Looking At Vistra's Recent Unusual Options Activity

Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bearish approach towards Vistra VST, and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in VST usually suggests something big is about to happen.

We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 11 extraordinary options activities for Vistra. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.

The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 45% leaning bullish and 54% bearish. Among these notable options, 2 are puts, totaling $74,115, and 9 are calls, amounting to $683,583.

What's The Price Target?

Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $50.0 to $85.0 for Vistra over the last 3 months.

Volume & Open Interest Trends

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Vistra options trades today is 939.5 with a total volume of 1,957.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Vistra's big money trades within a strike price range of $50.0 to $85.0 over the last 30 days.

Vistra Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days

Significant Options Trades Detected:

About Vistra

Vistra Energy is one of the largest power producers and retail energy providers in the US Following the 2024 Energy Harbor acquisition, Vistra owns 41 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, natural gas, and solar power generation along with one of the largest utility-scale battery projects in the world. Its 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. It acquired Dynegy in 2018.

After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Vistra, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.

Current Position of Vistra

• With a trading volume of 3,706,134, the price of VST is up by 0.29%, reaching $71.41.
• Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be overbought.
• Next earnings report is scheduled for 42 days from now.

What The Experts Say On Vistra

In the last month, 4 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $72.0.

• Maintaining their stance, an analyst from Evercore ISI Group continues to hold a Outperform rating for Vistra, targeting a price of $72.
• Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from BMO Capital keeps a Outperform rating on Vistra with a target price of $60.
• An analyst from Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Overweight rating on Vistra, which currently sits at a price target of $78.
• An analyst from Morgan Stanley persists with their Overweight rating on Vistra, maintaining a target price of $78.

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