VST Vistra Corp. stock chart & analysis
Conviction 36UtilitiesScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026Vistra Corp. (VST) closed at $124.80 (+10.55%) on Nov 6, 2026. Price is below its 50-day and below its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 40, RS Rating 17, -36.6% from its 52-week high, -22.7% year to date. Sector: Utilities · Electric Services.
Financials as of Tue, Jun 30, 2026 · quarterly.
VST technical analysis
Trend
VST is in a downtrend: price is below the 50-day, which is below the 200-day moving average. It closed 13.3% below the 50-day ($143.90) and 18.3% below the 200-day ($152.65). ADX(14) at 20 points to a moderate trend. It meets 0 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 40, in the bearish half of its range. The MACD histogram is negative. Its RS Rating of 17 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 17% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 1.6× its 20-day average. It trades about $1.0B a day on average. ATR(14) is $8.56, 6.9% of price — its typical daily range. On-balance volume is trending down. Chaikin Money Flow (-0.14) shows distribution.
Key levels
The chart pattern's support is $134.81 and its resistance $163.74. The 52-week range is $110.89 to $196.80; price is 36.6% below the high and 12.5% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $154.68, above price.
Performance
VST returned -9.8% (1 week), -20.1% (1 month), -12.7% (3 months), -15.5% (6 months), -34.1% (1 year), -22.7% (year to date).
About Vistra Corp.
Vistra Corp. is one of the largest power producers and retail energy providers in the US. It owns 44 gigawatts of generation capacity, including natural gas (27 GW), nuclear (6.5 GW), coal (8.7 GW), and solar and battery storage (1.3 GW). The Cogentrix acquisition will add 5.5 GW of gas generation. Vistra's retail electricity business serves 5 million customers in 20 states, including almost a third of all Texas electricity consumers. Vistra emerged from the Energy Future Holdings bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in 2016.
Electric Services · Listed 2016 · 6,390 employees
Recent news
- Vistra Corp.: Earnings resultsSEC EDGAR · Fri, Nov 6, 2026
- Vistra Reports Third Quarter 2026 ResultsYahoo Finance · Fri, Nov 6, 2026
- Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Vistra Expectations Ahead Of Q3 EarningsBenzinga · Fri, Nov 6, 2026
- Vistra (NYSE:VST) Stock Price Down 6.1% on Analyst DowngradeMarketBeat · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- BMO Capital Markets Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Vistra (NYSE:VST) Stock PriceMarketBeat · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Vistra (NYSE:VST) Given New $202.00 Price Target at Seaport Research PartnersMarketBeat · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Sole voting power over 11.4M shares accompanies FMR’s reported Vistra (VST) stake.Stock Titan · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Can Vistra (NYSE:VST) Turn Its New Deal Into Growth?Kalkine Media · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Did the Midterm Results Really Justify the Tumble in AI Infrastructure Stocks like VST?Fundstrat Direct · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
- Ahead of Vistra Earnings, Here's What Barchart Data Says Comes Next for VST StockBarchart · Thu, Nov 5, 2026
Congress activity
Disclosed STOCK Act trades in VST · 7 recent
| Member | Side | Amount | Traded | Filed | PTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lisa McClain house · MI · traded 2025-10-30 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-10-30 | 2025-11-01 | |
Lisa McClain house · R · MI · traded 2025-06-17 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-06-17 | 2025-08-13 | |
 Julie Johnson house · D · TX · traded 2025-04-01 | Sell | $1K–$15K | 2025-04-01 | 2025-05-14 | |
 Jefferson Shreve house · R · IN · traded 2025-04-07 | Sell | $15K–$50K | 2025-04-07 | 2025-05-08 | |
Jefferson Shreve house · R · IN · traded 2025-03-05 | Buy | $15K–$50K | 2025-03-05 | 2025-04-11 | |
Julie Johnson house · D · TX · traded 2025-02-12 | Buy | $1K–$15K | 2025-02-12 | 2025-03-12 | |
 Nancy Pelosi house · D · CA · traded 2025-01-14 | Buy | $500K–$1.0M | 2025-01-14 | 2025-01-17 |
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in VST · open-market 3 buys · 6 sells
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HUDSON SCOTT A EVP & President Vistra Retail · Common Stock · 2026-10-06 | Sell | 22.22K | $3.6M | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-07 |
BURKE JAMES A President and CEO · Common Stock · 2026-09-01 | Buy | 4.46K | $604K | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 |
BURKE JAMES A President and CEO · Common Stock · 2026-08-31 | Buy | 2.2K | $299K | 2026-08-31 | 2026-09-02 |
BURKE JAMES A President and CEO · Common Stock · 2026-08-24 | Buy | 2K | $270K | 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-24 |
HELM SCOTT B Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-16 | Sell | 25K | $4.0M | 2026-06-16 | 2026-06-18 |
BARBAS PAUL M Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-15 | Sell | 244 | $37K | 2026-06-15 | 2026-06-16 |
BARBAS PAUL M Director · Common Stock · 2026-06-12 | Sell | 244 | $36K | 2026-06-12 | 2026-06-16 |
Montemayor Margaret SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · Common Stock · 2026-06-02 | Sell | 4.6K | $736K | 2026-06-02 | 2026-06-04 |
Montemayor Margaret SVP, Chief Accounting Officer · Common Stock · 2026-05-27 | Sell | 5K | $825K | 2026-05-27 | 2026-05-29 |
Walters Robert Charles Director · Common Stock · 2026-05-15 | Grant | 1.27K | $0 | 2026-05-15 | 2026-05-19 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in VST · 10 recent
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