S&P 500 Movers | Winners: ON, SNDK, MPWR | Losers: CEG, MKC, CF
On Tuesday, March 31, markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 2.91%, the Dow 30 rising 2.49%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 3.43%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
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 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 11.2% | 14.3% |
| 2 | SNDK | SanDisk | 11.0% | 167.6% |
| 3 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 9.1% | 20.9% |
| 4 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 8.6% | -22.8% |
| 5 | COHR | Coherent | 8.4% | 29.1% |
| 6 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA | 8.3% | 47.8% |
| 7 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 8.1% | -22.2% |
| 8 | CVNA | Carvana | 8.1% | -25.5% |
| 9 | STX | Seagate Technology | 8.1% | 42.5% |
| 10 | UAL | United Airlines | 8.1% | -17.7% |
List of S&P 500 Losers
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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 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -6.5% | -20.8% |
| 2 | MKC | McCormick | -6.1% | -25.9% |
| 3 | CF | CF Industries | -5.6% | 68.8% |
| 4 | EOG | EOG Resources | -3.5% | 39.0% |
| 5 | APA | APA | -3.0% | 75.2% |
| 6 | OKE | ONEOK | -2.8% | 24.7% |
| 7 | HSY | Hershey | -2.7% | 15.0% |
| 8 | DVN | Devon Energy | -2.3% | 38.1% |
| 9 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -2.3% | 3.4% |
| 10 | BIIB | Biogen | -2.3% | 4.2% |
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. Among these stocks, we find Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and CF Industries (CF) attractive.
Individual stocks can soar or tank, but one thing matters: staying invested. The Trefis High Quality Portfolio helps you do that.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), the S&P 500 falling 0.42%, the Dow 30 rising 0.47%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.09% ended the day with mixed results. This divergence was echoed in stock-level activity.
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 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | 16.0% | 2.4% |
| 2 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | 9.9% | -24.8% |
| 3 | ETR | Entergy | 9.6% | 22.4% |
| 4 | NEM | Newmont | 9.3% | 8.6% |
| 5 | DOW | Dow | 8.7% | 80.3% |
| 6 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 8.4% | -13.5% |
| 7 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 7.3% | -36.9% |
| 8 | IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances | 6.8% | 8.3% |
| 9 | CPB | Campbell’s | 6.5% | -18.9% |
| 10 | BX | Blackstone | 6.5% | -24.5% |
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 | MU | Micron Technology | -14.6% | 18.4% |
| 2 | SYY | Sysco | -13.4% | -2.5% |
| 3 | COHR | Coherent | -12.5% | 29.1% |
| 4 | LITE | Lumentum | -12.4% | 90.7% |
| 5 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -11.3% | 65.4% |
| 6 | LRCX | Lam Research | -10.5% | 25.0% |
| 7 | WDC | Western Digital | -10.2% | 57.1% |
| 8 | CIEN | Ciena | -9.6% | 66.0% |
| 9 | SNDK | SanDisk | -9.6% | 167.6% |
| 10 | APP | AppLovin | -8.7% | -40.9% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, a broad-based downturn weighed on the S&P 500 falling 5.13%, the Dow 30 falling 5.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 5.01%. Most stocks traded lower, with limited bright spots.
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 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.2% | 88.3% |
| 2 | DOW | Dow | 36.1% | 80.3% |
| 3 | APA | APA | 33.9% | 75.2% |
| 4 | CF | CF Industries | 24.5% | 68.8% |
| 5 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | 20.5% | 58.8% |
| 6 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 17.6% | 31.6% |
| 7 | MPC | Marathon Petroleum | 16.4% | 50.9% |
| 8 | VLO | Valero Energy | 15.0% | 52.7% |
| 9 | PSX | Phillips 66 | 13.7% | 42.3% |
| 10 | DVN | Devon Energy | 12.5% | 38.1% |
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 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -32.0% | -32.3% |
| 2 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -28.5% | -22.2% |
| 3 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -28.4% | -31.2% |
| 4 | MKC | McCormick | -27.8% | -25.9% |
| 5 | CNC | Centene | -26.6% | -20.4% |
| 6 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -25.8% | -25.2% |
| 7 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -24.2% | -36.9% |
| 8 | ULTA | Ulta Beauty | -22.8% | -13.6% |
| 9 | DG | Dollar General | -22.2% | -10.6% |
| 10 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -21.8% | -8.7% |
Picking winners on a consistent basis is not an easy task – especially given the volatility associated with a single stock. Instead, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 — the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.