The 52-Week Low Club for Thursday

Photo of Paul Ausick
By Paul Ausick Updated Published
This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them.

down market
Thinkstock
January 15, 2015: Here are four stocks among the 230 equities making new 52-week lows today.

Genworth Financial Inc. (NYSE: GNW) posted a new 52-week low on Thursday of $7.11. Based on Wednesday night’s closing price of $7.31 that’s a drop of about 2.7%. The stock’s 52-week high is $18.74. Volume is a third of the daily average of around 11 million shares. Fairholme Capital is reported to have closed out its stake in the company.

KB Home (NYSE: KBH) dropped about 8.7% on Thursday to post a new 52-week low of $12.36. The stock’s 52-week high is $20.78. Volume was was about 3-times the daily average of 44 million shares. The homebuilder got slammed on Wednesday when it reported earnings and got another jolt today on competitor Lennar’s weak results..

Pandora Media Inc. (NYSE: P) dropped about 4.3% on Thursday to establish a new 52-week low at $15.32 against a high of $40.44. Volume was roughly equal to the daily average of around 7 million shares. The company had no specific news today.

Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAB) dropped about 3% on Thursday to post a new 52-week low of $65.73 after closing at $67.80 on Wednesday. The stock’s 52-week high is $89.76. Share volume is more than double the daily average of around 3.5 million shares traded. Citigroup cut the company’s rating to Sell on Wednesday.

ALSO READ: America’s Best Run Companies

Photo of Paul Ausick
About the Author Paul Ausick →

Paul Ausick has been writing for a673b.bigscoots-temp.com for more than a decade. He has written extensively on investing in the energy, defense, and technology sectors. In a previous life, he wrote technical documentation and managed a marketing communications group in Silicon Valley.

He has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and now lives in Montana, where he fishes for trout in the summer and stays inside during the winter.

Featured Reads

Our top personal finance-related articles today. Your wallet will thank you later.

Continue Reading

Top Gaining Stocks

CBOE Vol: 1,568,143
PSKY Vol: 12,285,993
STX Vol: 7,378,346
ORCL Vol: 26,317,675
DDOG Vol: 6,247,779

Top Losing Stocks

LKQ
LKQ Vol: 4,367,433
CLX Vol: 13,260,523
SYK Vol: 4,519,455
MHK Vol: 1,859,865
AMGN Vol: 3,818,618