Why V.F. Corporation (VFC) Went Down On Thursday?

We recently published a list of 10 Firms Take a Beating on Tariff Worries. In this article, we are going to take a look at where V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) stands against other Thursday’s worst performers.

Wall Street’s three major indices suffered a bloodbath on Thursday as investors continued to digest news of President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout on imports.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell the heaviest, down by nearly 6 percent. The S&P 500 dropped by 4.84 percent and the Dow Jones was down by 3.98 percent.

Ten individual stocks, predominantly under the retail sector, mirrored a broader market pessimism, finishing the day in the negative territory as investors sold off positions to mitigate risks.

In this article, we named Thursday’s worst performers and detailed the reasons behind their drop.

To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with $2-billion market capitalization and $5 million in trading volume.

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V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC)

Apparel maker V.F. Corporation saw its share prices decline by 28.74 percent on Thursday to finish at $11.68 each as investors sold off on twin news that it was laying off employees while also taking a beating over the potential impact of higher tariffs on its products.

V.F. Corporation (NYSE:VFC) designs, manufactures, and markets branded apparel such as The North Face, Timberland, Vans, Dickies, Jansport, and Kipling. It currently owns various facilities globally, including China, Mexico, and Canada, all of which have been slapped with higher taxes by President Donald Trump.

Despite announcing a number of achievements on its business including cost reduction, lower net debt, improved business performance in the Americas, and an advanced Vans brand turnaround, trading in the company was hit by a bearish outlook on the retail industry given the recently implemented higher tariffs which could cause higher costs of importation, manufacturing, and raw materials.

Overall, VFC ranks 2nd on our list of Thursday’s worst performers. While we acknowledge the potential of VFC as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than VFC but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.