In a filing, Vistra Corp revealed 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 $63.64 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 $47.25 million.
A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in mid October with a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating. Exane BNP Paribas began covering VST with “an Outperform” recommendation on October 14, 2024. Jefferies started covering the stock on September 13, 2024. It rated VST as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of VST
On Tuesday, Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] saw its stock jump 8.48% to $185.35. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 14.32%. Vistra Corp shares have risen nearly 34.44% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 370.31% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $178.40 was reached on 01/21/25, a 52-week low of $39.08 was recorded on 01/02/25. SMA at 50 days reached $151.73, while 200 days put it at $106.86.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VST Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 177.21, which if violated will result in even more drops to 169.07. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 191.13. A further resistance level may holdings at 196.91. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 71.15, which indicates overbought technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 14.10, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 6.34%. Stochastics %K at 86.34% 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 April 18, 2024 when Janney began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $82 price target.
