Vistra Corp’s recently made public that its Director HELM SCOTT B unloaded Company’s shares for reported $2.8 million on Dec 10 ’24. In the deal valued at $139.77 per share,20,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, HELM SCOTT B now holds 343,350 shares worth roughly $55.67 million.
Then, HELM SCOTT B bought 40,000 shares, generating $5,602,610 in total proceeds.
Before that, HUDSON SCOTT A sold 115,000 shares. Vistra Corp shares valued at $18,878,250 were divested by the EVP & President Vistra Retail at a price of $164.16 per share. As a result of the transaction, HUDSON SCOTT A now holds 254,932 shares, worth roughly $41.33 million.
JP Morgan initiated its Vistra Corp [VST] rating to an Overweight in a research note published on October 17, 2024; the price target was $178. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Exane BNP Paribas’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid October with a ‘”an Outperform”‘ rating. Jefferies began covering VST with “Buy” recommendation on September 13, 2024. Janney started covering the stock on April 18, 2024. It rated VST as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of VST
On Monday, Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] saw its stock fall -2.76% to $162.13. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.14%. Vistra Corp shares have risen nearly 17.60% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 321.55% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $169.19 was reached on 01/10/25, a 52-week low of $38.08 was recorded on 01/02/25. SMA at 50 days reached $146.45, while 200 days put it at $104.28.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VST Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 157.38, which if violated will result in even more drops to 152.63. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 165.81. A further resistance level may holdings at 169.49. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 60.47, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 12.16, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 18.98%. Stochastics %K at 86.43% 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 2024-12-31, growing by 1.19 million shares to a total of 9.5 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-29 was 8.3 million shares. There was a rise of 12.56%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 30, 2021 when BofA Securities resumed its ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $23.
