S&P 500 Movers | Winners: AMD, TSLA, MPWR | Losers: VZ, SBUX, WDC
On Monday, October 6, markets were split, as the S&P 500 rising 0.36%, the Dow 30 falling 0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.78% 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 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 23.7% | 68.6% |
| 2 | TSLA | Tesla | 5.4% | 12.2% |
| 3 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 5.4% | 64.7% |
| 4 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 5.1% | 79.2% |
| 5 | ALB | Albemarle | 4.3% | 8.8% |
| 6 | HUM | Humana | 4.0% | 17.6% |
| 7 | DASH | DoorDash | 3.9% | 68.0% |
| 8 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | 3.7% | 137.4% |
| 9 | DDOG | Datadog | 3.6% | 10.1% |
| 10 | UBER | Uber Technologies | 3.6% | 65.9% |
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 | VZ | Verizon Communications | -5.1% | 8.9% |
| 2 | SBUX | Starbucks | -5.0% | -8.3% |
| 3 | WDC | Western Digital | -4.6% | 181.8% |
| 4 | ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities | -4.5% | -14.0% |
| 5 | T | AT&T | -4.4% | 17.4% |
| 6 | CSGP | CoStar | -4.3% | 13.4% |
| 7 | SW | Smurfit WestRock | -4.0% | -23.1% |
| 8 | STX | Seagate Technology | -3.9% | 186.1% |
| 9 | CLX | Clorox | -3.7% | -25.0% |
| 10 | BIIB | Biogen | -3.6% | 0.7% |
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 Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and Humana (HUM) Attractive.
That is one way to look at stocks. Trefis High Quality Portfolio evaluates much more, and is designed to reduce stock-specific risk while giving upside exposure.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 1.19%, the Dow 30 rising 0.82%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.49%. 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 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 26.2% | 68.6% |
| 2 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 21.3% | -7.1% |
| 3 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 19.0% | -5.2% |
| 4 | TECH | Bio-Techne | 18.6% | -13.7% |
| 5 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 17.8% | 79.2% |
| 6 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 17.7% | 4.9% |
| 7 | MU | Micron Technology | 16.6% | 127.6% |
| 8 | LLY | Eli Lilly | 16.3% | 10.1% |
| 9 | HUM | Humana | 15.7% | 17.6% |
| 10 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 15.6% | 55.5% |
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 | NWSA | News | -9.6% | 2.6% |
| 2 | APO | Apollo Asset Management | -8.5% | -22.5% |
| 3 | PAYC | Paycom Software | -8.2% | -1.8% |
| 4 | T | AT&T | -7.8% | 17.4% |
| 5 | NWS | News | -7.7% | 5.2% |
| 6 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | -7.1% | -2.1% |
| 7 | EFX | Equifax | -7.1% | -6.4% |
| 8 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -6.9% | 17.0% |
| 9 | GL | Globe Life | -6.5% | 21.2% |
| 10 | MTCH | Match | -6.3% | 6.4% |
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 3.99%, the Dow 30 rising 2.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 5.61%. 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 | 57.6% | 80.5% |
| 2 | INTC | Intel | 49.4% | 82.5% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | 45.5% | 127.6% |
| 4 | LRCX | Lam Research | 45.2% | 108.0% |
| 5 | AMAT | Applied Materials | 37.6% | 38.8% |
| 6 | WDC | Western Digital | 36.1% | 181.8% |
| 7 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 35.2% | 79.2% |
| 8 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 34.8% | 68.6% |
| 9 | CNC | Centene | 29.9% | -37.9% |
| 10 | STX | Seagate Technology | 29.5% | 186.1% |
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 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | -25.9% | -42.3% |
| 2 | KMX | CarMax | -22.9% | -42.7% |
| 3 | SNPS | Synopsys | -20.0% | -1.5% |
| 4 | DXCM | DexCom | -17.6% | -14.7% |
| 5 | KVUE | Kenvue | -15.7% | -24.4% |
| 6 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | -15.2% | -49.8% |
| 7 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -14.8% | -11.1% |
| 8 | SW | Smurfit WestRock | -14.1% | -23.1% |
| 9 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -13.3% | 17.0% |
| 10 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | -13.0% | 7.1% |
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 its benchmark that includes all 3 – the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. 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.