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4. Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)

Upside Potential as of May 26: 38.86%

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is one of the largest competitive power generators in the United States. The company operates a power generation fleet of natural gas, nuclear, coal, solar, and battery energy storage facilities in the country.

On May 21, Morgan Stanley upped its price target on Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) from $208 to $212, while maintaining an ‘Overweight’ rating on the shares. The target boost, which reflects an upside of almost 33% from the current levels, comes after the analyst firm revised its price targets for Regulated & Diversified Utilities / IPPs in North America for April.

Similarly, earlier on May 12, the analysts over at JPMorgan also bumped up the firm’s price target on Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) by $4, while keeping its ‘Overweight’ rating (read more details here).

The bullish sentiment comes after Vistra delivered a revenue growth of over 43% YoY to $5.64 billion in its Q1 2026 report earlier this month. The utility also reported $1.494 billion in adjusted EBITDA, driven by rising power demand and prices. The company expects adjusted core profit from continuing operations to be in the range of $6.8 ​billion to $7.6 billion for FY 2026. Moreover, it is targeting to generate over $10 billion of cash through year-end 2027.