NYSE Top Losers: J.C. Penney Co (NYSE:JCP), Oasis Petroleum (NYSE:OAS), Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO), Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE:DNB)

One thing that is clear from the recent J.C. Penney Co. Inc. (NYSE:JCP) announcement about holiday sales is that the sinking retailer has far too many stores. For the final quarter of last year, comparable store sales rose only 2%, J.C. Penney reported. What it did not mention was the two years of drops, which in some quarters were more than 20%. J.C. Penney has too many locations to support recent, hardly modest results. J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (NYSE:JCP) stock opened at $5.89 in last trading session, and closed at $5.08, trading in the range of $4.90 – $5.97. The stock showed a negative weekly performance of -10.56%.

Shares of Oasis Petroleum (NYSE:OAS) saw some unusual options trading on Tuesday. Stock investors acquired 12,977 call options on the company, Analyst Ratings News reports. This represents an increase of approximately 884% compared to the typical volume of 1,319 call options. Oasis Petroleum Inc. (NYSE:OAS) shares closed at $39.09 on last trade day, by losing -5.24%. Stock 52 week range is $31.58 – $57.33. Company’s market capitalization is $31.58 – $57.33 billion.

Equities research analysts at Barclays decreased their target price on shares of Brown & Brown (NYSE:BRO) from $36.00 to $34.00 in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, American Banking & Market News reports. The firm currently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Barclays’ price objective would suggest a potential upside of 10.82% from the stock’s previous close. Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) stock decreased -7.82% and finished the last session at $28.28. The EPS of the stock remained 1.45. Company’s market capitalization is $4.11 billion.

Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB) reported fourth quarter adjusted EPS of $2.75 Tuesday morning, compared to $2.38 in the prior year period. The consensus estimate was for EPS of $2.82. Dun & Bradstreet Corp (NYSE:DNB) stock opened at $115.30 in last trading session and closed at $95.58. The 52 week range of the stock is $77.60 – $124.59 and the day range was $95.00 – $115.30.