Why Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (FBIN) Nosedived on Wednesday

We recently published an article titled Why These 10 Firms Nosedived Today. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (NYSE:FBIN) stands against the other stocks.

The stock market bounced back from the previous day’s losses, with all major indices finishing higher as investors cheered the central bank’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Federal Reserve kept rates steady at a range of 4.25 percent to 4.5 percent, saying that it was not in a hurry to cut rates and could still “wait and see” the impacts of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

The Dow Jones rallied by 0.70 percent, the S&P 500 increased by 0.43 percent, and the Nasdaq grew by 0.27 percent.

Beyond the major indices, bucked a broader market optimism as investors sold off on a series of disappointing news.

To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2-billion market capitalization and $5-million trading volume.

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Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (NYSE:FBIN)

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (NYSE:FBIN) lost 8.79 percent of its valuation for a third straight day on Wednesday to close at $48.16 each after a disappointing earnings performance for the first quarter of the year.

In its financial statement, Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (NYSE:FBIN) said that net income fell by 47 percent to $51.4 million from $96.4 million in the same period last year. Revenues also dropped by 7 percent to $1.033 billion from $1.109 billion year-on-year.

Further weighing down on sentiment was the company’s lack of revenue guidance for the upcoming quarters amid the ongoing uncertainties globally.

However, it said that its teams are working on mitigating the expected impact of tariffs quickly and strategically through sourcing moves, cost-out opportunities, and strategic pricing.

“The company remains confident in its long-term strategy of focusing on categories driven by brands and innovation, with an emphasis on attractive areas of its core and acceleration in its digital strategy,” it said.

Overall FBIN ranks 7th on our list of Wednesday’s worst performers. While we acknowledge the potential of FBIN as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than FBIN but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.