What Happened?

Shares of refrigerant services company Hudson Technologies (NASDAQ: HDSN) fell 16.7% in the morning session after an analyst at Craig-Hallum downgraded the company's stock to 'Hold'. 

The downgrade came just a day after Hudson Technologies reported strong third-quarter results that beat expectations. In its report, the company announced that revenue increased by 20% to $74 million compared to the same period in the previous year. Net income also saw a significant jump of 59%, reaching $12.4 million, or $0.27 per share. Despite the solid earnings performance, the analyst's rating change appeared to have soured investor sentiment, leading to the sharp decline in the stock's price.

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What Is The Market Telling Us

Hudson Technologies’s shares are somewhat volatile and have had 10 moves greater than 5% over the last year. But moves this big are rare even for Hudson Technologies and indicate this news significantly impacted the market’s perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 2 days ago when the stock dropped 7.8% on the news that the company announced that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Brian Coleman, stepped down effective immediately. The news of the sudden leadership change appeared to create uncertainty among investors, overshadowing the release of strong preliminary third-quarter financial results. While the company reported an expected 20% increase in revenue to $74.0 million and a 59% jump in net income, the market's reaction suggested concern over the abrupt executive exit. Hudson Technologies appointed its Chief Financial Officer, Brian Bertaux, as interim CEO while the board worked to finalize a permanent replacement. The departure was announced concurrently with financial results that significantly surpassed analyst expectations, but the leadership vacuum was the market's primary focus.

Hudson Technologies is up 19.5% since the beginning of the year, but at $6.81 per share, it is still trading 34.8% below its 52-week high of $10.44 from September 2025. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Hudson Technologies’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $6,357.

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