This morning we watched Vistra rise 1.8% to a price of $143.36 per share. The Large-Cap Electric Utilities company is now trading -10.66% below its average target price of $160.46. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $52.0 to $231.0 per share for Vistra, and have given the stock an average rating of buy.
The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 2.8%, and a short ratio of 1.33. The company's insiders own 0.62% 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 89.7% 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 | $6,270,390,523 |
| 2024-09-30 | Blackrock Inc. | 8% | 28,343,569 | $4,063,334,069 |
| 2024-09-30 | FMR, LLC | 7% | 22,908,240 | $3,284,125,300 |
| 2024-09-30 | State Street Corporation | 5% | 16,355,255 | $2,344,689,366 |
| 2024-09-30 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2% | 8,320,188 | $1,192,782,156 |
| 2024-09-30 | Morgan Stanley | 2% | 7,285,996 | $1,044,520,391 |
| 2024-09-30 | Lone Pine Capital Llc | 2% | 6,806,291 | $975,749,881 |
| 2024-09-30 | Invesco Ltd. | 2% | 5,530,837 | $792,900,795 |
| 2024-09-30 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1% | 4,630,961 | $663,894,571 |
| 2024-09-30 | Massachusetts Financial Services Co. | 1% | 3,826,631 | $548,585,822 |
Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Vistra.
