Resolute Forest Products (RFP) was one of the Russell 2000's biggest losers for Tuesday March 01 as the stock slid 5.85% to $4.83, a loss of $-0.3 per share. Starting at an opening price of $5.03 a share, the stock traded between $4.76 and $5.18 over the course of the trading day. Volume was 424,156 shares over 2,546 trades, against an average daily volume of 426,276 shares and a total float of 89.6 million.

The losses send Resolute Forest Products down to a market cap of $432.78 million. In the last year, Resolute Forest Products has traded between $18.74 and $3.79, and its 50-day SMA is currently $6.00 and 200-day SMA is $8.74.

Resolute Forest Products Inc owns and operates pulp and paper mills and wood products facilities in the United States, Canada and South Korea, and power generation assets in Canada.

Resolute Forest Products is based out of Montreal, QC and has some 7,700 employees. Its CEO is Richard Garneau.

For a complete fundamental analysis analysis of Resolute Forest Products, check out Equities.com’s Stock Valuation Analysis report for RFP. To see the latest independent stock recommendations from Equities.com’s analysts, visit our Research section.

The Russell 2000 is one of the leading indices tracking small-cap companies in the United States. It's maintained by Russell Investments, an industry leader in creating and maintaining indices, and consists of the smallest 2000 stocks from the broader Russell 3000 index.

Russell's indices differ from traditional indices like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) or S&P 500, whose members are selected by committee, because they base membership entirely on an objective, rules based methodology. 
The 3,000 largest companies by market cap make up the Russell 3000, with the 2,000 smaller companies making up the Russell 2000. It's a simple approach that gives a broad, unbiased look at the small-cap market as a whole.

 

 

Source: equities.com

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