Here's Why Vistra Stock Sold Off in February (Hint: It's AI Related)

Shares in retail electricity and power generation company Vistra (NYSE: VST) declined by 20.5% in February, according to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. A decline of that magnitude is never welcome. Still, long-term investors in Vistra won't be too upset as the stock is up 464% over the last three years and 123% over the last year, including the decline in February.The stock price fall coincides with a decline in other power-related companies deemed to be plays on artificial intelligence (AI), such as Constellation Energy (down 16.5% over the same period) and NuScale Power (down 27.9%).Vistra has become one of the favored plays on the theme thanks to its growing capacity in nuclear power. The company started 2024 with 2,400 megawatts (MW) of its 36,702 MW of total net generating capacity in nuclear and ended the year with 6,448 MW of its total 40,657 MW in nuclear. Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool