The Coca-Cola Company (KO), UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) Among Last Week’s Big Dow (.DJI) Losers

And the biggest Dow loser this week was International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM), as shares dropped 10.11% over the past five trading days. The biggest decline came on Friday, when the stock fell 8.28% after the company announced earnings for the first quarter and announced that it missed on both the top and bottom lines. Analysts wanted to see revenue of $24.62 billion and earnings per share of $3.05, but International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) managed to bring in only $23.41 billion in revenue, resulting in bottom-line EPS of only $2.70. Investors clearly were disappointed with the results, but the bigger question is whether this is just a one-time fluke for IBM. Is the company is losing its luster? Investors will have to follow IBM over the next few quarters to find out, but be prepared for some volatile days ahead.

Other Dow losers this week:

Wal-Mart, down 0.34%

3M, down 1.82%

AT&T, down 0.8%

Cisco, down 5.01%

Du Pont, down 1.26%

JPMorgan Chase, down 3.63%

Travelers, down 1.68%

United Technologies, down 2.58%

General Electric, down 7.28%

Chevron, down 3.36%

Boeing, down 1.04%

Alcoa, down 1.7%

Bank of America, down 4.19%

ExxonMobil, down 1.73%

McDonald’s, down 3.54%

The article Last Week’s Big Dow Losers originally appeared on Fool.com.

Fool contributor Matt Thalman owns shares of Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. Check back Monday through Friday as Matt explains what caused the Dow’s winners and losers of the day, and every Saturday for a weekly recap. Follow Matt on Twitter: @mthalman5513. The Motley Fool recommends 3M, Chevron, Cisco Systems, Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, and UnitedHealth Group and owns shares of Bank of America, General Electric, IBM, JPMorgan Chase, and McDonald’s.

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