Market Movers | Winners: APLD, AMSC, PI | Losers: TROX, ALGN, CFLT
On Thursday, July 31, weakness was evident in the S&P 500 falling 0.37%, the Dow 30 falling 0.74%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.55%. The pullback was broad, but select names remained resilient.
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 | APLD | Applied Digital | 31.0% | 72.0% |
| 2 | AMSC | American Superconductor | 29.4% | 130.8% |
| 3 | PI | Impinj | 26.5% | 6.4% |
| 4 | RSI | Rush Street Interactive | 25.5% | 46.9% |
| 5 | CGNX | Cognex | 20.8% | 14.3% |
| 6 | MOD | Modine Manufacturing | 18.4% | 16.1% |
| 7 | EBAY | eBay | 18.3% | 49.4% |
| 8 | CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | 18.1% | 13.1% |
| 9 | APLS | Apellis Pharmaceuticals | 17.6% | -30.0% |
| 10 | CVNA | Carvana | 17.0% | 91.9% |
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 | TROX | Tronox | -37.9% | -67.0% |
| 2 | ALGN | Align Technology | -36.6% | -38.1% |
| 3 | CFLT | Confluent | -32.9% | -36.6% |
| 4 | AIN | Albany International | -23.6% | -31.7% |
| 5 | BAX | Baxter International | -22.4% | -24.6% |
| 6 | XRX | Xerox | -22.4% | -50.5% |
| 7 | SPSC | SPS Commerce | -22.0% | -40.8% |
| 8 | KEX | Kirby | -20.6% | -9.9% |
| 9 | CBZ | CBIZ | -19.7% | -25.3% |
| 10 | ATI | ATI | -18.4% | 39.8% |
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 SPS Commerce (SPSC) Attractive but Volatile
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), little changed in the S&P 500 falling 0.38%, the Dow 30 falling 1.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 remaining flat today. Beneath the surface, however, some stocks still showed notable swings.
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 | REPL | Replimune | 126.8% | -41.9% |
| 2 | COUR | Coursera | 39.2% | 48.7% |
| 3 | MOD | Modine Manufacturing | 37.5% | 16.1% |
| 4 | RSI | Rush Street Interactive | 37.1% | 46.9% |
| 5 | CECO | CECO Environmental | 32.7% | 48.7% |
| 6 | AMSC | American Superconductor | 32.2% | 130.8% |
| 7 | PI | Impinj | 28.0% | 6.4% |
| 8 | SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics | 27.5% | -86.5% |
| 9 | GNRC | Generac | 26.9% | 25.6% |
| 10 | WING | Wingstop | 25.9% | 33.1% |
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 | TROX | Tronox | -43.2% | -67.0% |
| 2 | ALGN | Align Technology | -36.2% | -38.1% |
| 3 | NFE | New Fortress Energy | -34.3% | -82.0% |
| 4 | CFLT | Confluent | -33.4% | -36.6% |
| 5 | QS | QuantumScape | -31.9% | 65.7% |
| 6 | XRX | Xerox | -31.7% | -50.5% |
| 7 | LBRDA | Liberty Broadband | -29.4% | -17.8% |
| 8 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -29.1% | -21.4% |
| 9 | SGML | Sigma Lithium | -28.1% | -53.7% |
| 10 | CRI | Carter’s | -26.0% | -54.0% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, the S&P 500 rising 2.28%, the Dow 30 falling 0.82%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 3.29% ended the day with mixed results. This divergence was echoed in stock-level activity.
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 | MP | MP Materials | 95.3% | 294.2% |
| 2 | JOBY | Joby Aviation | 69.8% | 104.9% |
| 3 | BE | Bloom Energy | 69.0% | 68.3% |
| 4 | COGT | Cogent Biosciences | 58.2% | 46.4% |
| 5 | UUUU | Energy Fuels | 58.1% | 77.2% |
| 6 | AMSC | American Superconductor | 58.0% | 130.8% |
| 7 | CECO | CECO Environmental | 56.3% | 48.7% |
| 8 | LQDA | Liquidia | 55.8% | 58.9% |
| 9 | ALAB | Astera Labs | 54.2% | 3.2% |
| 10 | OKLO | Oklo | 48.0% | 260.8% |
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 | CNC | Centene | -54.0% | -57.0% |
| 2 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -48.5% | -45.8% |
| 3 | TROX | Tronox | -40.9% | -67.0% |
| 4 | RXST | RxSight | -40.7% | -77.4% |
| 5 | LBRDA | Liberty Broadband | -39.0% | -17.8% |
| 6 | NUTX | Nutex Health | -35.7% | 167.6% |
| 7 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -35.6% | -21.4% |
| 8 | NVCR | NovoCure | -35.3% | -61.2% |
| 9 | AEVA | Aeva Technologies | -35.0% | 292.4% |
| 10 | CDNA | CareDx | -34.8% | -42.6% |
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