S&P 500 Movers | Winners: WST, URI, LH | Losers: LKQ, DOW, MOH
On Thursday, July 24, investors saw an uneven session with the S&P 500 rising 0.07%, the Dow 30 falling 0.70%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.25% delivering a mixed bag. The inconsistency extended to broader equity trends as well.
List of S&P 500 Winners
The following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the highest returns on the last trading day:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | 22.8% | -14.7% |
| 2 | URI | United Rentals | 9.0% | 24.9% |
| 3 | LH | Labcorp | 6.9% | 17.4% |
| 4 | ALB | Albemarle | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 5 | ALLE | Allegion | 6.0% | 26.2% |
| 6 | NDAQ | Nasdaq | 5.9% | 21.7% |
| 7 | TMUS | T-Mobile US | 5.8% | 12.9% |
| 8 | TECH | Bio-Techne | 5.7% | -18.6% |
| 9 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 5.4% | -4.1% |
| 10 | GL | Globe Life | 5.4% | 18.4% |
List of S&P 500 Losers
On the other hand, the following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the lowest returns:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LKQ | LKQ | -17.8% | -12.4% |
| 2 | DOW | Dow | -17.5% | -34.8% |
| 3 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -16.8% | -45.6% |
| 4 | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | -13.3% | -24.1% |
| 5 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -11.2% | 0.1% |
| 6 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | -9.7% | -14.8% |
| 7 | CNC | Centene | -9.0% | -55.8% |
| 8 | TSLA | Tesla | -8.2% | -24.4% |
| 9 | IBM | International Business Machines | -7.6% | 20.1% |
| 10 | TXT | Textron | -7.2% | 5.9% |
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 1.05%, the Dow 30 rising 0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.60%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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List of 1-Week S&P 500 Winners
The following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the highest returns over the last week:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | 26.0% | -14.7% |
| 2 | IVZ | Invesco | 24.0% | 25.7% |
| 3 | IQV | IQVIA | 23.0% | 2.2% |
| 4 | BKR | Baker Hughes | 16.7% | 12.7% |
| 5 | LW | Lamb Weston | 16.1% | -11.1% |
| 6 | TEL | TE Connectivity | 15.7% | 45.0% |
| 7 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 13.0% | -4.1% |
| 8 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 11.8% | -8.5% |
| 9 | ALB | Albemarle | 11.1% | -1.0% |
| 10 | DHI | D.R. Horton | 9.9% | 4.1% |
List of 1-Week S&P 500 Losers
Similarly, the following table shows the 10 stocks that were at the bottom in terms of returns:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -22.5% | -45.6% |
| 2 | FI | Fiserv | -16.3% | -31.8% |
| 3 | LKQ | LKQ | -15.3% | -12.4% |
| 4 | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | -14.6% | -24.1% |
| 5 | TXN | Texas Instruments | -14.3% | 0.6% |
| 6 | DOW | Dow | -11.9% | -34.8% |
| 7 | OTIS | Otis Worldwide | -11.7% | -2.9% |
| 8 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | -10.4% | -12.2% |
| 9 | PM | Philip Morris International | -10.1% | 36.0% |
| 10 | UHS | Universal Health Services | -9.0% | -13.2% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 4.45%, the Dow 30 rising 3.72%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 4.64%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
List of 1-Month S&P 500 Winners
The following table shows the 10 stocks that generated the maximum returns over the last one month:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IVZ | Invesco | 40.2% | 25.7% |
| 2 | ALB | Albemarle | 39.9% | -1.0% |
| 3 | AES | AES | 31.8% | 10.9% |
| 4 | SNPS | Synopsys | 27.3% | 25.6% |
| 5 | MRNA | Moderna | 26.9% | -18.2% |
| 6 | IQV | IQVIA | 26.6% | 2.2% |
| 7 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | 25.3% | -14.7% |
| 8 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | 24.6% | 52.4% |
| 9 | TPR | Tapestry | 24.3% | 67.4% |
| 10 | WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery | 23.9% | 27.7% |
List of 1-Month S&P 500 Losers
In the same period, these 10 stocks were at the bottom in terms of returns:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CNC | Centene | -50.5% | -55.8% |
| 2 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -46.3% | -45.6% |
| 3 | FTV | Fortive | -27.7% | -31.8% |
| 4 | ELV | Elevance Health | -25.5% | -23.3% |
| 5 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -20.3% | -22.9% |
| 6 | FI | Fiserv | -18.9% | -31.8% |
| 7 | EXE | Expand Energy | -18.7% | 1.1% |
| 8 | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | -16.3% | -24.1% |
| 9 | LKQ | LKQ | -15.7% | -12.4% |
| 10 | WAT | Waters | -13.9% | -19.5% |
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