** Scotiabank raises price target on utility Vistra VST.N to $293 from $287
** The new PT represents a 76.11% upside to stock's last close
** Brokerage says VST's power purchase agreement with Meta META.O cemented co's position as the top player among independent power producers for data center power contracts
** Adds the agreement more than doubles VST's previously signed data center/hyperscaler capacity
** "This is the type of deal that we suspect investors have been looking for, following relative stock underperformance," Scotiabank says
** Brokerage expects the deal to ease investor concerns over data center contracts and sees more deals ahead, supported by recent gas acquisitions and ongoing investments
** 18 of 20 brokerage rate the stock "buy" or higher, 2 "hold", median PT is $232 - data complied by LSEG
** In 2025, VST was up 3.12%
(Reporting by Varun Sahay in Bengaluru)
((Varun.sahay@thomsonreuters.com))
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