Stock Picking Contest — Halfway Check-In
Hello Harriton,
As we are nearing the halfway point of the Harriton Banner Stock Picking Challenge, the Business section would like to give an update on the performance of the stocks you all selected. Although it has only been a short period of time since the start of the challenge, several of the stocks have shown significant growth.
Three best-performing stocks thus far:
| Rank | Stock: | Ticker: | Original Price (3/2): | Current Price (3/14): | Current Percentage: |
| #1 | Chevron Corporation | CVX | 154.14 | 166.72 | 8.16% |
| #2 | Dollar Tree, Inc. | DLTR | 139.92 | 151.08 | 7.98% |
| #3 | Walmart Inc | WMT | 136.16 | 144.05 | 5.79% |
Three worst-performing stocks thus far:
| Rank | Stock: | Ticker | Original Price (3/2): | Current Price (3/14): | Current Percentage: |
| #1 | Inspirato Inc | ISPO | 49.99 | 10.7 | -78.60% |
| #2 | Luckin Coffee Inc | LKNCY | 12.84 | 6.24 | -51.40% |
| #3 | Upstart Holdings Inc | UPST | 156.94 | 89.34 | -43.07% |
Thus far, many of the contestants continue to show significant growth.
Here are the five best entries thus far:
| Rank: | Name: | Stock Ticker #1 | Stock Ticker #2 | Stock Ticker #3 | Current Percentage: |
| #1 | Scott Holtkamp | COP | XOM | CVX | 2.77% |
| #2 | Ravi Sharma | GOOGL | LMT | TSLA | -0.41% |
| #3 | Sai Nellutla | MOG.A | MPC | LMT | -0.7% |
| #4 | Jacob Rudolph | CVX | CRM | COST | -1.11% |
| #5 | Christopher Seelig | CVX | LMT | TSLA | -1.99% |
As a reminder, the results of the challenge (which can be found on hhsbanner.com) will be posted on the 1st of April. An email will be sent out to all the contestants with the winning results and information on receiving the prize.
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