S&P 500 Movers | Winners: AVGO, ENPH, MU | Losers: LULU, KVUE, AMD
On Friday, September 5, the S&P 500 falling 0.32%, the Dow 30 falling 0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.08% ended the day with mixed results. This divergence was echoed in stock-level activity.
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 | AVGO | Broadcom | 9.4% | 45.2% |
| 2 | ENPH | Enphase Energy | 8.6% | -42.3% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | 5.8% | 56.4% |
| 4 | POOL | Pool | 5.5% | -1.2% |
| 5 | SWK | Stanley Black & Decker | 4.9% | 1.0% |
| 6 | ORCL | Oracle | 4.4% | 40.8% |
| 7 | CPB | Campbell’s | 4.2% | -17.2% |
| 8 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | 4.1% | 4.4% |
| 9 | MKTX | MarketAxess | 4.1% | -16.4% |
| 10 | LW | Lamb Weston | 4.0% | -11.5% |
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 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | -18.6% | -56.1% |
| 2 | KVUE | Kenvue | -9.3% | -10.3% |
| 3 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | -6.6% | 25.1% |
| 4 | IBKR | Interactive Brokers | -6.4% | 36.8% |
| 5 | SCHW | Charles Schwab | -5.7% | 25.5% |
| 6 | FAST | Fastenal | -4.5% | 35.6% |
| 7 | AMP | Ameriprise Financial | -4.4% | -7.2% |
| 8 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -4.3% | -19.3% |
| 9 | WFC | Wells Fargo | -3.5% | 14.3% |
| 10 | GWW | W.W. Grainger | -3.4% | -5.1% |
Why does this matter? Significant stock moves – up or down – deserve your attention. Sharp declines in fundamentally strong names can offer smart buying opportunities. And when momentum aligns with solid fundamentals, riding the trend can be highly rewarding. In above, we find Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Attractive while Broadcom (AVGO) looks Attractive but Volatile.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), weakness was evident in the S&P 500 falling 0.31%, the Dow 30 falling 0.52%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.22%. The pullback was broad, but select names remained resilient.
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 | ADSK | Autodesk | 13.1% | 10.4% |
| 2 | WDC | Western Digital | 12.2% | 107.1% |
| 3 | GOOGL | Alphabet | 11.0% | 24.4% |
| 4 | GOOG | Alphabet | 10.7% | 23.8% |
| 5 | STX | Seagate Technology | 9.2% | 121.0% |
| 6 | AVGO | Broadcom | 8.5% | 45.2% |
| 7 | CLX | Clorox | 7.7% | -19.7% |
| 8 | MU | Micron Technology | 7.7% | 56.4% |
| 9 | WSM | Williams-Sonoma | 7.6% | 10.6% |
| 10 | DHI | D.R. Horton | 7.6% | 31.2% |
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 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | -18.2% | -56.1% |
| 2 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | -10.3% | 25.1% |
| 3 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -10.1% | 34.9% |
| 4 | KVUE | Kenvue | -9.3% | -10.3% |
| 5 | TDG | TransDigm | -9.1% | 7.2% |
| 6 | GEV | GE Vernova | -8.1% | 77.2% |
| 7 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -8.1% | 32.6% |
| 8 | TXN | Texas Instruments | -7.9% | 2.6% |
| 9 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | -7.4% | 5.9% |
| 10 | NVDA | NVIDIA | -7.3% | 24.4% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 2.15%, the Dow 30 rising 2.73%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.45%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.
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 | ENPH | Enphase Energy | 31.7% | -42.3% |
| 2 | DAY | Dayforce | 29.2% | -5.0% |
| 3 | UNH | UnitedHealth | 28.3% | -36.9% |
| 4 | STX | Seagate Technology | 27.8% | 121.0% |
| 5 | APA | APA | 26.0% | 2.6% |
| 6 | PODD | Insulet | 25.7% | 33.5% |
| 7 | WDC | Western Digital | 24.9% | 107.1% |
| 8 | TKO | TKO | 24.7% | 37.2% |
| 9 | APTV | Aptiv | 23.5% | 33.0% |
| 10 | VTRS | Viatris | 21.4% | -12.4% |
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 | TTD | Trade Desk | -41.9% | -55.7% |
| 2 | FTNT | Fortinet | -18.4% | -16.6% |
| 3 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -15.7% | 22.6% |
| 4 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -14.7% | 102.4% |
| 5 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | -14.6% | -56.1% |
| 6 | KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper | -14.2% | -8.9% |
| 7 | INTU | Intuit | -13.7% | 7.6% |
| 8 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -13.6% | 32.6% |
| 9 | KVUE | Kenvue | -13.2% | -10.3% |
| 10 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -13.1% | 34.9% |
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