SecurityStockWatch.com 100 Index Monthly Chart - February 2008

100 Index Tumbles in January

The SW 100 Index tumbled 6.7% from 240 to 224 as 2008 opened with a January that saw dramatic declines in the major indexes. The NASDAQ experienced the most significant decline: down an extraordinary 9.9% from 2,652 to 2,390 (199 to 179 on a comparable index basis). The S&P 500 was close to the SSW 100 Index, dropping 6.1% from 1,468 to 1,379 (167 to 157 on a comparable index basis). Surprisingly the Dow held up best by only being off by 4.6% as it declined from 13,265 to 12,650 (159 to 152 on a comparable index basis).

Decliners overwhelmed gainers by 78 to 22. As bad as the month was nine stocks posted better than 10% gains. However, on the down side an astounding thirty-nine stocks lost more than 10%. Twelve were off by more than 20%.

Up by more than 10% were:

Applied Digital Solutions Inc. (DIGA) up 55% to $0.65
AVANT Immunotherapeutics Inc. (AVAN) up 28% to $0.64
Websense, Inc. (WBSN) up 21% to $20.50
Allied Defense Group Inc. (ADG) up 20% to $6.95
Hollis-Eden Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (HEPH) up 18% to $1.85
Cepheid (CPHD) up 16% to $30.54
Digital River Inc. (DRIV) up 13% to $37.50
Magal Security Systems Ltd. (MAGS) up 13% to $7.17
Symantec Corporation (SYMC) up 11% to $17.93

Off by more than 20% were:

Mercury Computer Systems Inc. (MRCY) down 48% to $8.30
EFJ Inc. (EFJI) down 39% to $1.68
First Solar, Inc. (FSLR) down 32% to $181.77
Cubic Corp. (CUB) down 30% to $27.56
Evergreen Solar Inc. (ESLR) down 29% to $12.19
Atmel Corp. (ATML) down 27% to $3.16
Deluxe Corp. (DLX) down 26% to $24.34
L-1 Identity Solutions Inc. (ID) down 24% to $13.56
Bruker BioSciences Corp. (BRKR) down 23% to $10.25
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (SWHC) down 22% to $4.75
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (ACIW) down 22% to $14.90
Fair Isaac Corp. (FIC) down 21% to $25.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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