S&P 500 Movers | Winners: PKG, SW, HPE | Losers: FSLR, WMT, PCG
On Thursday, August 21, selling pressure hit the S&P 500 falling 0.40%, the Dow 30 falling 0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.46%. Declines were common, though some stocks held steady.
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 | PKG | Packaging of America | 6.2% | -5.3% |
| 2 | SW | Smurfit WestRock | 4.1% | -16.7% |
| 3 | HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| 4 | NDSN | Nordson | 3.0% | 6.3% |
| 5 | DAY | Dayforce | 2.4% | -5.0% |
| 6 | IP | International Paper | 2.2% | -8.3% |
| 7 | MKC | McCormick | 1.7% | -5.7% |
| 8 | MRK | Merck | 1.7% | -11.8% |
| 9 | NEM | Newmont | 1.6% | 90.3% |
| 10 | EXE | Expand Energy | 1.5% | -1.6% |
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 | FSLR | First Solar | -7.0% | 8.9% |
| 2 | WMT | Walmart | -4.5% | 9.2% |
| 3 | PCG | PG&E | -4.5% | -27.1% |
| 4 | EIX | Edison International | -3.8% | -29.7% |
| 5 | DHR | Danaher | -3.5% | -10.9% |
| 6 | IQV | IQVIA | -3.5% | -5.7% |
| 7 | ALL | Allstate | -3.3% | 8.2% |
| 8 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | -3.2% | -16.3% |
| 9 | LII | Lennox International | -3.1% | -5.9% |
| 10 | ENPH | Enphase Energy | -3.1% | -49.7% |
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 Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Merck (MRK) Attractive.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), weakness was evident in the S&P 500 falling 1.52%, the Dow 30 falling 0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 2.89%. The pullback was broad, but select names remained resilient.
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 | DAY | Dayforce | 29.2% | -5.0% |
| 2 | UNH | UnitedHealth | 11.7% | -39.3% |
| 3 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | 8.3% | -40.6% |
| 4 | ENPH | Enphase Energy | 7.3% | -49.7% |
| 5 | CVS | CVS Health | 7.0% | 64.6% |
| 6 | PKG | Packaging of America | 7.0% | -5.3% |
| 7 | CNC | Centene | 7.0% | -52.4% |
| 8 | FSLR | First Solar | 6.6% | 8.9% |
| 9 | REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 5.8% | -15.7% |
| 10 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks | 5.6% | 0.7% |
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 | AMAT | Applied Materials | -15.1% | -0.9% |
| 2 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -13.7% | 106.5% |
| 3 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | -9.5% | 35.5% |
| 4 | KLAC | KLA | -8.5% | 39.4% |
| 5 | LRCX | Lam Research | -8.4% | 37.0% |
| 6 | DELL | Dell Technologies | -7.9% | 12.5% |
| 7 | MU | Micron Technology | -7.6% | 37.9% |
| 8 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -7.6% | 20.9% |
| 9 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -7.0% | 38.8% |
| 10 | AVGO | Broadcom | -6.9% | 25.6% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets were split, as the S&P 500 rising 0.18%, the Dow 30 falling 0.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.09% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
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 | GNRC | Generac | 24.6% | 22.9% |
| 2 | HUM | Humana | 24.2% | 16.9% |
| 3 | INCY | Incyte | 22.4% | 25.3% |
| 4 | CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | 22.1% | 20.4% |
| 5 | EBAY | eBay | 20.7% | 60.9% |
| 6 | TER | Teradyne | 17.5% | -13.0% |
| 7 | IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories | 17.1% | 53.1% |
| 8 | ANET | Arista Networks | 16.8% | 19.5% |
| 9 | DAY | Dayforce | 16.5% | -5.0% |
| 10 | GLW | Corning | 16.3% | 38.1% |
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 | TTD | Trade Desk | -38.2% | -55.5% |
| 2 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -32.7% | -21.8% |
| 3 | IT | Gartner | -31.7% | -49.5% |
| 4 | ALGN | Align Technology | -31.1% | -32.5% |
| 5 | FTNT | Fortinet | -26.0% | -17.7% |
| 6 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -24.5% | 20.9% |
| 7 | MRNA | Moderna | -24.4% | -36.9% |
| 8 | DOW | Dow | -22.0% | -38.4% |
| 9 | LKQ | LKQ | -20.0% | -14.8% |
| 10 | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | -18.7% | -28.8% |
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