In a filing, Vistra Corp revealed its President and CEO BURKE JAMES A unloaded Company’s shares for reported $4.36 million on Sep 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $203.82 per share,21,371 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, BURKE JAMES A now holds 241,149 shares worth roughly $49.97 million.
Then, BURKE JAMES A sold 21,379 shares, generating $4,273,621 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $199.90, the President and CEO now owns 243,770 shares.
Before that, BURKE JAMES A bought 21,376 shares. Vistra Corp shares valued at $4,300,490 were divested by the Officer at a price of $201.18 per share.
Jefferies downgraded its Vistra Corp [VST] rating to a Hold from a a Buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Scotiabank’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late September with a ‘”a Sector outperform”‘ rating. Daiwa Securities also remained covering VST and has increased its forecast on September 17, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Melius started covering the stock on August 20, 2025. It rated VST as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of VST
On Friday, Vistra Corp [NYSE:VST] saw its stock jump 2.78% to $207.22. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.92%. Vistra Corp shares have risen nearly 84.36% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 50.30% 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 202.97, which if violated will result in even more drops to 198.71. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 209.49. A further resistance level may holdings at 211.75.
How much short interest is there in Vistra Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vistra Corp stocks on 2025-09-15, dropping by -0.56 million shares to a total of 7.25 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-15 was 7.81 million shares. There was a decline of -7.69%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on June 13, 2025 when Raymond James began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Strong buy”‘ rating along with a $216 price target.
