Here are Friday's biggest stock-market losers, driven lower by disappointing earnings and a shrinking manufacturing sector

Dow Jones2020-05-02

MW Here are Friday's biggest stock-market losers, driven lower by disappointing earnings and a shrinking manufacturing sector

By Philip van Doorn, MarketWatch

The S&P 500 Index fell 2.8%, as 471 component members dropped

U.S. stocks posted broad declines to start the new month, as disappointing earnings reports and a set of economic numbers soured investors' mood.

-- The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 622 points, or 2.6%, to close at 23,723.69. The index is now down 19.7% from its closing high Feb. 12, but up 27.6% from its 2020 closing low set March 23. (All figures in this article exclude dividends.)

-- The S&P 500 Index was down 2.8% and ended 16.4% below its record closing level set Feb. 19, and was 26.5% above its 2020 closing low set March 23.

-- The Nasdaq Composite Index was worst of the three Friday with a 3.2% slide, ending 12.3% below its record closing high Feb. 19, but up 25.4% from its 2020 closing low set March 23.

The Institute for Supply Management said its manufacturing index fell during April to 41.5% from 49.1% in March. The April level was the lowest since April 2009. Any reading below 50% indicates contraction of the manufacturing sector.

Amazon.com $(AMZN)$ had been a market leader during the COVID-19 lockdown, but its shares fell 8% after CEO Jeff Bezos told shareholders Thursday after the market closed that they "may want to take a seat" because of plans to spend its entire second-quarter operating profit .

Investors were also disappointed with Apple's $(AAPL)$ earnings report released Thursday after the market close because of a decision by the company not to provide forecasts. The iPhone maker boosted its stock buyback program by $50 billion.

Shares of Tesla fell 10% on Friday after CEO Elon Musk said during market hours Friday that the electric-car maker's share price was too high .

Boeing's $(BA)$ stock was down 5% on Friday after the company announced $25 billion in new debt offerings .

Dow

All but one of the components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell Friday:

CompanyTickerPrice change - May 1Price change - 2020Price change - 2019
Dow Inc.US:DOW-7.5%-38.0%N/A
Exxon Mobil Corp.US:XOM-7.2%-38.2%2.3%
United Technologies Corp.AR:UTX-5.7%-30.8%40.6%
Boeing Co.US:BA-5.4%-59.1%1.0%
Travelers Companies Inc.US:TRV-5.1%-29.9%14.4%
Caterpillar Inc.US:CAT-4.7%-24.9%16.2%
Intel Corp.US:INTC-4.2%-4.0%27.5%
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.US:WBA-3.8%-29.3%-13.7%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc.US:GS-3.4%-23.0%37.6%
Cisco Systems Inc.US:CSCO-3.4%-14.7%10.7%
American Express Co.US:AXP-3.2%-29.1%30.6%
International Business Machines Corp.US:IBM-2.9%-9.1%17.9%
Chevron Corp.US:CVX-2.8%-25.8%10.8%
UnitedHealth Group Inc.US:UNH-2.7%-3.2%18.0%
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.US:JPM-2.6%-33.1%42.8%
McDonald's Corp.US:MCD-2.6%-7.6%11.3%
Microsoft Corp.US:MSFT-2.6%10.7%55.3%
Walt Disney Co.US:DIS-2.5%-27.1%31.9%
3M Co.US:MMM-2.2%-15.8%-7.4%
Merck & Co. Inc.US:MRK-2.1%-14.6%19.0%
Nike Inc. Class BUS:NKE-1.9%-15.6%36.6%
Pfizer Inc.US:PFE-1.9%-3.9%-10.2%
Visa Inc. Class AUS:V-1.8%-6.6%42.4%
Apple Inc.US:AAPL-1.6%-1.6%86.2%
Johnson & JohnsonUS:JNJ-1.2%1.7%13.0%
Verizon Communications Inc.US:VZ-1.1%-7.4%9.2%
Procter & Gamble Co.US:PG-0.9%-6.5%35.9%
Coca-Cola Co.US:KO-0.6%-17.6%16.9%
Home Depot Inc.US:HD-0.6%0.1%27.1%
Walmart Inc.US:WMT1.1%3.4%27.6%
Source: FactSet

Click on the tickers for more about each company. Scroll the table to see all the data.

Dow Inc. $(DOW)$ was the worst performer in the Dow, even though the company met analysts' expectations for first-quarter net income and beat sales estimates .

S&P 500

Among the S&P 500, 471 stocks declined Friday. Here are the day's 10 worst performers:

CompanyTickerPrice change - May 1Price change - 2020Price change - 2019
Weyerhaeuser Co.US:WY-17.8%-40.5%38.2%
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.US:NCLH-15.6%-76.3%37.8%
Helmerich & Payne Inc.US:HP-15.0%-63.0%-5.2%
Apache Corp.US:APA-13.8%-55.9%-2.5%
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.US:RCL-12.8%-69.5%36.5%
Carnival Corp.US:CCL-12.4%-72.6%3.1%
Western Digital Corp.US:WDC-12.2%-36.2%71.7%
Newell Brands IncUS:NWL-11.5%-36.1%3.4%
American Airlines Group Inc.US:AAL-11.4%-62.9%-10.7%
MGM Resorts InternationalUS:MGM-10.8%-54.9%37.1%
Source: FactSet

Nasdaq-100

Here are Friday's worst 10 performers among components of the Nasdaq-100 Index :

CompanyTickerPrice change - May 1Price change - 2020Price change - 2019
Western Digital Corp.US:WDC-12.2%-36.2%71.7%
Tesla Inc.US:TSLA-10.3%67.6%25.7%
United Airlines Holdings Inc.US:UAL-10.0%-69.8%5.2%
KLA Corp.US:KLAC-8.4%-15.7%99.1%
Lam Research Corp.US:LRCX-7.9%-19.6%114.7%
Amazon.com Inc.US:AMZN-7.6%23.7%23.0%
Microchip Technology Inc.US:MCHP-7.1%-22.2%45.6%
Marriott International Inc. Class AUS:MAR-6.8%-44.0%39.5%
Autodesk Inc.US:ADSK-6.5%-4.7%42.6%
Cadence Design Systems Inc.US:CDNS-6.5%9.3%59.5%
Source: FactSet

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-Philip van Doorn; 415-439-6400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com

 

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May 01, 2020 16:57 ET (20:57 GMT)

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