Why Vistra (VST) Stock Is Down Today

Vistra Corp. (VST) is down 5.8% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely explanation is profit-taking after a fast rally earlier this month rather than a new negative company development. This could be because investors had recently bid up power and nuclear names on policy support for Vistra and a separate large nuclear power agreement elsewhere in the sector, leaving the shares vulnerable to a pullback.

Details:

Vistra does not appear to have issued a new adverse press release this week; its investor site still shows the latest update as a September 29 notice that third-quarter results will be reported on November 6.

The U.S. Department of Energy announced on October 5 a conditional loan commitment of up to $4.2 billion to support nuclear uprates and modernization across Vistra’s fleet in Pennsylvania and Ohio, which likely helped fuel the prior run higher.

A major peer announced on October 6 a 20-year arrangement with Google to add 890 megawatts of nuclear capacity to the PJM grid, reinforcing enthusiasm around merchant power and nuclear names tied to rising power demand.

An SEC Form 4 shows Executive Vice President Scott Hudson sold 44,444 Vistra shares on September 8 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on June 5, which may have added to caution as the stock pulled back.

Sources:

Department of Energy, SEC, Vistra Investor Relations, Constellation Energy

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$VST Insider Trading Activity

$VST insiders have traded $VST stock on the open market 17 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 3 have been purchases and 14 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VST stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

SCOTT A HUDSON (EVP & President Vistra Retail) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 66,666 shares for an estimated $10,306,175.
KRISTOPHER E. MOLDOVAN (EVP and CFO) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 40,000 shares for an estimated $6,320,600.
SCOTT B HELM sold 25,000 shares for an estimated $4,000,000
ARCILIA ACOSTA has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 15,000 shares for an estimated $2,512,800.
MARGARET MONTEMAYOR (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 9,600 shares for an estimated $1,560,800.
JAMES A BURKE (President and CEO) has made 3 purchases buying 8,665 shares for an estimated $1,173,069 and 0 sales.
JOHN R SULT sold 6,500 shares for an estimated $1,105,000
PAUL M BARBAS has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 488 shares for an estimated $73,426.

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$VST Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 801 institutional investors add shares of $VST stock to their portfolio, and 546 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

LONE PINE CAPITAL LLC removed 6,187,585 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $981,536,608
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 3,252,881 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $516,004,513
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC removed 2,364,357 shares (-72.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $375,057,950
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 2,107,738 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $334,350,478
SG AMERICAS SECURITIES, LLC added 1,928,609 shares (+311.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $305,935,245
FMR LLC removed 1,647,805 shares (-10.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $261,391,307
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 1,403,075 shares (+42.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $222,569,787

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$VST Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VST recently. We have seen 2 analysts offer price targets for $VST in the last 6 months, with a median target of $230.5.

Here are some recent targets:

Shelby Tucker from TD Cowen set a target price of $230.0 on 05/04/2026
Jeremy Tonet from JP Morgan set a target price of $231.0 on 04/30/2026

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