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FTS vs VST
Side-by-side comparison of Fortis Inc. (FTS) and Vistra Corp. (VST): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both FTS and VST operate in Electric Utilities: Central (Utilities), so they compete in similar markets.
- VST is the larger of the two at $52.20B, about 1.8x FTS ($29.37B).
- Over the past year, FTS is up 23.2% and VST is down 21.4% - FTS leads by 44.6 points.
- VST has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for FTS).
- VST has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 23 for FTS).
Fortis Inc.
Fortis Inc. operates as an electric and gas utility company in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean countries. It generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 433,000 retail customers in southeastern Arizona; and 98,000 retail customers in Arizona's Mohave and Santa Cruz counties with an aggregate capacity of 3,233 megawatts (MW), including 59 MW of solar capacity. The company also sells wholesale electricity to other entities in the western United States; owns gas-fired and hydroelectric generating capacity totaling 65 MW; and distributes natural gas to approximately 1,048,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in British Columbia, Canada. In addition, it owns and operates the electricity distribution system that serves approximately 572,000 customers in southern and central Alberta; owns 4 hydroelectric generating facilities with a combined capacity of 225 MW; and provides operation, maintenance, and management services to five hydroelectric generating facilities. Further, the company distributes electricity in the island portion of Newfoundland and Labrador with an installed generating capacity of 143 MW; and on Prince Edward Island with a generating capacity of 130 MW. Additionally, it provides integrated electric utility service to approximately 67,000 customers in Ontario; approximately 270,000 customers in Newfoundland and Labrador; approximately 31,000 customers on Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands; and approximately 15,000 customers on certain islands in Turks and Caicos. The company also holds long-term contracted generation assets in Belize consisting of 3 hydroelectric generating facilities with a combined capacity of 51 MW; and the Aitken Creek natural gas storage facility. It also owns and operates approximately 91,000 circuit Kilometers (km) of distribution lines; and approximately 49,500 km of natural gas pipelines. Fortis Inc. was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.
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.
Latest FTS
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Fortis Inc.
- Fortis Inc. to Hold Teleconference and Webcast on July 31 to Discuss Second Quarter 2026 Results
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Fortis Inc.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Fortis Inc.
- Fortis Inc. Shareholders Approve Election of Directors, Appointment of Auditors, and Say on Pay
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Fortis Inc.
- SEC Form 6-K filed by Fortis Inc.
- Fortis Inc. Releases First Quarter 2026 Results
- Advisory: Fortis Inc. to Hold Teleconference and Webcast on May 6 to Discuss First Quarter 2026 Results and Hold Annual Meeting on May 7
- Barclays initiated coverage on Fortis with a new price target
Latest VST
- As Canada Highlights Fusion in Its Nuclear Energy Strategy, Shareholders Vote to Take a Fusion Pioneer Public
- Vistra to Report Second Quarter Results on Aug. 7, 2026
- Vistra Corp. filed SEC Form 8-K: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Director Sult John R sold $1,105,000 worth of shares (6,500 units at $170.00) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 8% to 70,714 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Acosta Arcilia sold $2,512,800 worth of shares (15,000 units at $167.52) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 32% to 32,607 units (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: SEC Form 144/A filed by Vistra Corp.
- Director Helm Scott B sold $4,000,000 worth of shares (25,000 units at $160.00) as part of a pre-agreed trading plan, decreasing direct ownership by 10% to 232,200 units (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 144 filed by Vistra Corp.
- SEC Form 144 filed by Vistra Corp.
- Bernstein initiated coverage on Vistra Corp. with a new price target