Stocks Hitting 52-Week Lows

Penn West Petroleum Ltd (NYSE: PWE) shares fell 3% to touch a new 52-week low of $11.79. Analysts at Canaccord downgraded Penn West Petroleum from “buy” to “hold.”

ITT Educational Services (NYSE: ESI) shares dropped 1.53% to create a new 52-week low of $19.89. ITT Educational Services shares have dropped 66.83% over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 12.14% in the same period.

NuStar Energy LP (NYSE: NS) shares lost 0.77% to create a new 52-week low of $46.52. NuStar Energy's trailing-twelve-month profit margin is -2.48%.

Skullcandy (NASDAQ: SKUL) shares declined 3.70% to create a new 52-week low of $9.68. Skullcandy reported a 17.1% rise in its Q3 sales.

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