10 Stocks Investors Are Dumping Fast

Ten stocks were heavily rattled on Friday, alongside Wall Street’s major indices, as investors panicked and sold off positions to minimize risks following President Donald Trump’s imposition of new levies on US imports.

Among Wall Street’s indices, the tech-heavy Nasdaq was the most severely battered, dropping 2.24 percent, followed by the S&P 500, which fell 1.6 percent, and the Dow Jones, down 1.23 percent.

In this article, we focus on the 10 worst-performing mid-cap companies on Friday and break down the reasons behind their declines.

To compile the list, we focused on stocks with more than $2 billion in capitalization and 5 million shares in trading volume.

Photo from Pexels

10. Roku Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU)

Shares of Roku Inc. fell by 15.06 percent on Friday to finish at $79.98 apiece amid a combination of profit-taking and broader market pessimism from President Donald Trump’s new wave of tariffs on all US imports.

On the same day, Roku Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU) released the results of its earnings performance for the second quarter of the year, where it swung to a $10.5 million net income from a $33.9 million net loss in the same period last year. Total net revenues increased by 14.8 percent to $1.1 billion from $968 million in the same period last year, driven by the strong performance in video advertising and the successful acquisition of Frndly.

In the first half, Roku Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU) remained at a net loss of $16.9 million, albeit lower by 80 percent versus the $84.8 million in the same period last year. Total revenues grew by 15 percent to $2.13 billion from $1.85 billion year-on-year.

Looking ahead, Roku Inc. (NASDAQ:ROKU) said it expects to book $10 million in net income and $1.205 billion in revenues in the third quarter of the year, and $20 million in net income and $4.65 billion in revenues full year 2025.

9. Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL)

Newell Brands extended its losses for a fifth consecutive day on Friday, shedding another 15.15 percent to close at $4.76 apiece as investor sentiment was weighed down heavily by its pessimistic outlook and dismal performance for the first half of the year.

In an updated report, Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL) said net income in the first six months dwindled by 75 percent to only $9 million from the $36 million in the same period last year, as net sales decreased by 5 percent to $3.5 billion from $3.7 billion year-on-year.

In the second quarter alone, net income inched up by 2.2 percent to $46 million from $45 million in the same period last year, while net sales decreased by 4.8 percent to $1.9 billion from $2.03 billion year-on-year, reflecting a core sales decline, unfavorable foreign exchange, and business exits.

Looking ahead, Newell Brands Inc. (NASDAQ:NWL) updated its third-quarter and full-year 2025 outlook to reflect its estimates from the current tariff scenario.

Core and net sales in the current quarter are now expected to decline between 2-4 percent versus the 1-3 percent previously.

For the full year, core and net sales were pegged to decline between 2-3 percent year-on-year.