Market Movers | Winners: WK, ATEC, APPF | Losers: FLR, NSP, ENVX
On Friday, August 1, a broad-based downturn weighed on the S&P 500 falling 1.60%, the Dow 30 falling 1.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.96%. Most stocks traded lower, with limited bright spots.
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 | WK | Workiva | 32.1% | -23.0% |
| 2 | ATEC | Alphatec | 30.2% | 50.0% |
| 3 | APPF | AppFolio | 19.4% | 29.4% |
| 4 | TILE | Interface | 19.4% | 1.2% |
| 5 | IRTC | iRhythm Technologies | 17.7% | 83.0% |
| 6 | BIO | Bio-Rad Laboratories | 17.6% | -13.4% |
| 7 | RDDT | 17.5% | 15.4% | |
| 8 | NVT | nVent Electric | 14.6% | 33.1% |
| 9 | AUPH | Aurinia Pharmaceuticals | 13.5% | 16.8% |
| 10 | RKT | Rocket Companies | 12.0% | 55.2% |
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 | FLR | Fluor | -27.0% | -16.0% |
| 2 | NSP | Insperity | -24.4% | -40.9% |
| 3 | ENVX | Enovix | -20.1% | -1.5% |
| 4 | EMN | Eastman Chemical | -19.0% | -34.3% |
| 5 | INOD | Innodata | -18.1% | 13.8% |
| 6 | RIOT | Riot Platforms | -17.7% | 8.0% |
| 7 | SATS | EchoStar | -17.4% | 17.6% |
| 8 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -16.7% | 26.7% |
| 9 | LUMN | Lumen Technologies | -16.6% | -30.1% |
| 10 | GDYN | Grid Dynamics | -16.4% | -64.3% |
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. In above, we find Fluor (FLR) Very Attractive while AppFolio (APPF) looks Attractive but Volatile.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a broad-based downturn weighed on the S&P 500 falling 2.36%, the Dow 30 falling 2.92%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 2.19%. Most stocks traded lower, with limited bright spots.
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 | 141.3% | -37.2% |
| 2 | SRPT | Sarepta Therapeutics | 33.4% | -86.9% |
| 3 | CECO | CECO Environmental | 30.3% | 49.3% |
| 4 | MOD | Modine Manufacturing | 28.9% | 15.3% |
| 5 | WGS | GeneDx | 27.3% | 32.2% |
| 6 | ATEC | Alphatec | 27.3% | 50.0% |
| 7 | RSI | Rush Street Interactive | 27.1% | 41.0% |
| 8 | RDDT | 26.0% | 15.4% | |
| 9 | AMSC | American Superconductor | 24.4% | 118.2% |
| 10 | WK | Workiva | 24.0% | -23.0% |
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 | -41.6% | -64.9% |
| 2 | CFLT | Confluent | -37.1% | -38.5% |
| 3 | XRX | Xerox | -35.3% | -51.9% |
| 4 | ALGN | Align Technology | -33.6% | -34.5% |
| 5 | QS | QuantumScape | -31.0% | 59.2% |
| 6 | SGML | Sigma Lithium | -28.7% | -54.7% |
| 7 | ENVX | Enovix | -27.1% | -1.5% |
| 8 | FLR | Fluor | -26.8% | -16.0% |
| 9 | KFRC | Kforce | -26.3% | -38.6% |
| 10 | AEVA | Aeva Technologies | -26.3% | 233.6% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, the S&P 500 rising 0.17%, the Dow 30 falling 2.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.54% 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 | 96.8% | 308.3% |
| 2 | JOBY | Joby Aviation | 68.9% | 111.1% |
| 3 | BE | Bloom Energy | 62.8% | 65.3% |
| 4 | CECO | CECO Environmental | 55.0% | 49.3% |
| 5 | COGT | Cogent Biosciences | 53.8% | 46.2% |
| 6 | IOVA | Iovance Biotherapeutics | 53.1% | -63.8% |
| 7 | ALAB | Astera Labs | 48.0% | -1.0% |
| 8 | LQDA | Liquidia | 46.6% | 50.3% |
| 9 | COUR | Coursera | 44.0% | 43.2% |
| 10 | UUUU | Energy Fuels | 41.4% | 72.5% |
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 | -48.7% | 233.6% |
| 2 | RXST | RxSight | -40.6% | -77.3% |
| 3 | LBRDA | Liberty Broadband | -39.4% | -19.4% |
| 4 | TROX | Tronox | -38.5% | -64.9% |
| 5 | CDNA | CareDx | -37.3% | -42.9% |
| 6 | NVCR | NovoCure | -36.7% | -62.0% |
| 7 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -35.8% | -22.8% |
| 8 | HELE | Helen Of Troy | -35.1% | -63.9% |
| 9 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -35.1% | -46.7% |
| 10 | CRK | Comstock Resources | -34.0% | -9.9% |
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 the S&P 500 over the last 4-year period. 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.