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SO vs VST

A side-by-side look at SO and VST, updated throughout the trading session.

Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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SO vs VST: how they differ

The Southern Company (SO) and Vistra Corp. (VST) are both in the Utilities sector: SO is classified in Regulated Electric, VST in Independent Power Producers. Both trade on NYSE.

SO trades about 6.0 million shares a day on average, against 5.2 million for VST. VST has the higher beta (1.38 against 0.30 for SO), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, SO paid $3.00 per share in dividends and VST paid $0.91 per share.

Figures as of October 25, 2026.

The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.