Vistra Corp (VST) Becoming More Attractive for Investors

Roman Campbell

Vistra Corp’s recently made public that its President and CEO BURKE JAMES A unloaded Company’s shares for reported $3.85 million on Oct 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $196.46 per share,19,600 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, BURKE JAMES A now holds 297,429 shares worth roughly $59.28 million.

Then, BURKE JAMES A sold 19,613 shares, generating $3,670,018 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $187.12, the President and CEO now owns 295,029 shares.

Before that, BURKE JAMES A bought 20,473 shares. Vistra Corp shares valued at $4,169,040 were divested by the Officer at a price of $203.64 per share.

TD Cowen initiated its Vistra Corp [VST] rating to a Buy in a research note published on October 16, 2025; the price target was $250. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Jefferies’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in late September from “a Buy” to “a Hold”. Scotiabank began covering VST with “Sector outperform” recommendation on September 22, 2025. Daiwa Securities revised its rating on September 17, 2025. It rated VST as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.

Price Performance Review of VST

On Monday, Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] saw its stock fall -1.08% to $199.3. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.61%. Vistra Corp shares have risen nearly 58.04% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 44.56% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $219.82 was reached on 09/22/25, a 52-week low of $90.51 was recorded on 04/07/25.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For VST Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 195.98, which if violated will result in even more drops to 192.66. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 203.14. A further resistance level may holdings at 206.98.

How much short interest is there in Vistra Corp?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vistra Corp stocks on 2025-10-15, dropping by -0.42 million shares to a total of 6.83 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-15 was 7.25 million shares. There was a decline of -6.08%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on August 20, 2025 when Melius began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $295 price target.

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