After a more than fifty-year stay in the index, Avon won’t be in it for much longer.
S&P Dow Jones Indices, the company that manages the S&P 500, announced on Friday that the troubled cosmetics giant will be moved to its MidCap 400 index after the close of trading on March 20.
The S&P 500, which many average and professional investors use as their main benchmark to judge stock market performance, is home to mostly larger companies.
Avon (AVP) is now worth only $3.2 billion. It’s being replaced by underwear and T-shirt makerHanesbrands (HBI), which has a market value of more than $13 billion.
In its statement, S&P Dow Jones Indices said the change was made because Avon was no longer big enough.
A spokesman for S&P Dow Jones Indices added that Avon has been in the S&P 500 since