The 52-Week Low Club 7/31/2008 (DLX)(UMC)(BA)(AKAM)(HOLX)(BARE)

247wallst — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:02:44 +0000

Deluxe Corporation (DLX) Drops 2008 outlook and pays the price. Falls to $14 from 52-week high of $40.86.

United Microelectronics (UMC) Fails with weak results and analyst upgrade. Sells off to $2.53 from 52-week high of $4.48

Boeing (BA) Concerns about plane orders as airline industry falls apart. Down to $61.06 from 52-week high of $107.15

Akamai Technologies (AKAM) Poor outlook for balance of the year. Sells off to $22.69 from 52-week high of $41.45.

Hologic (HOLX) Lowers sales forecasts. Dips to $18.18 from 52-week high of $36.44

Bare Essentials (BARE) Analyst downgrade. Plunges to $11.40 from 52-week high of $29.90

Douglas A. McIntyre

52-Week Low Club (ALO, AEIS, CAMD, DGII, DLX, EBAY, IPCS, MRCY, MTSC, PRS, RJF, THQI, VRTX)

247wallst — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:01:00 +0000

Yesterday saw many stocks hitting 52-week lows and then a sharp recovery with a low to high swing of more than 500 DJIA points. Here are some of the stocks that hit 52-week lows today:

Alpharma (ALO) fell over 2% to a new 52-week low.
Advanced Energy (AEIS) continued its slide after disappointing earnings this week.
California Micro Devices Corp. (CAMD) slid 6% and even more intraday two days after earnings.
Digi International (DGII) fell over 10% after earnings.
Deluxe Corp. (DLX) didn’t look so deluxe today after a near 15% drop in earnings and a "raised guidance" that was more in-line with estimates.
eBay (EBAY) earnings guidance (and somewhat from the Meg Whitman departure) along with some late downgrades contributed to eBay’s new 52-week lows.
iPCS (IPCS) saw another tumble today. Guess who is a Sprint reseller and guess which cellular company is under fire and announced store closures and third part closures? This looks like the Boulevard of Broken Dreams.
Mercury Computer Systems (MRCY) was one of the biggest percentages losers with a 30+% drop after yesterday’s earnings. This manufacturer of computer and software for embedded systems might want to change their name to Mercy Systems.
MTS Systems (MTSC) saw a sharp drop of roughly 15% after its earnings and "reaffirmed guidance" failed to impress.
Primus Guaranty Ltd. (PRS) is now down nearly two-thirds from highs, although it appears that it isn’t closing on 52-week lows even after an almost 10% drop. Guess who sells credit swaps for their living?
Raymond James (RJF) saw close to a 10% drop after yesterday’s numbers.
THQ inc. (THQI) showed not all game makers are equal after it has write-offs from title discontinuations with almost a 30% price drop today.
Vertex Pharma (VRTX) spent much of the day at 52-week lows although it clawed back above the $19.13 low at the end of the trading session. This was at a 2-year low yesterday on a hepatitis-C trial timing issue. Citigroup downgraded it today.

Jon C. Ogg
January 24, 2008

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The 52-Week Low Club 7/31/2008 (DLX)(UMC)(BA)(AKAM)(HOLX)(BARE)

52-Week Low Club (ALO, AEIS, CAMD, DGII, DLX, EBAY, IPCS, MRCY, MTSC, PRS, RJF, THQI, VRTX)