During trading Wednesday, 29 stocks traded to a 52-week high, while 87 stocks bottomed out at new 52-week lows. The S&P 500 is down 0.12% so far today while the Dow is down 0.01%, the Nasdaq is down 0.35%, and the Russell 2000 is down 1.03%.
Stocks are inching lower Wednesday after a strong recovery over the past couple days of trading. The ADP National Employment Report showed the private sector adding 208,000 jobs which surpassed estimates for 198,000 to be added in September. The August numbers for ADP employment were upwardly revised to 185,000 jobs added from the previously reported 132,000.
Sector Highlights
Financial Services stocks dominated our list of highs today with 16 out of the 29 total stocks that reached their high coming from the Financial Services sector. The Financial Services sector is underperforming the market, decreasing 0.81% so far on the day. Over the last month, the Financial Services sector has outperformed the market, increasing 2.13% while the S&P decreased 3.19%.
Finance stocks have the most highs Wednesday as the sector has outperformed the market over the last month of trading with it falling just over 2% during a bearish run.
Financial Services: AAC, ASZ, AVAN, CONX, CPUH, CVII, EPHY, FCAX, IGAC, JWSM, LPLA, PNTM, PV, SCOA, SNRH, VYGG
The Real Estate sector makes up the majority of our 52-week lows, as 30 out of our 87 lows comes from the Real Estate sector. The Real Estate sector is outperforming the market today, decreasing 1.72% so far on the day. Over the last month, the Real Estate sector has underperformed the market, decreasing 12.18% while the S&P decreased 3.19%.
Real estate stocks have the most 52-week lows today as the sector continues its sharp downward descent as it falls nearly 2% Wednesday and has crashed over 12% the last month.
Real Estate: AMT, BDN, BXP, CIO, VRE, CUZ, DEA, DEI, DHC, DOC, ESS, FSP, HASI, HIW, HPP, ILPT, JBGS, KRC, MPW, OFC, OPI, PDM, PGRE, SBAC, SLG, UDR, VNO, VTR, WELL, WRE
The Lists
The following stocks traded to 52-week highs:
AAC, AKRO, ASZ, AVAN, AZPN, BHVN, CONX, CPUH, CTS, CVII, EPHY, FCAX, HLIT, HUBB, ICFI, IGAC, IMVT, ISEE, JWSM, LPLA, PBFX, PCG, PNTM, PV, SCOA, SNRH, VYGG, WWE
The following stock recently reported earnings and is at a 52-week high:
The following stocks traded to 52-week lows:
AMT, ANY, GBTG, ARVL, ATER, AVPT, BDN, BGS, BKD, BXP, CDAK, CGEN, CGNT, CIO, VRE, CLNN, CRNC, AORT, CTLP, CUZ, CYXT, D, DCFC, DEA, DEI, DHC, DOC, DSEY, EBET, PGY, ENDPQ, ESS, EYPT, FLGT, STRY, FREE, PRDS, FSP, FUV, GOEV, HASI, HELE, HIW, HLLY, HPP, ILPT, IRNT, JBGS, KALV, KLR, KRC, LCII, LNT, LOTZ, LOVE, LUMN, MBUU, FRGE, MPW, NCMI, NE, NEOG, OFC, OPI, PDM, PETQ, PGRE, PRM, RKLY, RMO, SBAC, SCOR, SGH, SHEN, SJ, SLG, SMG, UDR, VLTA, VNO, VSTM, VTR, VWE, WELL, WRE, XELA, ZEV
High & Low Streaks
The following stocks are trading at a 52-week high for the third consecutive day: