5 of Last Week's Biggest Losers
There's never a shortage of losers in the stock market.
Let's take a closer look at five of this past week's biggest sinkers.
Company | Oct. 26 | Weekly Loss | My Watchlist |
|---|---|---|---|
Overseas Shipholding (NYS: OSG) | $1.23 | (62%) | |
Tempur-Pedic (NYS: TPX) | $25.40 | (23%) | |
Crocs (NAS: CROX) | $12.73 | (22%) | |
iRobot (NAS: IRBT) | $17.99 | (22%) | |
Cliffs Natural Resources (NYS: CLF) | $36.49 | (18%) |
Source: Barron's.
Overseas Shipholding was the market's biggest loser, shedding nearly two-thirds of its value after revealing that it's considering strategic alternatives including the possibility of filing for bankruptcy reorganization. Naturally, Moody's and S&P downgraded the company's credit rating after that.
Tempur-Pedic was as lumpy as the mattresses it seeks to replace. The premium bedding maker posted another disappointing quarter, slashing its top- and bottom-line guidance for the entire year.
Shares of Crocs slipped after the maker of resin footwear missed Wall Street's sales targets. Weakness in once-strong overseas markets also finds Crocs hosing down its projections for the balance of the year.
iRobot is malfunctioning. The maker of home and defense robotics posted better-than-expected results for its most recent quarter. iRobot has been very good on that front. However, weak defense spending is forcing the company to forecast near-term weakness in its business.
Finally we have Cliffs Natural Resources. It isn't easy to be a miner when the commodity that you are extracting -- in this case, seaborne iron ore -- sees its average selling price fall by more than a third over the past year. The result is that Cliffs margins are getting crushed.
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