The Internet Retailer Online Retail Index was up only .13% last week, while the broader market advanced by more than 2%. But for the year, the index of 25 e-commerce stocks remains ahead by 80%, far outpacing the market as a whole.
Thirteen of the 25 stocks in the Online Retail Index advanced last week, led by online movie rental retailer Netflix Inc., while 12 declined. While e-commerce stocks tread water last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 2.46% and the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index 2.26%. For 2009 to date, the Dow is ahead 21.1% and the S&P 500 17.0%.
Here are the best-performing stocks last week in the Online Retail Index and the percentage price increase for each:
- Netflix, 6.2%
- Digital River, 5.7%
- Amazon, 5.4%%
- U.S. Auto Parts Network, 5.3%
- Akamai, 4.8%
Here are the Online Retail Index stocks that performed least well last week and the percentage decline in stock price for the week:
- 1-800-Flowers.com, -9.9%
- Bidz.com, -9.0%
- Blue Nile, -4.4%
- United Online, -4.2%
- VistaPrint, -4.1%
The 25 companies in the Internet Retailer Online Retail Index are: 1-800-Flowers.com Inc., Akamai Technologies, Amazon.com Inc., American Greetings Corp., Art Technology Group Inc., Bidz.com Inc., Blue Nile Inc., CyberSource Corp., DemandTec Inc., Digital River Inc., Drugstore.com Inc., eBay Inc., GSI Commerce Inc., Keynote Systems Inc., LivePerson Inc., Netflix Inc., NutriSystem Inc., Overstock.com Inc., PetMed Express Inc., RealNetworks Inc., Shutterfly Inc., Systemax Inc., U.S. Auto Parts Network, United Online Inc. (owner of FTD.com) and VistaPrint Ltd.
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