On June 18, Vistra Energy rose 3.09% in regular trading, trading at $162.445/share, with turnover of $143 million. The stock extended its rebound trajectory driven by multiple positive catalysts.

On the news front, Bernstein initiated coverage of Vistra with an Outperform rating and a target price of $181, while the Wall Street analyst consensus target stands at $230.29, implying significant upside from current levels. Previously, Seaport Global Securities raised its target price from $227 to $230, maintaining a Buy rating. Additionally, KKR recently announced the formation of Helix Digital Infrastructure alongside NVIDIA, the Kuwait Investment Authority, and Vistra, committing over $10 billion in capital to finance next-generation AI infrastructure. Vistra participates as a founding investor and preferred power supplier, further consolidating its core positioning in the AI power demand chain. These developments build on the company's earlier announcement of an approximately $4.7 billion acquisition of 10 Cogentrix natural gas power plants to expand capacity for AI data center electricity needs.

Within the Independent Power Producers sector, peers Talen Energy gained 5.27%, Hallador rose 5.89%, and Kenon Holdings advanced 3.09%, reflecting continued sector recovery.

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