Market Movers | Winners: GES, SRRK, NESR | Losers: CLDX, LZB, OPEN
On Wednesday, August 20, a calm session left the S&P 500 falling 0.24%, the Dow 30 remaining flat, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.58% nearly unchanged. Yet under the surface, there was more activity in specific names.
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 | GES | Guess? | 26.3% | 26.9% |
| 2 | SRRK | Scholar Rock | 14.2% | -20.4% |
| 3 | NESR | National Energy Services Reunited | 14.0% | -7.3% |
| 4 | DK | Delek US | 8.1% | 40.2% |
| 5 | UP | Wheels Up Experience | 8.1% | 21.2% |
| 6 | GTN-A | Gray Media | 8.0% | 52.0% |
| 7 | CVI | CVR Energy | 7.0% | 54.2% |
| 8 | ADI | Analog Devices | 6.3% | 16.3% |
| 9 | HTZ | Hertz Global | 6.0% | 50.5% |
| 10 | SPRY | ARS Pharmaceuticals | 5.9% | 38.4% |
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 | CLDX | Celldex Therapeutics | -13.0% | -17.3% |
| 2 | LZB | La-Z-Boy | -12.1% | -20.3% |
| 3 | OPEN | Opendoor Technologies | -11.0% | 101.3% |
| 4 | GPRE | Green Plains | -8.6% | -19.6% |
| 5 | NVAX | Novavax | -8.2% | 8.7% |
| 6 | OSCR | Oscar Health | -8.2% | 13.6% |
| 7 | ULCC | Frontier | -7.6% | -40.1% |
| 8 | TROX | Tronox | -7.4% | -60.3% |
| 9 | INTC | Intel | -7.0% | 17.4% |
| 10 | SOUN | SoundHound AI | -6.5% | -37.3% |
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 National Energy Services Reunited (NESR) and Novavax (NVAX) Attractive.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), little changed in the S&P 500 falling 1.09%, the Dow 30 remaining flat, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 2.51% 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 | WULF | TeraWulf | 70.0% | 64.0% |
| 2 | PGEN | Precigen | 68.1% | 186.6% |
| 3 | ARRY | Array Technologies | 48.8% | 47.8% |
| 4 | RUN | Sunrun | 41.5% | 67.2% |
| 5 | UP | Wheels Up Experience | 39.9% | 21.2% |
| 6 | PLYM | Plymouth Industrial REIT | 38.6% | 20.8% |
| 7 | OPEN | Opendoor Technologies | 33.1% | 101.3% |
| 8 | DAY | Dayforce | 26.1% | -7.2% |
| 9 | SHLS | Shoals Technologies | 26.0% | 11.2% |
| 10 | GES | Guess? | 23.8% | 26.9% |
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 | VKTX | Viking Therapeutics | -37.8% | -36.2% |
| 2 | EVEX | Eve | -30.0% | -24.6% |
| 3 | SOUN | SoundHound AI | -24.6% | -37.3% |
| 4 | COHR | Coherent | -24.1% | -8.6% |
| 5 | IBRX | ImmunityBio | -19.9% | -11.7% |
| 6 | UI | Ubiquiti | -18.6% | 19.2% |
| 7 | LUNR | Intuitive Machines | -17.5% | -52.4% |
| 8 | GPRE | Green Plains | -17.3% | -19.6% |
| 9 | JOBY | Joby Aviation | -17.3% | 81.1% |
| 10 | SYM | Symbotic | -17.1% | 87.7% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 1.37%, the Dow 30 rising 0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.81%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
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 | PGEN | Precigen | 111.2% | 186.6% |
| 2 | COMM | CommScope | 107.0% | 201.5% |
| 3 | REPL | Replimune | 87.2% | -56.6% |
| 4 | AVAH | Aveanna Healthcare | 79.1% | 57.5% |
| 5 | VSAT | Viasat | 77.9% | 205.2% |
| 6 | WULF | TeraWulf | 76.4% | 64.0% |
| 7 | BE | Bloom Energy | 71.7% | 100.4% |
| 8 | LQDA | Liquidia | 64.8% | 132.6% |
| 9 | SCS | Steelcase | 54.5% | 39.4% |
| 10 | TREE | LendingTree | 54.2% | 61.1% |
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 | ACDC | ProFrac | -49.8% | -49.9% |
| 2 | AEVA | Aeva Technologies | -48.1% | 182.3% |
| 3 | RDW | Redwire | -46.8% | -47.1% |
| 4 | NFE | New Fortress Energy | -44.9% | -85.1% |
| 5 | AGL | Agilon Health | -44.5% | -36.3% |
| 6 | SABR | Sabre | -43.8% | -50.7% |
| 7 | QS | QuantumScape | -42.7% | 52.4% |
| 8 | SG | Sweetgreen | -40.7% | -71.9% |
| 9 | AI | C3.ai | -40.5% | -50.8% |
| 10 | EVEX | Eve | -37.6% | -24.6% |
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