Benzinga's Top Pre-Market Losers

Alaska Communications Systems Group Inc (NASDAQ: ALSK) shares fell 24.83% to $3.30 in the pre-market trading. ALSK declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share.

VIVUS Inc (NASDAQ: VVUS) dipped 17.31% to $8.60 in the pre-market session. Analysts at Roth Capital downgraded VIVUS Inc (NASDAQ: VVUS) to “neutral.”

J. C. Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) dipped 4.65% to $33.00 in the pre-market session. JCP's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is 1.17%.

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (NASDAQ: BBBY) moved down 2.95% to $59.62 in the pre-market session. Bed Bath & Beyond reported a 21% rise in its fiscal third-quarter profit.