Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Vistra Corp shares valued at $2,795,380 were sold by HELM SCOTT B on Dec 10 ’24. At $139.77 per share, HELM SCOTT B sold 20,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 343,350 shares worth approximately $53.29 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, HELM SCOTT B purchased 40,000 shares, netting a total of over 5,602,610 in proceeds.
Before that, HUDSON SCOTT A had sold 115,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $18,878,250, the EVP & President Vistra Retail traded Vistra Corp shares for $164.16 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 115,000 shares, worth approximately $39.57 million.
As of October 17, 2024, JP Morgan has initiated its “an Overweight” rating for VST. Earlier on October 14, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for VST stock.
Analyzing VST Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -16.94%. Over the course of the year, Vistra Corp shares have jumped approximately 12.58%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $199.84 on 01/23/25 and a 52-week low of $132.59 on 01/27/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $155.29, while a 200-day SMA reached $109.76. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 14.18 million shares from 20.93 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vistra Corp (VST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 147.89, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 140.57. In the upper region, resistance lies at 161.26. The next price resistance is at 167.32. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.21 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -22.07, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 66.36%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
