VST vs XEL

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

VSTVST Open VST on Vela

XELXEL Open XEL on Vela

Performance, normalized

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

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VST vs XEL: how they differ

Vistra Corp. (VST) and Xcel Energy Inc. (XEL) are both in the Utilities sector: VST is classified in Independent Power Producers, XEL in Regulated Electric. VST trades on NYSE and XEL on NASDAQ.

VST trades about 5.2 million shares a day on average, against 5.4 million for XEL. VST has the higher beta (1.38 against 0.37 for XEL), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. Over the trailing twelve months, VST paid $0.91 per share in dividends and XEL paid $2.35 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.