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 $ 57.57 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 $42.74 million.
JP Morgan began covering VST with “an Overweight” recommendation on October 17, 2024. Exane BNP Paribas started covering the stock on October 14, 2024. It rated VST as “an Outperform”.
Price Performance Review of VST
On Friday, Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] saw its stock jump 1.21% to $167.66. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.46%. Vistra Corp shares have risen nearly 21.61% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 279.32% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $199.84 was reached on 01/23/25, a 52-week low of $43.99 was recorded on 01/27/25. SMA at 50 days reached $158.79, while 200 days put it at $115.71.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VST Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 162.62, which if violated will result in even more drops to 157.59. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 171.57. A further resistance level may holdings at 175.49. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 51.73, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.19, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 21.24%. Stochastics %K at 69.69% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Vistra Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vistra Corp stocks on 2025-01-31, dropping by -1.33 million shares to a total of 8.17 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-12-31 was 9.5 million shares. There was a decline of -16.27%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on September 13, 2024 when Jefferies began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $99 price target.
