Market Movers | Winners: PGEN, RUN, UP | Losers: NUTX, GTN-A, AMAT
On Friday, August 15, the major indices showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 falling 0.29%, the Dow 30 rising 0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.51%. Stock-level movements were also varied, reflecting company-specific dynamics.
List of Market 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 | PGEN | Precigen | 58.9% | 162.5% |
| 2 | RUN | Sunrun | 32.8% | 50.5% |
| 3 | UP | Wheels Up Experience | 26.8% | 9.1% |
| 4 | ARRY | Array Technologies | 25.3% | 26.2% |
| 5 | SEDG | SolarEdge Technologies | 17.1% | 121.0% |
| 6 | SHLS | Shoals Technologies | 13.1% | -6.1% |
| 7 | NXT | Nextracker | 12.2% | 65.8% |
| 8 | UNH | UnitedHealth | 12.0% | -39.2% |
| 9 | KURA | Kura Oncology | 11.2% | -15.7% |
| 10 | FSLR | First Solar | 11.1% | 13.5% |
List of Market 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 | NUTX | Nutex Health | -16.4% | 193.2% |
| 2 | GTN-A | Gray Media | -14.2% | 34.9% |
| 3 | AMAT | Applied Materials | -14.1% | -0.0% |
| 4 | TLRY | Tilray Brands | -12.7% | -22.6% |
| 5 | KLAC | KLA | -8.4% | 39.5% |
| 6 | AMR | Alpha Metallurgical Resources | -8.2% | -26.7% |
| 7 | SLM | SLM | -8.1% | 10.9% |
| 8 | TGLS | Tecnoglass | -7.5% | -7.4% |
| 9 | RIOT | Riot Platforms | -7.5% | 11.0% |
| 10 | SOC | Sable Offshore | -7.5% | 20.3% |
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.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 0.94%, the Dow 30 rising 1.74%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.43%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
List of 1-Week Market 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 | WULF | TeraWulf | 78.3% | 58.5% |
| 2 | PGEN | Precigen | 65.2% | 162.5% |
| 3 | OPEN | Opendoor Technologies | 62.6% | 98.1% |
| 4 | TLRY | Tilray Brands | 58.8% | -22.6% |
| 5 | GTN | Gray Media | 42.4% | 94.3% |
| 6 | STOK | Stoke Therapeutics | 39.0% | 65.1% |
| 7 | ARRY | Array Technologies | 38.5% | 26.2% |
| 8 | GDOT | Green Dot | 37.8% | 24.8% |
| 9 | ULCC | Frontier | 35.3% | -36.4% |
| 10 | TGNA | Tegna | 34.0% | 13.9% |
List of 1-Week Market 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 | ACDC | ProFrac | -43.9% | -54.4% |
| 2 | PUBM | PubMatic | -23.4% | -43.0% |
| 3 | KLC | KinderCare Learning Companies | -22.8% | -57.9% |
| 4 | EVEX | Eve | -21.2% | -15.1% |
| 5 | OMI | Owens & Minor | -19.9% | -56.5% |
| 6 | AI | C3.ai | -19.3% | -48.2% |
| 7 | COHR | Coherent | -19.1% | -1.4% |
| 8 | CAVA | Cava | -17.8% | -38.0% |
| 9 | LEU | Centrus Energy | -17.8% | 175.3% |
| 10 | SPRY | ARS Pharmaceuticals | -17.0% | 37.7% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 2.42%, the Dow 30 rising 1.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.73%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
List of 1-Month Market 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 | COMM | CommScope | 100.8% | 197.5% |
| 2 | OPEN | Opendoor Technologies | 92.1% | 98.1% |
| 3 | ALAB | Astera Labs | 89.7% | 40.3% |
| 4 | BE | Bloom Energy | 86.3% | 103.9% |
| 5 | LQDA | Liquidia | 77.7% | 120.7% |
| 6 | AVAH | Aveanna Healthcare | 76.1% | 54.9% |
| 7 | RDDT | 73.0% | 50.8% | |
| 8 | VSAT | Viasat | 72.4% | 218.4% |
| 9 | TLRY | Tilray Brands | 68.5% | -22.6% |
| 10 | WULF | TeraWulf | 67.4% | 58.5% |
List of 1-Month Market 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 | AEVA | Aeva Technologies | -57.3% | 175.8% |
| 2 | ACDC | ProFrac | -56.2% | -54.4% |
| 3 | REPL | Replimune | -55.5% | -54.1% |
| 4 | RDW | Redwire | -53.2% | -45.7% |
| 5 | AGL | Agilon Health | -48.8% | -41.6% |
| 6 | NFE | New Fortress Energy | -48.8% | -84.8% |
| 7 | SABR | Sabre | -40.7% | -50.4% |
| 8 | AI | C3.ai | -37.1% | -48.2% |
| 9 | EVEX | Eve | -36.8% | -15.1% |
| 10 | TTD | Trade Desk | -36.0% | -55.7% |
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