Tag - Bhe

Astoria Financial Corp. (Nasdaq:AF), Quidel Corp. (Nasdaq:QDEL) and JAKKS Pacific Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK) are among the biggest percentage losers in Wednesday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: Encore Wire Corp. (Nasdaq:WIRE), Omniture Inc. (Nasdaq:OMTR), CONMED Corp. (Nasdaq:CNMD), Benchmark Electronics Inc. (Nasdaq:BHE), Brown Shoe Company Inc. (Nasdaq:BWS) and Wesbanco Inc. (Nasdaq:WSBC).

TechTarget Inc (Nasdaq:TTGT), Sturm Ruger & Co Inc (Nasdaq:RGR) and Benchmark Electronics Inc (Nasdaq:BHE) are among the biggest percentage losers in Thursday's trading among companies with market capitalizations under $1 billion.

Also included among the results: FirstFed Financial Corp (Nasdaq:FED), iStar Financial (Nasdaq:SFI), Gencor Industries Inc (Nasdaq:GENC), MKS Instruments Inc (Nasdaq:MKSI), Chipotle Mexican Grill (Nasdaq:CMG) and Consolidated Graphics Inc (Nasdaq:CGX).

Here are the biggest percentage losers among small caps:

Contract manufacturing provider Benchmark Electronics Inc. (NYSE:BHE) has shed 23% in today’s trading after the company announced lower second-quarter earnings and a $100 million share repurchase plan. For the quarter ended June 30, net income was $22 million, or $0.33 per share, compared with $26 million, or $0.35 a share, for the same quarter a year ago. Sales were $682 million, versus $756 million for the period a year earlier.

“Operationally our execution was solid during the second quarter, although revenues were impacted by maturing programs declining at a more rapid pace than our new programs ramped, and by the impact of a soft macro environment. We believe this is a near-term challenge and that we are well positioned for growth, given the number of new programs that we have won,” said CEO Cary T. Fu in a statement.

Also ahead of the opening, the Angleton, Texas-based company said it was authorizing the repurchase of up to $100 million of its outstanding common shares.

In today’s trading, shares are at $14.60 at 10:53 a.m. ET, down $4.42 from Wednesday’s close. Trading volume has soared well above 1 million shares.