Ten stocks ended the first trading day of the week on a lackluster note, bucking a broader market rally, as investors mostly repositioned portfolios ahead of second-quarter earnings results.
On Wall Street, the Nasdaq rose 0.27 percent, the S&P 500 increased 0.14 percent, and the Dow Jones went up by 0.20 percent.
In this article, let us explore the names of the 10 worst-performing stocks alongside the reasons behind their drop.
To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with at least $2 billion in market capitalization and over 5 million shares in trading volume.
10. Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW)
Dow Inc. declined for a second day on Monday, losing 4.4 percent to close at $28.25 apiece as investors repositioned portfolios ahead of the release of its earnings results next week.
Based on information posted on its website, Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW) will report its financial and operating performance for the second quarter of the year on July 24, 2025.
Investors appeared to be cautious amid the company’s ongoing operational challenges that will see the shutdown of three upstream assets in Europe beginning next year and another 800 jobs cut, on top of the 1,500 announced in January.
“Our industry in Europe continues to face difficult market dynamics, as well as an ongoing challenging cost and demand landscape,” said Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW) Chairman and CEO Jim Fitterling.
”Looking ahead, we remain committed to realizing the value of our incremental growth investments and enhancing profitability and cash flow through more than $6 billion in near-term cash support,” he added.
Dow Inc. (NYSE:DOW) said that the initiatives will result in higher operating EBITDA of $200 million by year-end.
Meanwhile, the workforce reduction forms part of the company’s $1 billion cost-saving measures.
9. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL)
Halliburton dropped its share prices by 4.59 percent on Monday to close at $22.02 apiece, as investors repositioned portfolios ahead of its expected earnings release this week.
Based on its historical earnings reporting dates, Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) is set to report its second quarter financial and operating results anytime this week or early next week.
Investors will be closely watching out for its earnings results, especially following a slump in its net income in the first quarter of the year.
During the period, Halliburton Company’s (NYSE:HAL) attributable net income fell by 66 percent to $204 million from $606 million registered in the same period last year.
Revenues, on the other hand, were lower by 6.7 percent to $5.4 billion from $5.8 billion year-on-year.
Last month, Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) bagged a new contract to design and drill wells for GeoFrame Energy’s geothermal and direct lithium extraction project. Work is expected to begin in late 2025.
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