10 Best Performing AI Stocks in 2025

8. Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)

Year-to-Date (YTD) Performance: 21.61%

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 97  

Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) operates as an integrated retail electricity and power generation company. Another one of the best-performing AI stocks in 2025 has been Vistra, up 22% year-to-date. Driven by clean energy demand, its valuation has soared to $57 billion this year.

Vistra differs from other utilities due to its operations in unregulated power markets, setting it free from strict price controls. Naturally, this has granted the stock flexibility to capitalize on the energy demand coming from power-hungry AI-driven data centers. On November 15, JP Morgan stated that Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) is one of its top picks for 2025 based on its abundant potential for growth on the back of its huge production capacity.

Analyst Jeremy Tonet put an “Overweight” (i.e. Buy) rating on the stock with a $178 price target. The stock did plunge over 20% amid the DeepSeek frenzy but has since rebounded on the news of the Stargate initiative and the prospects of demand for energy for its data centers.