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.
