Prev Close | 14.88 |
Open | 14.91 |
Day Low/High | 14.43 / 14.91 |
52 Wk Low/High | 6.80 / 16.34 |
Volume | 249.38K |
Prev Close | 14.88 |
Open | 14.91 |
Day Low/High | 14.43 / 14.91 |
52 Wk Low/High | 6.80 / 16.34 |
Volume | 249.38K |
Exchange | NYSE |
Shares Outstanding | 115.54B |
Market Cap | 1.73B |
P/E Ratio | 16.01 |
Div & Yield | N.A. (N.A) |
Languishing NL Industries and Ascena Retail Group saw their shares spurt higher on Thursday on positive events.
The dozen stocks in this portfolio of companies that likely came under tax-loss selling pressure last year performed quite well as a group in 2019.
Here's a look at the three tranches.
Announcement of a settlement of a lead paint legal tussle that had gone on for nearly two decades gave NL shares a boost Thursday.
Let's review the performance of all three tranches released in December 2018.
Overall performance is still better than both the S&P 500 and Russell 2000, but the gaps have narrowed considerably.
These 12 companies likely saw their shares hurt by tax-loss selling at the end of 2018, but most are outperforming the market so far this year.
These 12 companies likely saw their shares hurt by tax-loss selling at the end of 2018, but most are outperforming the market so far this year.
A rising market obviously doesn't hurt these issues that were hammered in 2018, but most also are outperforming a couple key market indices.
So far nine are in positive territory, and are up an average of just over 11%.
With eight of the 12 names in positive territory so far, up an average of 3.2%, they are off to a decent start.
All of these companies have been hammered to a varying degree during the year but trade at reasonable forward valuations.
Shares of the related companies are struggling, which can be the norm for investments in out-of-favor businesses.
This fear and volatility, if it continues, will make tax-loss selling season even more interesting.
These 3 value names reported very ugly quarterly earnings.
Thinking about this year's losers that may selloff further into year-end.
Especially painful are situations where a name begins to drop almost immediately after taking a position.
The ag stock takes a hit after a nice run-up and NL declines after a pullback in Kronos Worldwide, in which it holds a big stake.
The value of its big holdings in Kronos Worldwide, CompX International and Valhi Inc. greatly exceed its own market cap.
I'm trying to get comfortable with this potential 'sum of the parts' idea.
Valhi fell 28% on Wednesday, but was 10% back up Thursday morning.
But I'm managing positions carefully and don't trust the upside momentum very much.
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Fund managers are shedding shares, and insiders are buying.