Why Vistra Corp. (VST) Performed Worst On Monday?

We recently published a list of 10 Firms Mirror Wall Street Bloodbath. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST) stands against other best worst-performing companies on Monday

Wall Street kicked off the trading week on a sour note anew as investors continued to digest the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies and his criticism of the Federal Reserve.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell the most among the major indices, down 2.55 percent, followed by the Dow Jones at 2.48 percent, and the S&P 500 at 2.36 percent.

Ten companies mirrored the market bloodbath, booking significant losses during the day. In this article, we have listed the 10 worst-performing companies on Monday and detailed the reasons behind their declines.

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

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Vistra Corp. (NYSE:VST)

Vistra Corp. declined by 7.71 percent on Monday to finish at $106.52 apiece as investor sentiment was dampened by news of a $10 billion budget cut in various clean energy projects.

The lower spending, as triggered by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, could result in disrupted government contracts, job cuts, and lower budget for clean energy programs, which VST is heavily invested in.

According to VST, it is set to release the results of its first quarter performance on Wednesday, May 7, where investors will be watching out for whether it could sustain its strong earnings performance, as well as its outlook for the full year of 2025.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, VST said it swung to a net income of $490 million from a $184 million net loss in the same period a year earlier.

Net income in full-year 2024 alone surged by 88 percent to $2.8 billion from $1.49 billion in 2023.

Overall, VST ranks 8th on our list of worst-performing companies on Monday. While we acknowledge the potential of VST 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 VST 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.