Husson Stock Index Week Ended July 23, 2021

For the week ending July 23, 2021, the Husson Stock Index (HSI) finished the week at

236.19, up 2.19% from last week’s close of 236.19. In comparison to the HSI, the S&P 500 finished the week at 4,411.79, up 1.96% from last week’s close of 4,327.16. Comparing the HSI and S&P year-to-date, the HSI has increased 16.85% and the S&P has increased 17.46%.

Summary

The stock with the largest percentage change for the week was ImmuCell Corporation

(ICCC: NASDAQ), which increased 12.28% or $1.12. There was no specific news about the company for the week. Year-to-date, the stock has increased 72.10% or $4.29.

The stock with the second-largest percentage change for the week was Rite Aid

Corporation (RAD: NYSE), which increased 6.95% or $0.95. There was no specific news about the company for the week. However, The Motley Fool indicated that the company may have benefited from a short squeeze. Year-to-date, the stock has decreased 7.71% or $1.22.

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.

Citations

Bowman, J. (2021, July 22). Why Rite Aid Stock Is Climbing This Week. Retrieved from https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/07/22/why-rite-aid-stock-was-climbing-this- week/?source=eptyholnk0000202&utm_source=yahoo- host&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=article

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: ImmuCell Corporation Maine- Health Care

NASDAQ 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: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. Presence Consumer Staples

NASDAQ