S&P 500 Movers | Winners: DOW, LVS, WST | Losers: MOH, SMCI, URI
On Thursday, October 23, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 0.58%, the Dow 30 rising 0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.88%. 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 | DOW | Dow | 12.9% | -35.3% |
| 2 | LVS | Las Vegas Sands | 12.4% | 12.7% |
| 3 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | 10.9% | -6.0% |
| 4 | DOV | Dover | 8.1% | -2.6% |
| 5 | APA | APA | 7.6% | 12.3% |
| 6 | VLO | Valero Energy | 7.0% | 44.8% |
| 7 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 6.9% | 82.2% |
| 8 | HON | Honeywell International | 6.8% | -0.8% |
| 9 | ALB | Albemarle | 6.7% | 15.1% |
| 10 | STX | Seagate Technology | 5.3% | 166.7% |
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 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -17.5% | -44.7% |
| 2 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -8.7% | 57.2% |
| 3 | URI | United Rentals | -7.8% | 30.7% |
| 4 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -6.2% | -4.2% |
| 5 | ROP | Roper Technologies | -5.7% | -7.1% |
| 6 | WMB | Williams Companies | -5.2% | 11.7% |
| 7 | KMI | Kinder Morgan | -4.8% | -1.1% |
| 8 | EXPE | Expedia | -4.7% | 16.5% |
| 9 | CNC | Centene | -4.6% | -43.3% |
| 10 | BX | Blackstone | -4.2% | -8.2% |
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. Among these stocks, we find Molina Healthcare (MOH) and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) attractive.
Should you buy one stock you like or build a portfolio designed to win across cycles? Our numbers show that the Trefis High Quality Portfolio has turned stock-picking uncertainty into market-beating consistency. This portfolio is incorporated in the asset allocation strategy of Empirical Asset Management — a Boston area wealth manager and Trefis partner — whose asset allocation framework yielded positive returns during the 2008-09 period when the S&P lost more than 40%.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 1.65%, the Dow 30 rising 1.70%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.79%. 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 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | 26.8% | 5.6% |
| 2 | HAL | Halliburton | 24.7% | 2.4% |
| 3 | AVY | Avery Dennison | 16.9% | 1.1% |
| 4 | GM | General Motors | 16.6% | 26.5% |
| 5 | WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery | 16.2% | 101.0% |
| 6 | LVS | Las Vegas Sands | 15.8% | 12.7% |
| 7 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | 15.0% | -6.0% |
| 8 | RTX | RTX | 14.3% | 57.3% |
| 9 | MMM | 3M | 13.3% | 34.9% |
| 10 | DOW | Dow | 11.9% | -35.3% |
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 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -14.6% | -44.7% |
| 2 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -11.0% | 57.2% |
| 3 | ORCL | Oracle | -10.5% | 69.7% |
| 4 | NEM | Newmont | -9.5% | 142.2% |
| 5 | URI | United Rentals | -9.1% | 30.7% |
| 6 | VST | Vistra | -9.0% | 39.4% |
| 7 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -7.7% | 64.2% |
| 8 | T | AT&T | -6.0% | 13.0% |
| 9 | NFLX | Netflix | -5.9% | 24.9% |
| 10 | WMB | Williams Companies | -5.8% | 11.7% |
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 1.51%, the Dow 30 rising 1.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.42%. 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 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 46.1% | 94.5% |
| 2 | TECH | Bio-Techne | 29.0% | -7.9% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | 27.9% | 146.3% |
| 4 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 27.8% | 3.5% |
| 5 | JBHT | JB Hunt Transport Services | 25.5% | -1.4% |
| 6 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | 24.2% | 5.6% |
| 7 | BG | Bunge Global | 22.4% | 27.8% |
| 8 | INTC | Intel | 22.2% | 90.3% |
| 9 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 22.2% | 10.2% |
| 10 | WAT | Waters | 21.5% | -4.1% |
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 | KMX | CarMax | -24.4% | -47.3% |
| 2 | MOS | Mosaic | -17.5% | 23.3% |
| 3 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -15.6% | -44.7% |
| 4 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -13.9% | |
| 5 | BX | Blackstone | -13.0% | -8.2% |
| 6 | NWSA | News | -12.7% | -3.5% |
| 7 | CZR | Caesars Entertainment | -12.4% | -30.9% |
| 8 | KKR | KKR | -12.3% | -17.9% |
| 9 | VRSN | VeriSign | -12.2% | 21.8% |
| 10 | T | AT&T | -12.1% | 13.0% |
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