Not a single large company in Ohio had stock market growth last week

CLEVELAND, Ohio – It was a slow week last week in the stock market for Ohio companies.

Stock prices were down for every large company in Ohio, breaching more than 4% loss for some. Only seven major Ohio companies saw losses of less than 2%.

Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati came the closest to a net positive, losing only 0.5%, or 77 cents a share, last week.

This was followed by Bath and Body Works in Columbus, which only decreased 0.6% or 27 cents.

Two large Greater Cleveland-based companies saw less than 2% decreases in shares: Transdigm Group and FirstEnergy.

Here is a listing of the Ohio companies with the seven smallest losses, by percent, courtesy of IEX Cloud and Stacker. Stocks are ranked by percent price change from Apr. 5 to Apr. 12.

The listing is limited to companies largely based in Ohio, listed on the Russell 3000 membership list, and with a market cap of over $5 billion on April 14, 2024.

No. 7. Chemed Corp. (CHE)

Friday Close: $618.51

– Last week’s price change: -1.9% (-$11.74)

– Market cap: $9.4 billion

– Headquarters: Cincinnati

– Sector: Health Care and Social Assistance

No. 6. FirstEnergy Corp. (FE)

Friday Close: $37.41

– Last week’s price change: -1.6% (-$0.60)

– Market cap: $21.5 billion

– Headquarters: Akron

– Sector: Utilities

No. 5. Medpace Holdings Inc. (MEDP)

Friday Close: $395.00

– Last week’s price change: -1.4% (-$5.75)

– Market cap: $12.2 billion

– Headquarters: Cincinnati

– Sector: Professional, scientific and technical services

No. 4. Transdigm Group Incorporated (TDG)

Friday Close: $1,220.38

– Last week’s price change: -1.2% (-$14.90)

– Market cap: $67.9 billion

– Headquarters: Cleveland

– Sector: Manufacturing

No. 3. Cintas Corporation (CTAS)

Friday Close: $668.41

– Last week’s price change: -0.8% (-$5.28)

– Market cap: $67.8 billion

– Headquarters: Mason

– Sector: Public Administration

No. 2. Bath and Body Works Inc. (BBWI)

Friday Close: $45.22

– Last week’s price change: -0.6% (-$0.27)

– Market cap: $10.2 billion

– Headquarters: Columbus

– Sector: Retail Trade

No. 1. Procter & Gamble Co. (PG)

Friday Close: $155.33

– Last week’s price change: -0.5% (-$0.77)

– Market cap: $365.5 billion

– Headquarters: Cincinnati

– Sector: Manufacturing

Zachary Smith is the data reporter for cleveland.com. You can reach him at zsmith@cleveland.com.