S&P 500 Movers | Winners: MOS, XYZ, ZBH | Losers: FIS, TRMB, FIX
The S&P 500 jumped 1.6% on Wednesday, November 4, while the Nasdaq-100 rose 0.9% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 3.0%. Over the past week the S&P 500 is down 0.7%, and over the past month it is down 1.7%.
Within the S&P 500, 376 stocks rose and 127 fell. The day’s best return belonged to Mosaic (MOS) (+17.4%) and the worst to Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) (-23.7%).
Wednesday’s S&P 500 Winners
The 10 S&P 500 stocks with the highest returns on Wednesday:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOS | Mosaic | 17.4% | -7.8% |
| 2 | XYZ | Block | 15.3% | 34.6% |
| 3 | ZBH | Zimmer Biomet | 13.5% | 23.5% |
| 4 | MRNA | Moderna | 13.1% | n/a |
| 5 | SWK | Stanley Black & Decker | 13.1% | 64.2% |
| 6 | CDW | CDW | 12.7% | 25.9% |
| 7 | CNC | Centene | 12.6% | 84.7% |
| 8 | UHS | Universal Health Services | 10.9% | -9.6% |
| 9 | JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates | 10.8% | -0.7% |
| 10 | APP | AppLovin | 10.7% | -59.7% |
Wednesday’s S&P 500 Losers
And the 10 S&P 500 stocks with the lowest returns on Wednesday:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | -23.7% | -53.8% |
| 2 | TRMB | Trimble | -17.3% | -30.8% |
| 3 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA | -15.1% | 17.1% |
| 4 | DDOG | Datadog | -14.4% | 38.8% |
| 5 | VST | Vistra | -13.8% | -25.1% |
| 6 | NRG | NRG Energy | -13.5% | -46.9% |
| 7 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -13.4% | 0.6% |
| 8 | VRT | Vertiv | -12.9% | 27.0% |
| 9 | CVS | CVS Health | -12.5% | 3.9% |
| 10 | FLEX | FLEX | -12.3% | 27.8% |
Which Of Wednesday’s Movers Were Already On A Run?
Comfort Systems USA (FIX) appears on both the one-day and one-month losers lists. It fell 15.1% on Wednesday and is down 40.0% over the past month; excluding Wednesday, it had already lost 29.3% over the other sessions.
Moderna (MRNA) added to a longer run: after Wednesday’s 13.1% gain, the stock is up 37.8% over the past month, and it was already up 21.9% before Wednesday.
The 12.3% decline in FLEX on Wednesday was not a one-off: the stock is down 36.4% over the past month, and down 27.4% over the sessions before Wednesday.
Movers Over The Last Week
Widening the window to five trading days, these are the strongest and weakest names in the S&P 500:
Winners
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CVNA | Carvana | 31.3% | -8.1% |
| 2 | FISV | Fiserv | 29.6% | -7.6% |
| 3 | GEN | Gen Digital | 26.9% | 15.3% |
| 4 | IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories | 24.1% | 3.3% |
| 5 | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 22.5% | -4.9% |
| 6 | MRNA | Moderna | 20.6% | n/a |
| 7 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | 20.4% | -10.1% |
| 8 | FDXF | FedEx Freight | 19.5% | n/a |
| 9 | CSGP | CoStar | 18.3% | -51.5% |
| 10 | MOS | Mosaic | 17.9% | -7.8% |
Losers
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTC | Intel | -39.0% | 57.9% |
| 2 | MRVL | Marvell Technology | -36.5% | 88.4% |
| 3 | DDOG | Datadog | -32.2% | 38.8% |
| 4 | LITE | Lumentum | -31.4% | 70.0% |
| 5 | NOW | ServiceNow | -27.5% | -29.0% |
| 6 | SNDK | SanDisk | -26.2% | 337.0% |
| 7 | FTNT | Fortinet | -25.7% | 62.9% |
| 8 | CIEN | Ciena | -25.0% | 16.4% |
| 9 | DELL | Dell Technologies | -24.6% | 198.9% |
| 10 | RDDT | -24.4% | -55.7% |
Movers Over The Last Month
And over the last 21 trading days, the strongest and weakest names in the S&P 500:
Winners
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MRNA | Moderna | 37.8% | n/a |
| 2 | ACN | Accenture | 37.7% | 1.9% |
| 3 | PNR | Pentair | 36.7% | -29.8% |
| 4 | FISV | Fiserv | 36.4% | -7.6% |
| 5 | ROP | Roper Technologies | 35.9% | 11.6% |
| 6 | IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories | 35.5% | 3.3% |
| 7 | GEN | Gen Digital | 35.5% | 15.3% |
| 8 | CCI | Crown Castle | 35.0% | 7.8% |
| 9 | EFX | Equifax | 34.9% | -10.6% |
| 10 | HAS | Hasbro | 33.6% | 51.6% |
Losers
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTC | Intel | -48.2% | 57.9% |
| 2 | LITE | Lumentum | -44.7% | 70.0% |
| 3 | MRVL | Marvell Technology | -44.3% | 88.4% |
| 4 | COHR | Coherent | -42.3% | 5.7% |
| 5 | TER | Teradyne | -41.7% | 29.8% |
| 6 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA | -40.0% | 17.1% |
| 7 | CIEN | Ciena | -38.6% | 16.4% |
| 8 | SNDK | SanDisk | -37.5% | 337.0% |
| 9 | FLEX | FLEX | -36.4% | 27.8% |
| 10 | DELL | Dell Technologies | -35.0% | 198.9% |
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