Netflix, Vistra, PayPal And More: CNBC's 'Final Trades'

Author: Avi Kapoor | October 29, 2025 06:47am

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” on Tuesday, Richard Saperstein, managing director, principal, and chief investment officer of Treasury Partners, named Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) as his final trade.

Supporting his view, Wells Fargo analyst Shahriar Pourreza initiated coverage of Vistra on Tuesday with an Overweight rating and a price target of $238.

Joseph Terranova, chief market strategist for Virtus Investment Partners, said PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL) CEO Alex Chriss is engineering a turnaround.

PayPal announced on Tuesday a deal with OpenAI to become ChatGPT’s first wallet. It also released better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its FY25 EPS outlook.

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Joshua Brown, co-founder and CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, named Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) as his final trade.

On the earnings front, Netflix, on Oct. 21, reported third-quarter revenue of $11.51 billion, up 17.2% year-over-year. The revenue total missed the Street consensus estimate of $11.514 billion, according to Benzinga Pro data. The company reported earnings per share of $5.87, missing the Street consensus estimate of $6.97.

Anastasia Amoroso, Partners Group chief investment strategist, picked Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) as her final trade.

Price Action:

• Vistra shares fell 4.4% to close at $190.59 on Tuesday.
• PayPal shares rose 3.9% to close at $73.02 during the session.
• Netflix shares gained 0.7% to close at $1,102.50 on Tuesday.
• Invesco QQQ Trust gained 0.8% during the session.

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