NYSE: VST · Utilities - Independent Power Producers
Over the past week, VISTRA (VST) saw about 2,611 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. The crowd averages 45% bullish but is at odds: X runs 65% bullish while Reddit sits at just 29%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 19 of 20 analysts rating VST a buy.
There is plenty of buzz around VST this week but little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Hold.
Wall Street’s 95% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 29% to X at 65%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
20 analysts have weighed in: a Strong Buy consensus: 19 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $210.25.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is cooling and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.
Analysts sit 50 points above the crowd average of 45%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 65% bullish while Reddit sits at 29%, a 36-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, VISTRA (VST) buzz held moderate around 57.0 while the price drifted up 9.0% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 6.8M shares. Updated Oct 10, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, VST gained 15.5%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 66.1 and was relatively stable, swinging between 57.0 and 74.6. Recent volume is running above the 30-day average, suggesting heightened trading interest. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 21 of the 21 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Hold |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy (19 / 0 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 45% |
| Avg price target | $210.25 |
| Most bullish source | X, 65% |
| Most bearish source | Reddit, 29% |
| Sentiment spread | 36 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 2,611 |
| Market cap | $52.41B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 26.3 · 13.3 |
| EPS · Beta | $5.93 · 1.4 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $19.21B · 12% margin |
| Industry | Utilities - Independent Power Producers |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, VISTRA (VST) currently carries an Adanos hold signal with 68/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 45% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 2,611 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around VISTRA (VST) is active with 330 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 23 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 29% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is falling, suggesting cooling attention.
The crowd reads bearish on VISTRA (VST), averaging 45% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 65% bullish and Reddit at 29%, a 36-point spread. On the professional side, 19 of 20 analysts rate VST a buy.
Of the 20 analysts covering VISTRA (VST), 19 rate it a buy, 0 a hold and 1 a sell, for a strong buy consensus. The average price target is $210.25. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 45% bullish.
VISTRA (VST)'s cross-source average is bearish at 45% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. X reads 65% bullish, News reads 41% bullish and reddit coverage is the most negative at 29% bullish. The combined signal points to broad mixed pressure with 68/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for VISTRA (VST) at 45% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is reddit at 29% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling across Reddit and X and News. The hold signal carries 68/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 2,187 mentions (84% of total volume). Reddit contributes 330 mentions and News contributes 94 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 45% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. VST's hold signal at 68/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 45% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The VST sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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