S&P 500 Movers | Winners: CSCO, JBHT, APP | Losers: BIIB, QCOM, CBRE
On Thursday, May 14, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 0.77%, the Dow 30 rising 0.75%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.73%. Participation was broad, although not entirely uniform.
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 | CSCO | Cisco Systems | 13.4% | 51.6% |
| 2 | JBHT | JB Hunt Transport Services | 7.1% | 31.5% |
| 3 | APP | AppLovin | 7.0% | -28.0% |
| 4 | TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software | 6.8% | -5.3% |
| 5 | F | Ford Motor | 6.7% | 13.0% |
| 6 | HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 6.4% | 43.0% |
| 7 | APTV | Aptiv | 6.2% | -24.4% |
| 8 | AVGO | Broadcom | 5.5% | 27.3% |
| 9 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | 5.1% | -28.6% |
| 10 | J | Jacobs Solutions | 5.1% | -14.7% |
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 | BIIB | Biogen | -6.4% | 8.7% |
| 2 | QCOM | Qualcomm | -6.1% | 17.7% |
| 3 | CBRE | CBRE | -5.8% | -17.6% |
| 4 | JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates | -5.2% | -26.3% |
| 5 | ALB | Albemarle | -4.9% | 35.4% |
| 6 | BA | Boeing | -4.7% | 5.6% |
| 7 | SNDK | SanDisk | -4.5% | 482.5% |
| 8 | INTC | Intel | -3.6% | 214.2% |
| 9 | OMC | Omnicom | -3.6% | -10.5% |
| 10 | HSY | Hershey | -3.5% | 4.5% |
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 Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY) and Omnicom (OMC) 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), a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 2.24%, the Dow 30 rising 0.94%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 3.56%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 33.4% | 78.4% |
| 2 | COHR | Coherent | 26.9% | 119.4% |
| 3 | CSCO | Cisco Systems | 25.4% | 51.6% |
| 4 | HUM | Humana | 21.9% | 18.3% |
| 5 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 21.2% | 29.3% |
| 6 | F | Ford Motor | 20.4% | 13.0% |
| 7 | MU | Micron Technology | 20.0% | 172.0% |
| 8 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 17.7% | 118.6% |
| 9 | HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 14.9% | 43.0% |
| 10 | GEN | Gen Digital | 14.8% | -14.3% |
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 | MTD | Mettler-Toledo International | -21.0% | -25.3% |
| 2 | EXPE | Expedia | -14.1% | -23.2% |
| 3 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -14.0% | -56.2% |
| 4 | ZTS | Zoetis | -13.5% | -39.5% |
| 5 | TTD | Trade Desk | -13.1% | -46.2% |
| 6 | CVNA | Carvana | -13.1% | -17.6% |
| 7 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | -12.4% | -20.2% |
| 8 | TECH | Bio-Techne | -12.1% | -23.8% |
| 9 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -11.6% | -22.0% |
| 10 | FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | -11.5% | -36.5% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 6.81%, the Dow 30 rising 3.30%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 12.88%. Participation was broad, although not entirely uniform.
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 | INTC | Intel | 78.5% | 214.2% |
| 2 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 74.2% | 110.0% |
| 3 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 72.2% | 78.4% |
| 4 | MU | Micron Technology | 70.1% | 172.0% |
| 5 | DDOG | Datadog | 67.6% | 49.2% |
| 6 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 63.4% | 118.6% |
| 7 | CNC | Centene | 56.1% | 42.6% |
| 8 | SNDK | SanDisk | 55.1% | 482.5% |
| 9 | STX | Seagate Technology | 54.9% | 192.7% |
| 10 | FTNT | Fortinet | 53.0% | 53.5% |
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 | ZTS | Zoetis | -37.2% | -39.5% |
| 2 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -32.8% | -29.1% |
| 3 | TSCO | Tractor Supply | -31.9% | -38.8% |
| 4 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -30.2% | -56.2% |
| 5 | PODD | Insulet | -26.6% | -47.7% |
| 6 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | -25.6% | -41.7% |
| 7 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | -24.6% | -28.6% |
| 8 | CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions | -23.7% | -44.2% |
| 9 | TECH | Bio-Techne | -23.5% | -23.8% |
| 10 | POOL | Pool | -22.1% | -22.4% |
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.