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Analyzing Market Sentiment Towards Vistra (VST) Stocks

This morning we watched Vistra drop -1.9% to a price of $170.49 per share. The Large-Cap Electric Utilities company is now trading -25.29% below its average target price of $228.22. Analysts have set target prices ranging from $86.0 to $288.0 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 2.7%, and a short ratio of 1.69. The company's insiders own 0.71% 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 92.4% of Vistra's shares being owned by this investor type.

Institutions Invested in Vistra

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2025-09-30 Vanguard Group Inc 12% 41,198,627 $7,023,954,143
2025-09-30 Blackrock Inc. 9% 29,442,953 $5,019,729,218
2025-09-30 FMR, LLC 6% 19,893,022 $3,391,561,430
2025-09-30 State Street Corporation 5% 16,042,841 $2,735,144,050
2025-09-30 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3% 10,935,188 $1,864,340,262
2025-09-30 Geode Capital Management, LLC 3% 8,868,224 $1,511,943,558
2025-09-30 Morgan Stanley 2% 8,053,640 $1,373,065,127
2025-09-30 Massachusetts Financial Services Co. 2% 7,106,465 $1,211,581,256
2025-06-30 NORGES BANK 1% 4,798,929 $818,169,431
2025-09-30 Lone Pine Capital Llc 1% 4,699,241 $801,173,623

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

The above analysis is intended for educational purposes only and was performed on the basis of publicly available data. It is not to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Any buy, sell, or other recommendations mentioned in the article are direct quotations of consensus recommendations from the analysts covering the stock, and do not represent the opinions of Market Inference or its writers. Past performance, accounting data, and inferences about market position and corporate valuation are not reliable indicators of future price movements. Market Inference does not provide financial advice. Investors should conduct their own review and analysis of any company of interest before making an investment decision.

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