Vistra shares fell -2.8% this afternoon to a price of $161.92. The stock is still trading within range of its average target price of $157.46, and over the last 52 weeks, it has recorded a 354.3% performance. Analysts have given the Large-Cap Electric Utilities stock target prices ranging from $52.0 to $231.0 dollars per share, with an average rating of buy.
The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 3.3%, and a short ratio of 1.25. The company's insiders own 0.64% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests. Finally, we also note that a significant number of institutional investors are invested in the stock, with 89.8% of Vistra's shares being owned by this investor type.
Institutions Invested in Vistra
| Date Reported | Holder | Percentage | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-30 | Vanguard Group Inc | 13% | 43,738,773 | $7,082,182,044 |
| 2024-09-30 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 28,343,569 | $4,589,390,640 |
| 2024-09-30 | FMR, LLC | 7% | 22,908,240 | $3,709,302,178 |
| 2024-09-30 | State Street Corporation | 5% | 16,355,255 | $2,648,242,859 |
| 2024-09-30 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 8,320,188 | $1,347,204,825 |
| 2024-09-30 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 7,285,996 | $1,179,748,458 |
| 2024-09-30 | Lone Pine Capital Llc | 2% | 6,806,291 | $1,102,074,626 |
| 2024-09-30 | Invesco Ltd. | 2% | 5,530,837 | $895,553,116 |
| 2024-09-30 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1% | 4,630,961 | $749,845,196 |
| 2024-09-30 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 1% | 3,826,631 | $619,608,084 |
Besides an analyst consensus of little upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Vistra.
