevada, and Oregon. As of December 31, 2020, it had approximately 4,833 pole-miles of high-voltage transmission lines; 23 step-up transmission substations located at power plants; 21 transmission substations; 9 switching stations; 31 mixed-use transmission and distribution substations; 186 energized distribution substations; and 28,201 pole-miles of distribution lines, as well as provides electric utility services to approximately 587,000 retail customers in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon. The company serves commercial and industrial customers, which involved in food processing, electronics and general manufacturing, agriculture, health care, government, and education. It also invests in housing and other real estate investments. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

VST

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.

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