Company Apr. 30 May 31 % Change
The Publishers Weekly Stock Index followed up a strong April with another solid month in May, with the PWSI up 6.6%. The stock prices of only two companies fell in May, while prices rose at 15. Helped by a favorable report from J.P. Morgan, John Wiley's stock price had the largest gain in the month, and the closing price of $45.85 on May 31 marked a 52-week high. Amazon's stock price, which jumped 54% in April after a strong first-quarter report, continued to ride a wave of positive analysts' reports in May and its price rose another 12.7%. Scholastic's stock rose only 2.9% in May, but its June 1 announcement of a $200 million accelerated share repurchase program pushed the company's stock price up $4 in trading June 4 to $36.51.
Source: Reed Business information
Winners
John Wiley 37.45 45.85 22.5%
Amazon 61.33 69.14 12.7
Barnes & Noble 39.53 42.77 8.2
McGraw-Hill 65.53 70.31 7.3
Reed Elsevier 50.54 54.02 6.9
R.R. Donnelley 40.20 42.82 6.5
Losers
Marvel Entertainment 29.53 27.61 -6.5%
Books-A-Million 16.68 16.44 -1.4
Publishers Weekly
Stock Index 508.35 541.90 6.6%
Dow Jones Ave. 13,060.00 13,627.64 4.3%