Jefferies Upgrade: Social media lit up with talk of Jefferies elevating Vistra Corp to Buy, slapping on a $203 price target amid a stock pullback. Investors zeroed in on the firm's edge in data center power deals as a key growth driver.
Positive Momentum: Shares climbed more than 3% on the news, sparking chatter about enhanced risk-reward profiles. Many highlighted potential 30% upside from upcoming contracts in the booming AI power sector.
Shifting Tides: This comes after an earlier dip in shares alongside peers like Constellation Energy, but fresh analyst optimism has reignited bullish views on Vistra's positioning.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Vistra Corp Insider Trading Activity
Vistra Corp insiders have traded $VST stock on the open market 54 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 54 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VST stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- JAMES A BURKE (President and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 51 sales selling 789,467 shares for an estimated $160,145,125.
- CARRIE LEE KIRBY (EVP and Chief Admin. Officer) sold 58,275 shares for an estimated $10,183,556
- SCOTT A HUDSON (EVP & President Vistra Retail) sold 56,000 shares for an estimated $9,456,160
- STEPHANIE ZAPATA MOORE (EVP and General Counsel) sold 8,219 shares for an estimated $1,424,763
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Vistra Corp Revenue
Vistra Corp had revenues of $5B in Q3 2025. This is a decrease of -20.94% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track VST financials on Quiver Quantitative's VST stock page.
Vistra Corp Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $VST stock 4 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 2 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VST stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE NANCY PELOSI purchased up to $250,000 on 01/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Vistra Corp Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 664 institutional investors add shares of Vistra Corp stock to their portfolio, and 708 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 2,074,364 shares (+23.4%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $406,409,394
- LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC removed 1,770,478 shares (-27.4%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $346,872,049
- DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL GENOSSENSCHAFTS BANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN added 1,746,319 shares (+827.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $342,138,818
- RUBRIC CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP removed 1,424,803 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $279,147,403
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 1,290,548 shares (+77.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $252,844,164
- SITUATIONAL AWARENESS LP removed 1,287,910 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $207,778,520
- MEREWETHER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LP removed 1,221,514 shares (-92.9%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $239,319,022
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Vistra Corp Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $VST in the last several months. We have seen 7 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- UBS issued a "Buy" rating on 01/12/2026
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/16/2025
- Keybanc issued a "Overweight" rating on 11/25/2025
- BMO Capital issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/07/2025
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 11/07/2025
- Wells Fargo issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/28/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 09/25/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Vistra Corp, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VST forecast page.
Vistra Corp Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VST recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $VST in the last 6 months, with a median target of $233.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Julien Dumoulin-Smith from Jefferies set a target price of $203.0 on 02/10/2026
- Shahriar Pourreza from Wells Fargo set a target price of $236.0 on 01/20/2026
- James Thalacker from BMO Capital set a target price of $244.0 on 01/12/2026
- Andrew Weisel from Scotiabank set a target price of $293.0 on 01/12/2026
- Julien Dumoulin-Smith from B of A Securities set a target price of $218.0 on 01/12/2026
- William Appicelli from UBS set a target price of $233.0 on 01/12/2026
- Jeremy Tonet from JP Morgan set a target price of $233.0 on 12/16/2025
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