CVS Caremark, Anadarko Petroleum Among Stocks Down on Above-average Volume Thursday

These are stocks that are down on high volume today:

  • CVS Caremark (NYSE:CVS) is trading down on above-normal volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of 15.2 million, or 2.3 times its average daily volume. At $46.06, shares are down 5.2%. Share price is up 19 cents (0.4%) from $46.25 on June 19, 2012. The stock is trading 3.8% above its 200-day moving average.
  • Today, Anadarko Petroleum (NYSE:APC) is down on high volume, trading at a volume of 9.4 million, or 1.6 times its average daily volume. The stock price has slipped 1.9% to $71.24. Shares have shown some positive movement over the last two months as the price has climbed $6.50 (10%) from a price of $64.74 on May 21, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 50-day moving average of $65.12 today.
  • UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH) is seeing its price fall on above-normal volume today, as 9.5 million shares have moved, or 1.8 times its average daily volume. Shares have fallen 3.8% to $54.23. The share price has been falling in the last month, down $6.03 (-10%) from $60.26 on June 19, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 200-day moving average of $55.27 today.
  • American Express (NYSE:AXP) is trading down on above-normal volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of 7.8 million, or 1.6 times its average daily volume. The stock price had dipped 3.6% to $56.20. The stock is down over the last three months, having fallen $1.12 (-2%) from $57.32 on April 23, 2012. The stock has dropped a step closer to its 200-day moving average, sitting just 1.8% above the mark.
  • Trading at a volume of 11 million, or 2.3 times its average daily volume, Johnson Controls (NYSE:JCI) is down on high volume today. At $26.89, shares are down 5%. The stock has fallen over the last three months, dropping $4.41 (-14.1%) from $31.31 on April 23, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 50-day moving average of $28.00 today.
  • Danaher (NYSE:DHR) is seeing its price fall on above-normal volume today, as 4.4 million shares have moved, or 1.8 times its average daily volume. The stock price had dipped 2.2% to $50.94. The stock has been going in a negative direction over the last month, dropping $1.88 (-3.6%) from a price of $52.82 on June 19, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 200-day moving average of $51.99 today.
  • Today, Safeway (NYSE:SWY) is down on high volume, trading at a volume of 14.3 million, or 1.6 times its average daily volume. The stock is down 6.9% to $15.35. The stock has lost momentum over the last three months, losing $6.31 (-29.2%) from $21.66 on April 23, 2012. The stock is trading at 87% of its 50-day moving average and 77.8% of its 200-day moving average.
  • Stryker (NYSE:SYK) is trading down on a volume of 2.9 million, or 2.2 times its average daily volume. Shares are down 2.4% to $52.28. The share price has dropped $2.91 (-5.3%) from $55.19 on June 19, 2012. The stock has moved down across its 200-day moving average of $52.91 today.
  • Trading at a volume of 8.9 million, or 2.3 times its average daily volume, SLM (NASDAQ:SLM) is down on high volume today. The stock price has dropped 2.4% to $15.65.