Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Vistra Corp shares valued at $3,905,483 were sold by BURKE JAMES A on Sep 30 ’25. At $199.30 per share, BURKE JAMES A sold 19,596 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 251,420 shares worth approximately $50.95 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BURKE JAMES A sold 19,605 shares, netting a total of over 3,818,704 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $194.78 each, the insider now holds 253,815 shares.
Before that, BURKE JAMES A had added 21,371 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $4,361,026, the Officer bought Vistra Corp shares for $204.06 each.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on September 23, 2025, Vistra Corp [VST] has been rated down from a Buy to a Hold and the price target has been revised to $230. Analysts at Scotiabank started covering the stock with ‘”a Sector outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late September. As of September 17, 2025, Daiwa Securities has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for VST. Earlier on August 20, 2025, Melius initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for VST stock.
Analyzing VST Stock Performance
On last trading session, Vistra Corp [NYSE: VST] rose 0.57% to $202.65. The stock’s lowest price that day was $198.71, but it reached a high of $205.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.51%. Over the course of the year, Vistra Corp shares have jumped approximately 70.95%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $219.82 on 09/22/25 and a 52-week low of $90.51 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vistra Corp (VST)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 199.24, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 195.83. In the upper region, resistance lies at 205.53. The next price resistance is at 208.41. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 50.88 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Vistra Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Vistra Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-15 dropping by -0.56 million shares to 7.25 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 7.81 million shares. A decline of -7.69% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.8 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.8.
Which companies own the most shares of Vistra Corp (VST)?
In terms of Vistra Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 229 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.64% from the previous closing price of $201.51. Analysts anticipate Vistra Corp stock to reach 256 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 134. In spite of this, 6 analysts ranked Vistra Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On June 13, 2025, Raymond James assigned a price target of “a Strong buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $216.
