Vistra (VST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

Short interest is the volume of Vistra shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 15th, traders have sold 15,570,000 shares of VST short. 4.43% of Vistra's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Vistra's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. VST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Vistra's short interest ratio.

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Vistra: Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, GTS Securities LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, 683 Capital Management LLC, Nomura Holdings Inc., PEAK6 Investments LLC, Wolverine Asset Management LLC, Group One Trading L.P., UBS Group AG, Cutler Group LLC CA, Capula Management Ltd, and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.43% of Vistra's floating shares are currently sold short.

Vistra saw a increase in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,570,000 shares, an increase of 3.7% from the previous total of 15,010,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

Vistra currently has issued a total of 357,550,000 shares. Some of Vistra's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Vistra currently has a public float of 351,660,000 shares.

4.43% of Vistra's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "utilities" compare to Vistra: Avangrid, Inc. (7.17%), NRG Energy, Inc. (7.91%), Korea Electric Power Co. (0.03%), Pinnacle West Capital Co. (1.87%), CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (1.88%), Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (1.50%), OGE Energy Corp. (2.69%), Centrais Elétricas Brasileiras S.A. - Eletrobrás (0.09%), PPL Co. (1.98%), Fortis Inc. (3.31%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: RTX Co. ($7.24 billion), T-Mobile US, Inc. ($4.02 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.72 billion), Occidental Petroleum Co. ($2.80 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.48 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.38 billion), Tractor Supply ($2.35 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($1.79 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($1.73 billion), and Moderna, Inc. ($1.71 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling VST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Vistra as its price is falling. VST shares are trading up $0.87 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Vistra occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of VST, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including VST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 15 2023.