20 Stocks with the Biggest Potential To Drop (Oct 2009)

By: Paul Toscano, Ariel Nelson | 16 Oct 2009 | 05:02 PM ET

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Stocks with the Potential To Drop
Source: ThomsonReuters; Note: consensus analyst estimates as of 10/14/09.
It's the basic question when investing in a stock: is it on the way up or will it go down? To answer this question, Wall Street has developed numerous ways of attempting to predict what will happen, estimating various attributes tied to stock performance in order to determine what the future holds for a company's valuation.After dissecting the data, analysts following a particular stock produce a price target of where they believe the stock is headed. Out of the entire S&P 500, which stocks are analysts expecting to have the biggest price drops? Here's the top 20, according to ThomsonReuters (as of market close on 10/16/09).Click ahead to find out!By Ariel Nelson & Paul ToscanoPosted 16 Oct 2009
20. Avery Dennison Group (AVY)
Price Target: $32.50Closing Price (10/16): $38.70Potential to Drop: -14.0%Get AVY Real-Time Quote
19. Host Hotel & Resorts (HST)
Price Target: $9.58Closing Price (10/16): $11.19Potential to Drop: -14.4%Get HST Real-Time Quote

18. Caterpillar (CAT)
Price Target: $46.31Closing Price (10/16): $54.57Potential to Drop: -15.1%Get CAT Real-Time Quote
17. Citrix Systems (CTXS)
Price Target: $35.50Closing Price (10/16): $41.96Potential to Drop: -15.4%Get CTXS Real-Time Quote

16. Whirlpool (WHR)
Price Target: $61.17Closing Price (10/16): $72.73Potential to Drop: -15.9%Get WHR Real-Time Quote
15. M&T Bank (MTB)
Price Target: $55.78Closing Price (10/16): $66.53Potential to Drop: -16.2%Get MTB Real-Time Quote
14. BJ Services (BJS)
Price Target: $17.40Closing Price (10/16): $21.17Potential to Drop: -17.8%Get BJS Real-Time Quote
13. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)
Price Target: $4.57Closing Price (10/16): $5.74Potential to Drop: -20.4%Get AMD Real-Time Quote
11. (Tie) Titanium Metals Corp (TIE)
Price Target: $8.17Closing Price (10/16): $22.15Potential to Drop: -20.5%Get TIE Real-Time Quote
11. (Tie) Lexmark Intl. (LXK)
Price Target: $17.61Closing Price (10/16): $22.15Potential to Drop: -20.5%Get LXK Real-Time Quote
10. Starwood Hotels (HOT)
Price Target: $27.97Closing Price (10/16): $35.38Potential to Drop: -20.9%Get HOT Real-Time Quote
9. New York Times (NYT)
Price Target: $6.50Closing Price (10/16): $8.48Potential to Drop: -23.3%Get NYT Real-Time Quote
8. Whole Foods (WFMI)
Price Target: $25.64Closing Price (10/16): $33.74Potential to Drop: -24.0%Get WFMI Real-Time Quote
7. Harley Davidson (HOG)
Price Target: $21.00Closing Price (10/16): $27.86Potential to Drop: -24.6%Get HOG Real-Time Quote
6. Apartment Investment & Mgmt. Co (AIV)
Price Target: $11.07Closing Price (10/16): $15.07Potential to Drop: -26.6%Get AIV Real-Time Quote

5. Eastman Kodak (EK)
Price Target: $2.94Closing Price (10/16): $4.27Potential to Drop: -31.2%Get EK Real-Time Quote
4. Harman Intl. (HAR)
Price Target: $25.00Closing Price (10/16): $36.60Potential to Drop: -31.7%Get HAR Real-Time Quote
3. Sears Holding (SHLD)
Price Target: $46.40Closing Price (10/16): $70.08Potential to Drop: -33.8%Get SHLD Real-Time Quote
2. Office Depot (ODP)
Price Target: $4.63Closing Price (10/16): $7.48Potential to Drop: -38.2%Get ODP Real-Time Quote
1. American Int'l Group (AIG)
Price Target: $23.50Closing Price (10/16): $43.20Potential to Drop: -45.6%Get AIG Real-Time Quote

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