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Analyzing the Surge in Vistra Stock Today

After this afternoon's 3.3% surge to $218.16 per share, Vistra might just keep moving past its target price of $221.57. With an average analyst rating of buy, and target prices from $164.53 to $261.0, the stock's next move is anyone's guess.

The stock has an average amount of shares sold short at 2.5%, and a short ratio of 1.71. The company's insiders own 0.69% 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 93.1% of Vistra's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in Vistra

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2025-06-30 Vanguard Group Inc 12% 41,764,094 $9,111,254,899
2025-06-30 Blackrock Inc. 8% 28,423,345 $6,200,837,049
2025-06-30 FMR, LLC 6% 19,110,965 $4,169,248,194
2025-06-30 State Street Corporation 5% 16,660,027 $3,634,551,551
2025-06-30 Geode Capital Management, LLC 3% 9,073,182 $1,979,405,418
2025-06-30 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3% 8,860,824 $1,933,077,396
2025-06-30 Morgan Stanley 2% 8,035,902 $1,753,112,409
2025-06-30 Lone Pine Capital Llc 2% 6,469,719 $1,411,433,920
2025-06-30 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. 2% 6,175,553 $1,347,258,665
2025-06-30 NORGES BANK 1% 4,798,929 $1,046,934,368

Besides an analyst consensus of some upside potential, other market factors point to there being mixed market sentiment on Vistra.

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