Husson Stock Index Week Ended January 1, 2021 For the week ending January 1, 2021, the Husson Stock Index (HSI) finished the week at
206.07, up 0.02% from last week’s close of 206.04. In comparison to the HSI, the S&P 500
finished the week at 3,756.07, up 1.43% from last week’s close of 3,703.06.
Summary
The stock with the largest percentage change for the week was Rite Aid Corporation
(RAD: NYSE) which decreased 10.97% or $1.95, despite Zacks Equity Research rating the stock
as a Strong Buy.
The stock with the second-largest percentage change for the week was Covetrus, Inc.
(CVET: NASDAQ), which decreased 8.99% or $2.84, despite Zacks Equity Research indicating that the stock is a great momentum pick for the near-term.
Overview
The HSI was developed by Marie Kenney, while a student at Husson University, in consultation with Associate Professor J. Douglas Wellington. The HSI tracks and analyzes the stocks of 29 companies that are considered to have an effect on the Maine economy. These companies are either based in Maine or have an influence on the Maine economy through employment or consumer spending. This price-weighted index offers a numerical breakdown of
Maine’s economy. The analysis looks into the events of the week and finds the likely reasons the index went up or down. This index and analysis help provide a better understanding of Maine’s economy as well as explain significant changes in stock prices of the companies that comprise the HSI.
Resources
Has Rite Aid (RAD) Outpaced Other Retail-Wholesale Stocks This Year? (2020,
December 29). Retrieved from https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1230705/has-rite-aid-rad- outpaced-other-retail-wholesale-stocks-this-year?cid=CS-YAHOO-FT- tale_of_the_tape|yseop_template_1-1230705
Here's Why Covetrus (CVET) is a Great Momentum Stock to Buy. (2020, December
31). Retrieved from https://www.zacks.com/stock/news/1239936/heres-why-covetrus-cvet-is-a- great-momentum-stock-to-buy?cid=CS-YAHOO-FT-tale_of_the_tape|yseop_template_10-
1239936 Composition of the Husson Stock Index (HSI)
Ticker Maine Stock Sector Symbol: Affiliation
Exchange
AGR: NYSE Avangrid, Inc. Presence Utilities
ANCUF: TSX Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc Presence Consumer Staples
Class B
BAC: NYSE Bank of America Corporation Presence Financials
BHB: NYSE Bar Harbor Bank Maine- Financials
based
CAC: NASDAQ Camden National Corporation Maine- Financials
based
CHTR: Charter Communications, Inc. Presence Communications
NASDAQ Services
CL: NYSE Colgate-Palmolive Company Maine- Consumer Staples
based CVET: Covetrus, Inc. Maine- Health Care
NASDAQ based
DRI: NYSE Darden Restaurants, Inc. Presence Consumer
Discretionaries
FNLC: The First Bancorp, Inc. Maine- Financials
NASDAQ based
GD: NYSE General Dynamics Corporation Presence Industrials
HLT: NYSE Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc. Presence Consumer
Discretionaries
HD: NYSE The Home Depot, Inc. Presence Consumer
Discretionaries
ICCC: NASDAQ ImmuCell Corporation Maine- Health Care
based
IDXX: IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. Maine- Health Care
NASDAQ based
LOW: NYSE Lowe's Companies, Inc. Presence Consumer
Discretionaries MCD: NYSE McDonald's Corporation Presence Consumer
Discretionaries
NBN: NASDAQ Northeast Bank Maine- Financials
based
PENN: Penn National Gaming, Inc. Presence Consumer
NASDAQ Discretionaries
RAD: NYSE Rite Aid Corporation Presence Consumer Staples
RTX:NYSE Raytheon Technologies Presence Industrials
Corporation
TD: NYSE The Toronto-Dominion Bank Presence Financials
TMUS: T-Mobile US, Inc. Presence Consumer Services
NASDAQ
UPS; NYSE United Parcel Service, Inc. Presence Industrials
UNM: NYSE Unum Group Presence Financials VLO: NYSE Valero Energy Corporation Presence Energy
WMT: NYSE Walmart Inc. Presence Consumer Staples
WEX: NYSE WEX Inc. Presence Information Technology
WBA: NASDAQ Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Presence Consumer Staples