Industry Stocks: October Performances
by Staff -- Publishers Weekly, 11/5/2007
| COMPANY | SEPT. 28 | OCT. 31 | % CHANGE |
| Winners | |||
| Borders Group | 13.33 | 15.42 | 15.7% |
| Scholastic | 34.86 | 39.58 | 13.5 |
| R.R. Donnelley | 36.56 | 40.29 | 10.2 |
| Barnes & Noble | 35.26 | 38.64 | 9.6 |
| Courier Corp. | 35.21 | 37.79 | 7.3 |
| Losers | |||
| CBS | 31.50 | 28.38 | -9.9% |
| Educational Dev. Corp. | 6.45 | 6.10 | -5.4 |
| Amazon | 93.15 | 89.15 | -4.3 |
| John Wiley | 44.93 | 43.98 | -2.1 |
| McGraw-Hill Cos. | 50.91 | 50.23 | -1.3 |
| Publishers Weekly | |||
| Stock Index | 510.02 | 522.52 | 2.4% |
| Dow Jones Aver. | 13,895.63 | 13,930.01 | 0.2% |
| The Publishers Weekly Stock Index ended a two-month skid in October, rising 2.4% in the month with stock prices increasing at 10 companies and falling at seven. Borders was the biggest winner in the month due in part to a decision by a major shareholder group to seek representation on the retailer's board. The request increased speculation over what the future may hold for the country's second-largest bookstore chain. On the downside, Amazon's stock price, which had risen steadily all year, fell in October. Despite a big increase in third-quarter sales, investors began worrying again about its margins. Source: Reed Business Information | |||
