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Stocks You May Love on Valentine's
Published:
Monday, 8 Feb 2010 | 9:05 AM ET
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Dow since 1898:
- Valentine's Day:
- Avg. loss of -0.003% (almost flat)
- Up 51% of the time, when it gained an avg of 0.66%, down 49% when it fell an avg of -0.68%
- Biggest gain of 2.05% in 2003
- Biggest decline of -4.3% in 1933
- 1 Week After:
- Avg. loss of -0.05%
- Up 51% of the time, when it gained an avg of 1.5%, down 49% when it fell an avg of -1.7%
- Biggest gain of 6.93% in 1899
- Biggest loss of -4.81 in 1898
S&P since 1928:
- Valentine's Day:
- Avg. loss of -0.13%
- Up 41% of the time, when it gained an avg of 0.65%, down 56% when it fell an avg of -0.7%, and 3% unchanged in 1934 & 1944
- Biggest gain of 2.14% in 2003
- Biggest decline of -5.11% in 1933
- 1 Week After:
- Avg. loss of -0.30%
- Up 46% of the time, when it gained an avg of 1.13%, down 54% when it fell an avg of -1.5%
- Biggest gain of 4.13% in 1974
- Biggest loss of -5.7% in 1933
NASDAQ Composite since 1972:
- Valentine's Day:
- Avg. gain of 0.16%
- Up 64% of the time, when it gained an avg of 0.68%, down 36% when it fell an avg of -0.76%
- Biggest gain of 2.14% in 2003
- Biggest decline of -5.11% in 1933
- 1 Week After:
- Avg. loss of -0.30%
- Up 46% of the time, when it gained an avg of 1.13%, down 54% when it fell an avg of -1.5%
- Biggest gain of 2.6% in 2001
- Biggest loss of -1.7% in 2008
Despite marginal average losses in the US major Indexes during Valentine's and a week later, here are some companies that may share the love on this special day.
1) Confectioners:
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- Hershey [HSY
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- Godiva was sold to Yildiz Holdings for $850M in Dec. 2007
- Mars, Inc. the makers of M&M’s is privately held
- Nestle SA [NSRGY
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2) Florists:
- 1-800-FLOWERS.com [FLWS
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- FTD Group [FTD
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