What Happened?

Shares of american firearm manufacturing company Ruger (NYSE:RGR) fell 12% in the afternoon session after the company reported weak first quarter 2025 results which included a significant revenue miss and EBITDA falling short of Wall Street's estimates. Overall, this quarter could have been better.

The shares closed the day at $34.24, down 15.8% from previous close.

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What The Market Is Telling Us

Ruger’s shares are not very volatile and have only had 3 moves greater than 5% over the last year. Moves this big are rare for Ruger and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

Ruger is down 0.8% since the beginning of the year, and at $34.57 per share, it is trading 26.3% below its 52-week high of $46.92 from May 2024. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Ruger’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $671.39.

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