** Shares of utility Talen Energy TLN.O rise 4.1% to $405.97 after Jefferies raises price target to $448 from $436
** New price target represents a 15% upside to the stock's last close
** Raises PT to reflect higher free cash flow owing to lower cash tax rate and higher confidence in TLN's conviction in gas-data center deals
** Brokerage says shares of co traded up due to the inclusion of natural gas-data center deal sensitivity in the investor day presentation
** Jefferies believes TLN is well-positioned to benefit from a variety of power trends, including the rising electricity demand primarily from data centers and the growing value of firm capacity
** 14 of 15 brokerages rate the stock "buy" or higher, 1 "hold"; their median PT is $410 - data compiled by LSEG
** Including session's move, stock up ~102% YTD
(Reporting by Pranav Mathur in Bengaluru)
((Pranav.Mathur@thomsonreuters.com;))