While the markets are looking better for many investors after the August sell-off, not all companies are part of the resurgence.
Some companies saw serious declines in shareholder prices between Sept. 30 and Oct. 30. The bad news crossed industries and hit some well-known firms.
Following are the 20 companies in the S&P 500 that fared the worst, in reverse order, along with the ticker, the price at the end of September, the price at the end of October, and the percentage decrease.
No. 20 Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.
KORS, $42.24, $38.64, -8.3%
No. 19 Kansas City Southern
KSU, $90.88, $82.76, -8.9%
No. 18 Nordstrom Inc.
JWN, $71.71, $65.21, -9.1%
No. 17 Darden Restaurants Inc.
DRI, $68.54, $61.89, -9.7%
No. 16 Harley-Davidson Inc.
HOG, $54.90, $49.95, -9.9%
No. 15 PVH Corp.
PVH, $101.94, $90.95, -10.8%
No. 14 HCA Holdings Inc.
HCA, $77.36, $68.79, -11.1%
No. 13 Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.
CMG, $720.25, $640.23, -11.1%
No. 12 YUM! Brands Inc.
YUM, $79.95, $70.91, -11.3%
No. 11 Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
WMT, $64.84, $57.24, -11.7%
No. 10 Akamai Technologies Inc.
AKAM, $69.06, $60.82, -11.9%
No. 9 Stericycle Inc.
SRCL, $139.31, $121.37, -12.9%
No. 8 Southwestern Energy Company
SWN, $12.69, $11.04, -13%
No. 7 NRG Energy Inc.
NRG, $14.85, $12.89, -13.2%
No. 6 Endo International Plc
ENDP, $69.28, $59.99, -13.4%
No. 5 Tenet Healthcare Corporation
THC, $36.92, $31.37, -15%
No. 4 Seagate Technology PLC
STX, $44.80, $38.06, -15%
No. 3 Western Digital Corporation
WDC $79.44, $66.82, -15.9%
No. 2 Quanta Services Inc.
PRW, $24.21, $20.11, -16.9
No. 1 CONSOL Energy Inc.
CNX, DRI, $9.80, $6.66, -32%