S&P 500 Movers | Winners: IQV, DHI, PHM | Losers: LMT, MSCI, PM
On Tuesday, July 22, markets were split, as the S&P 500 rising 0.06%, the Dow 30 rising 0.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.50% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
List of S&P 500 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 | IQV | IQVIA | 17.9% | -4.6% |
| 2 | DHI | D.R. Horton | 17.0% | 10.5% |
| 3 | PHM | PulteGroup | 11.5% | 11.7% |
| 4 | NOC | Northrop Grumman | 9.4% | 21.3% |
| 5 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 9.1% | -11.5% |
| 6 | LEN | Lennar | 8.3% | -12.4% |
| 7 | ALB | Albemarle | 7.9% | -2.1% |
| 8 | GPC | Genuine Parts | 7.6% | 16.1% |
| 9 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | 7.3% | -8.5% |
| 10 | NVR | NVR | 7.2% | -3.3% |
List of S&P 500 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 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | -10.8% | -14.3% |
| 2 | MSCI | MSCI | -8.9% | -11.7% |
| 3 | PM | Philip Morris International | -8.4% | 39.6% |
| 4 | EFX | Equifax | -8.2% | -6.1% |
| 5 | GM | General Motors | -8.1% | -7.7% |
| 6 | KLAC | KLA | -4.9% | 42.3% |
| 7 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -4.1% | 21.3% |
| 8 | LRCX | Lam Research | -4.0% | 36.0% |
| 9 | HCA | HCA Healthcare | -3.7% | 17.4% |
| 10 | UHS | Universal Health Services | -3.6% | -9.1% |
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 1.05%, the Dow 30 rising 1.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.78%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
List of 1-Week S&P 500 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 | IVZ | Invesco | 26.9% | 24.6% |
| 2 | ALB | Albemarle | 18.9% | -2.1% |
| 3 | IQV | IQVIA | 18.8% | -4.6% |
| 4 | DHI | D.R. Horton | 18.2% | 10.5% |
| 5 | PHM | PulteGroup | 12.2% | 11.7% |
| 6 | HSY | Hershey | 11.5% | 9.1% |
| 7 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | 10.9% | -48.0% |
| 8 | LEN | Lennar | 10.0% | -12.4% |
| 9 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | 9.8% | -19.4% |
| 10 | WSM | Williams-Sonoma | 9.2% | -2.4% |
List of 1-Week S&P 500 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 | ELV | Elevance Health | -16.2% | -23.0% |
| 2 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -15.8% | -37.9% |
| 3 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | -12.6% | -14.3% |
| 4 | MU | Micron Technology | -9.1% | 30.1% |
| 5 | PM | Philip Morris International | -8.7% | 39.6% |
| 6 | UHS | Universal Health Services | -8.1% | -9.1% |
| 7 | EFX | Equifax | -7.4% | -6.1% |
| 8 | EXE | Expand Energy | -7.3% | 1.2% |
| 9 | GM | General Motors | -7.2% | -7.7% |
| 10 | CNC | Centene | -7.0% | -54.0% |
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 5.73%, the Dow 30 rising 5.44%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 6.65%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
List of 1-Month S&P 500 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 | ALB | Albemarle | 46.9% | -2.1% |
| 2 | IVZ | Invesco | 43.5% | 24.6% |
| 3 | AES | AES | 32.7% | 11.0% |
| 4 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 31.1% | 62.9% |
| 5 | SNPS | Synopsys | 30.7% | 26.7% |
| 6 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | 28.0% | 52.0% |
| 7 | ANET | Arista Networks | 27.3% | -0.7% |
| 8 | MRNA | Moderna | 26.4% | -21.3% |
| 9 | NKE | Nike | 26.1% | 0.8% |
| 10 | TPR | Tapestry | 26.0% | 64.1% |
List of 1-Month S&P 500 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 | -48.7% | -54.0% |
| 2 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -38.6% | -37.9% |
| 3 | FTV | Fortive | -26.7% | -31.7% |
| 4 | ELV | Elevance Health | -24.8% | -23.0% |
| 5 | EXE | Expand Energy | -18.4% | 1.2% |
| 6 | WAT | Waters | -16.1% | -22.5% |
| 7 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -15.1% | -23.1% |
| 8 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -13.5% | -15.0% |
| 9 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | -12.7% | -14.3% |
| 10 | CTRA | Coterra Energy | -12.6% | -6.1% |
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