Stock Group Winners and Losers
Best- and worst-performing industries and companies in each group, with closing stock price, for the week ended Nov. 29. Only stocks trading for $1 or higher are included.
BEST PERFORMERS
1) Utilities/electrical: +2.2%
United Thermal (1 3/8): +37.5%
2) Retail/discount drug: +1.9%
Brendle’s (3): +14.3%
3) Rubber/plastic: +1.2%
PVC Container (1 3/8): +36.2%
4) Textiles/apparel: +1.0%
Littlefield Adam (11 3/4): +36.2%
5) Food/confections: +1.0%
Hershey Foods (38): +3.1%
6) Health: +0.9%
N. Amer Biologicals (4 1/8): +73.7%
7) Oil/natural gas production: +0.8%
Red Eagle Resources (4 1/8): +13.8%
8) Food/packaged goods: +0.8%
Grist Mill (8 5/8): +4.6%
9) Aerospace: +0.7%
Intl Airlines Supply (5 3/4): +24.3%
10) Insurance: +0.4%
Southern Educators (5): +25.0%
WORST PERFORMERS
1) Oil/natural gas services: -3.0%
Edisto Resources (2 1/4): -25.0%
2) Machinery (heavy): -2.9%
BH Group (11): -13.7%
3) Textile manufacturing: -2.6%
Fieldcrest Cannon (12 3/8): -14.7%
4) Metals/iron/steel: -2.5%
Steel of West Virginia (2): -27.3%
5) Retail/food stores: -2.5%
FFP Partners (1): -27.3%
6) Banking: -2.4%
Western Fincl (4): -20.0%
7) Freight/shipping: -2.3%
Lep Group (1): -20.0%
8) Railroads: -2.3%
Prov & Worcester (3 3/8): -15.6%
9) Retail/apparel: -2.2%
Oshkosh B’Gosh (20): -18.8%
10) Recreation/broadcasting: -2.0%
Outlet Comm (3 3/4): -25.0%
Source: Media General Financial Services
