S&P 500 Movers | Winners: AES, BIIB, TMO | Losers: CTVA, NWS, NWSA
On Wednesday, October 1, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 0.34%, the Dow 30 rising 0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.49%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
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 | AES | AES | 16.8% | 25.2% |
| 2 | BIIB | Biogen | 10.1% | 0.9% |
| 3 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 9.4% | 2.3% |
| 4 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 9.3% | 71.9% |
| 5 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 9.0% | -7.6% |
| 6 | MU | Micron Technology | 8.9% | 116.9% |
| 7 | STX | Seagate Technology | 8.8% | 202.6% |
| 8 | WDC | Western Digital | 8.8% | 193.8% |
| 9 | LLY | Eli Lilly | 8.2% | 7.6% |
| 10 | A | Agilent Technologies | 8.0% | 3.8% |
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 | CTVA | Corteva | -9.1% | 8.7% |
| 2 | NWS | News | -6.0% | 7.3% |
| 3 | NWSA | News | -5.7% | 5.9% |
| 4 | HUM | Humana | -5.2% | -1.7% |
| 5 | IPG | Interpublic of Companies | -5.0% | -1.7% |
| 6 | OMC | Omnicom | -5.0% | -7.5% |
| 7 | IT | Gartner | -4.5% | -48.2% |
| 8 | DGX | Quest Diagnostics | -4.5% | 22.4% |
| 9 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -4.3% | 20.5% |
| 10 | TYL | Tyler Technologies | -4.3% | -13.2% |
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 Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and Western Digital (WDC) Attractive.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 1.10%, the Dow 30 rising 0.69%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.21%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
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 | EA | Electronic Arts | 20.5% | 38.3% |
| 2 | WDC | Western Digital | 19.1% | 193.8% |
| 3 | TECH | Bio-Techne | 17.0% | -16.5% |
| 4 | LW | Lamb Weston | 15.3% | -5.4% |
| 5 | INTC | Intel | 15.1% | 79.3% |
| 6 | AES | AES | 15.0% | 25.2% |
| 7 | STX | Seagate Technology | 14.8% | 202.6% |
| 8 | DHR | Danaher | 14.5% | -6.8% |
| 9 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 14.1% | -7.6% |
| 10 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 13.4% | 2.3% |
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 | KMX | CarMax | -19.3% | -43.7% |
| 2 | CTVA | Corteva | -11.7% | 8.7% |
| 3 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | -9.0% | -50.2% |
| 4 | PAYC | Paycom Software | -8.4% | -2.3% |
| 5 | UAL | United Airlines | -8.1% | -4.1% |
| 6 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -7.7% | -33.0% |
| 7 | KKR | KKR | -7.6% | -13.5% |
| 8 | CCL | Carnival | -6.6% | 13.8% |
| 9 | PODD | Insulet | -6.4% | 17.2% |
| 10 | SYF | Synchrony Financial | -6.4% | 8.9% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 4.61%, the Dow 30 rising 2.53%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 6.76%. Participation was broad, although not entirely uniform.
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 | WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery | 66.5% | 83.1% |
| 2 | WDC | Western Digital | 59.4% | 193.8% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | 53.7% | 116.9% |
| 4 | STX | Seagate Technology | 51.1% | 202.6% |
| 5 | INTC | Intel | 48.5% | 79.3% |
| 6 | LRCX | Lam Research | 47.5% | 99.2% |
| 7 | TSLA | Tesla | 39.5% | 13.8% |
| 8 | AMAT | Applied Materials | 38.2% | 35.0% |
| 9 | KLAC | KLA | 33.4% | 80.4% |
| 10 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | 31.0% |
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 | KVUE | Kenvue | -23.7% | -23.6% |
| 2 | KMX | CarMax | -22.9% | -43.7% |
| 3 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | -22.3% | -39.8% |
| 4 | HUM | Humana | -20.1% | -1.7% |
| 5 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -18.9% | 20.5% |
| 6 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | -17.7% | -50.2% |
| 7 | SNPS | Synopsys | -17.4% | 0.7% |
| 8 | CTVA | Corteva | -16.8% | 8.7% |
| 9 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | -13.3% | -30.4% |
| 10 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | -13.0% | 3.8% |
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