Vistra Corp’s recent filing unveils that its Director Pitesa John William acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.19 million on Mar 12 ’25. In the deal valued at $126.75 per share,1,500 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Pitesa John William now holds 3,467 shares worth roughly $0.47 million.
Then, BARBAS PAUL M sold 24,136 shares, generating $2,997,428 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $124.19, the Director now owns 51,063 shares.
Before that, BARBAS PAUL M sold 24,135 shares. Vistra Corp shares valued at $2,987,587 were divested by the Director at a price of $123.79 per share. As a result of the transaction, BARBAS PAUL M now holds 0 shares, worth roughly $0.0.
Daiwa Securities initiated its Vistra Corp [VST] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on March 05, 2025; the price target was $120. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BofA Securities’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early March from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of VST
On Monday, Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] saw its stock jump 3.34% to $134.94. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 6.85%. Vistra Corp shares have fallen nearly -2.13% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 102.16% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $199.84 was reached on 01/23/25, a 52-week low of $64.26 was recorded on 03/10/25. SMA at 50 days reached $151.05, while 200 days put it at $120.81.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VST Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 132.71, which if violated will result in even more drops to 130.49. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 137.95. A further resistance level may holdings at 140.97. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 50.39, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 9.56, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bullish at 11.05%. Stochastics %K at 90.59% 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 2025-02-28, dropping by -1.27 million shares to a total of 6.9 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-01-31 was 8.17 million shares. There was a decline of -18.42%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on October 17, 2024 when JP Morgan began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating along with a $178 price target.
