Husson Stock Index Week Ended January 1, 2021 for the Week Ending January 1, 2021, the Husson Stock Index (HSI) Finished the Week At
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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 .