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Yahoo Finance • 15 hours ago

Vistra Is Up 720% in 5 Years. Is There Still Time to Buy This AI "Picks and Shovels" Stock?

When a stock surges more than eightfold in just five years, it's understandable that some investors wonder if they've missed the party. When the name in question is a utility stock, that wonderment is probably heightened because "conventio... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 7 days ago

Vistra Corp. (VST) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

Vistra Corp. (VST) closed at $162.33 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.75% move from the prior day. The stock exceeded the S&P 500, which registered a gain of 0.89% for the day. At the same time, the Dow added 0.74%, and the tech... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 12 days ago

This Utility Stock Could Benefit From the AI Power Bottleneck

Vistra (NYSE: VST) is becoming part of the AI infrastructure debate as big tech races to secure reliable electricity. With nuclear assets, dispatchable power, and long-term hyperscaler agreements, Vistra could benefit if electricity scarci... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 days ago

Here’s How Nancy Pelosi Beat the Stock Market and Warren Buffett

The S&P 500 has delivered roughly 13% annualized returns over the past decade, one of the strongest bull runs in modern history. Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK-A)(NYSE:BRK-B), long the gold standard for patient capital, has matched that pace... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

What’s the AI hit to U.S. inflation?

Investing.com -- Artificial intelligence is adding to U.S. inflation rather than reducing it, with the current investment boom estimated to contribute roughly 0.4 percentage points to annual inflation in 2026, according to CIBC Capital Mar... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 19 days ago

Vistra (VST) Becomes A Preferred Power Provider For AI

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is one of the 10 Best AI Stocks to Watch in July. Shahriar Pourreza of Wells Fargo reaffirmed a Buy rating on Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) on July 2. However, the analyst raised the firm's price target on the stock from... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 20 days ago

XLU vs. VPU: Which Utilities ETF Best Powers the AI Data-Center Boom?

Quick Read XLU and VPU track the same utility sector, but XLU concentrates in ~30 names while VPU spreads across 65+ holdings including water and mid-cap utilities. XLU's combined 9% weighting in Constellation (CEG) and Vistra (VST) makes... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 23 days ago

Record Heat Dome Drove the Grid to All-Time Peak Demand Friday: Here’s 4 Stocks To Buy As Things Heat Up

Quick Read VST trades 30% below its $223 analyst target while CEG, down 30% year-to-date, sits well below analysts' $360 consensus despite running the largest US nuclear fleet. PJM's Friday forecast of 166 GW would smash the 2012 all-time... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 23 days ago

The Energy Stock Most Investors Overlook-And Why You Should Consider Adding It to Your Portfolio Today.

Many energy stocks rallied this year as the Middle East conflict drove up oil prices and the power-hungry cloud and AI markets gobbled up massive amounts of power. However, one former market darling that didn't participate in that rally wa... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 25 days ago

Largest U.S. power grid orders emergency curbs to avoid blackouts

[Electricity concepts. High voltage transformers with night city lights] s-cphoto/iStock via Getty Images The largest U.S. power grid operator, PJM Interconnection, said Friday ​it is ​under a federal emergency alert [https://www.reuters.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 27 days ago

Here is What Analysts Think About Vistra Corp. (VST)

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is among the Best AI Power Grid Stocks. On June 24, Morgan Stanley lowered its price target on Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)  to $210 from $212. The firm maintained an "Overweight" rating on the shares. Analyst David Arc... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 28 days ago

U.S. issues emergency order for largest power grid as record heat nears

[High Voltage Electric Power Lines At Sunset] imaginima/iStock via Getty Images The Trump administration declared a power emergency [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-30/emergency-ordered-for-largest-us-power-grid-as-record-... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 29 days ago

Vistra (VST) Buys Cogentrix For $4 Billion And Locks In Meta And AWS Deals

Find winning stocks in any market cycle. Join 7 million investors using Simply Wall St's investing ideas for FREE. Vistra (NYSE:VST) agreed to acquire Cogentrix for about US$4b, expanding its power generation footprint. The company signed... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

The Ultimate AI Power Supercycle Winner: NextEra Energy or Vistra Stock?

NextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE) is a major utility focused on Florida with massive investments in clean energy through its clean energy arm. Vistra (NYSE:VST) operates as an integrated independent power producer, managing both electricity genera... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

These are the highest-rated utilities stocks by growth

[Silhouette of a high voltage pylon and blue sky] pedrosala/iStock via Getty Images Utilities stocks remain in focus as rising electricity demand, grid modernization, and investments in power generation continue to reshape growth prospect... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

The Nuclear Power Comeback Is Real -- and These 3 Stocks Are the Best Way to Play It

Just a few years ago, the nuclear power industry was seemingly on its deathbed. The echoes of Fukushima were still ringing, and renewables like solar were finally cost-effective enough to move into the mainstream. Much has changed -- or n... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Seaport Research Raises its Price Target on Vistra Corp. (VST)

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is one of the 12 High Quality Stocks to Buy for the Long Term. On June 15, 2026, Seaport Research raised the firm's price target on Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) to $230 from $227 and maintained a Buy rating on the share... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Is Vistra (VST) One of the Stocks with Potential to Explode in 2026?

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is one of the Stocks with Potential to Explode in 2026. On June 12, analyst David Arcaro of Morgan Stanley maintained a "Buy" rating on the company's stock, retaining the price objective of $212.00. The analyst's ra... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Jim Cramer on Vistra: “It’s Just Fallen Enough”

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) was among the stocks on Jim Cramer's radar on Mad Money, as he advised investors to care about where a stock is going, not where it has been. When a caller expressed uncertainty about sticking with the stock, Cramer... Full story

Yahoo Finance • last month

Lyft upgraded, Leidos downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls

Lyft upgraded, Leidos downgraded: Wall Street's top analyst calls The most talked about and market moving research calls around Wall Street are now in one place. Here are today's research calls that investors need to know, as compiled by... Full story