Wondering what's happening in today's session regarding gap up and gap down stocks? Explore the S&P500 index on Monday to uncover the stocks that are gapping in the S&P500 index.
Household products company Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) reported revenue ahead of Wall Street’s expectations in Q2 CY2025, but sales were flat year on year at $1.51 billion. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $1.53 billion, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.94 per share was 9.7% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Generating cash is essential for any business, but not all cash-rich companies are great investments.
Some produce plenty of cash but fail to allocate it effectively, leading to missed opportunities.
A stock with low volatility can be reassuring, but it doesn’t always mean strong long-term performance.
Investors who prioritize stability may miss out on higher-reward opportunities elsewhere.
Consumer staples stocks are solid insurance policies in frothy markets ripe for corrections. But they’re also double-edged swords as they often lag in booming conditions, and this pattern has persisted recently.
Over the past six months, the industry has recorded a loss of 10.5%, a far cry from the S&P 500’s 4.5% ascent.
The past year hasn't been kind to the stocks featured in this article.
Each has tumbled to their lowest points in 12 months, leaving investors to decide whether they're witnessing fire sales or falling knives.
Wall Street has issued downbeat forecasts for the stocks in this article.
These predictions are rare - financial institutions typically hesitate to say bad things about a company because it can jeopardize their other revenue-generating business lines like M&A advisory.
Mid-cap stocks often strike the right balance between having proven business models and market opportunities that can support $100 billion corporations.
However, they face intense competition from scaled industry giants and can be disrupted by new innovative players vying for a slice of the pie.
While the S&P 500 (^GSPC) includes industry leaders, not every stock in the index is a winner.
Some companies are past their prime, weighed down by poor execution, weak financials, or structural headwinds.
