Quantcast

North Tidewater News

Sunday, December 22, 2024

Hampton-based Financials company Old Point Financial Corp. (OPOF:NAQ) sees value fall 98.2% in Q2

Stock market 11 edited

Value in Financials stocks fell 18.9 percent in the second quarter of 2022 from the previous quarter.

The strongest performing Financials company in Virginia was First National Corp. (FXNC:NAQ), sitting 1,030.4 percent higher to sell at $18.25.

Old Point Financial Corp. (OPOF:NAQ) fared the worst among Virginia companies, suffering a 98.2 percent drop to $25.28.

The Energy sector was the quarter’s best-performing sector on the market. The market is divided into 11 different sectors.

Technology was the worst-performing sector.

Healthcare and technology stocks are viewed as the safest bets for long-term gains.

Besty Kuekcer with Benzinga.com said healthcare-related stocks, such as hospital conglomerates and insurance companies, have weathered numerous economic crises and still make a profit, suggesting that they are generally a stable investment.

While technology stocks can be more risky, given the boom-bust nature of new tech companies, Kuecker recommended a diverse portfolio of tech companies to strike it big when companies succeed or sell to other larger companies.

For short-term investments, Kuecker recommended “consumer discretionary” stocks, which are sensitive to economic changes but can rise greatly on the back of a strong economy.

Nothing in this article is to be assumed as financial advice.

Individual companies can have several different types of shares across many stock markets. It is possible for different types of shares to see different results on the market.

Rank of stock market sectors in Q2

Sector% ChangeHighest Positive ChangeLargest Negative Change
Energy4.7%1,133.7%-95.5%
Consumer Staples-4.3%4,949.5%-99.8%
Utilities-7%590.4%-91.6%
Telecommunications-10.7%13,758.6%-99.9%
Consumer Discretionary-13.5%15,926%-99.8%
Basic Materials-13.9%992.4%-99.4%
Industrials-14%5,634.2%-99.9%
Health Care-15.6%453,051.6%-99.9%
Real Estate-17.3%1,576.2%-99.8%
Financials-18.9%897,354.1%-99.9%
Technology-21.9%1,124.8%-99.8%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

!RECEIVE ALERTS

The next time we write about any of these orgs, we’ll email you a link to the story. You may edit your settings or unsubscribe at any time.
Sign-up

DONATE

Help support the Metric Media Foundation's mission to restore community based news.
Donate

MORE NEWS