Company May 31 June 30 % Change
June was a lackluster month for stocks, with the Publishers Weekly Stock Index inching up 1.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 1.8%. The stock price of 15 companies on the PWSI rose in the month, while six companies had a decline in their share price; MediaBay held even at 53 cents. Advanced Marketing Services stemmed a long decline in its stock price, with its share price rising 20.5% in June. Books-A-Million's stock buyback announcement generated a 19.1% increase in its stock price last month.
Source: Reed Business Information
Winners
Advanced Marketing Svc. 4.15 5.00 20.5%
Books-A-Million 8.44 10.05 19.1
Courier Corp. 35.04 38.41 9.6
Audible 16.59 17.37 4.7
R. R. Donnelley 33.25 34.51 3.8
Losers
Marvel 21.27 19.72 -7.3%
Amazon.com 35.51 33.09 -6.8
Thomas Nelson 23.25 21.76 -6.4
Reader's Digest 16.94 16.50 -2.6
Pearson 12.10 11.88 -1.8
Publishers Weekly 503.53 510.87 1.4%
Stock Index
Dow Jones Average 10,467.48 10,274.97 -1.8%