DJ Vistra Corp. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Vistra Corp. (VST) advanced 3.52% to $149.30 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.38% to 7,718.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,414.25.
This was the stock's fifth consecutive day of gains.
Vistra Corp. closed 32.08% below its 52-week high of $219.82, which the company achieved on September 22nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as NextEra Energy Inc. $(NEE)$ fell 0.75% to $83.43, Southern Co. $(SO)$ fell 0.74% to $88.11, and American Electric Power Co. Inc. (AEP) fell 0.17% to $124.50.
Trading volume (4.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 4, 2026.