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Vistra Corp (VST) receives a Buy rating from Jefferies

In a filing, Vistra Corp revealed its EVP and General Counsel Moore Stephanie Zapata unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.79 million on Aug 13 ’24. In the deal valued at $80.37 per share,34,714 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Moore Stephanie Zapata now holds 127,174 shares worth roughly $14.2 million.

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Then, Moore Stephanie Zapata bought 34,714 shares, generating $2,790,081 in total proceeds.

Before that, Crutchfield Lisa bought 335 shares. Vistra Corp shares valued at $29,969 were divested by the Director at a price of $89.46 per share. As a result of the transaction, Crutchfield Lisa now holds 32,186 shares, worth roughly $3.59 million.

Jefferies initiated its Vistra Corp [VST] rating to a Buy in a research note published on September 13, 2024; the price target was $99. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Janney’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid April with a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating. BofA Securities also remained covering VST and reiterated its “Buy” recommendation on September 30, 2021. Guggenheim revised its rating on July 22, 2021. It rated VST as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.

Price Performance Review of VST

On Monday, Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] saw its stock jump 3.48% to $111.63. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 24.87%. Vistra Corp shares have risen nearly 189.80% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 233.72% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $108.26 was reached on 09/23/24, a 52-week low of $31.16 was recorded on 01/03/24. SMA at 50 days reached $80.68, while 200 days put it at $68.90.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For VST Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 107.60, which if violated will result in even more drops to 103.56. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 115.11. A further resistance level may holdings at 118.58. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 80.75, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 17.85, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 7.01%. Stochastics %K at 93.56% indicates the stock is a selling.

How much short interest is there in Vistra Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vistra Corp stocks on 2024-08-30, growing by 2.59 million shares to a total of 12.12 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-07-31 was 9.54 million shares. There was a rise of 21.33%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

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