S&P 500 Movers | Winners: REGN, MSCI, UPS | Losers: ARE, ZBRA, EG
On Tuesday, October 28, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 0.23%, the Dow 30 rising 0.34%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.74%. 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 | REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 11.8% | -7.7% |
| 2 | MSCI | MSCI | 8.6% | -0.1% |
| 3 | UPS | United Parcel Service | 8.0% | -19.7% |
| 4 | SWKS | Skyworks Solutions | 5.8% | -6.7% |
| 5 | SHW | Sherwin-Williams | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| 6 | NUE | Nucor | 5.4% | 31.9% |
| 7 | INTC | Intel | 5.0% | 107.1% |
| 8 | NVDA | NVIDIA | 5.0% | 49.7% |
| 9 | HUBB | Hubbell | 4.9% | 9.8% |
| 10 | PYPL | PayPal | 3.9% | -14.4% |
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 | ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities | -19.2% | -32.3% |
| 2 | ZBRA | Zebra Technologies | -11.7% | -29.0% |
| 3 | EG | Everest | -11.4% | -14.4% |
| 4 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | -8.5% | 28.2% |
| 5 | FFIV | F5 | -7.9% | 6.4% |
| 6 | BRO | Brown & Brown | -6.1% | -18.9% |
| 7 | LH | Labcorp | -5.8% | 14.2% |
| 8 | DOC | Healthpeak Properties | -5.4% | -6.0% |
| 9 | CCL | Carnival | -5.3% | 11.8% |
| 10 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | -4.9% | -13.1% |
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 Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN) and Royal Caribbean (RCL) attractive.
Strategic asset allocation and diversification help you stay invested. Did you know investors who panicked out of the S&P in 2020 lost significant upside that followed? Trefis High Quality Portfolio and Empirical Asset Management’s asset allocation approach are designed to reduce volatility so you can stay the course.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 2.31%, the Dow 30 rising 1.67%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 3.52%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.
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 | 17.9% | 4.5% |
| 2 | DOW | Dow | 16.7% | -33.0% |
| 3 | LVS | Las Vegas Sands | 15.0% | 15.3% |
| 4 | REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | 13.0% | -7.7% |
| 5 | NVDA | NVIDIA | 11.0% | 49.7% |
| 6 | IBM | International Business Machines | 10.8% | 45.1% |
| 7 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 10.3% | 45.7% |
| 8 | APH | Amphenol | 10.3% | 98.8% |
| 9 | MSCI | MSCI | 9.9% | -0.1% |
| 10 | MU | Micron Technology | 9.7% | 164.4% |
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 | ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities | -18.0% | -32.3% |
| 2 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -17.3% | -44.1% |
| 3 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | -14.9% | -56.9% |
| 4 | EG | Everest | -12.7% | -14.4% |
| 5 | URI | United Rentals | -12.6% | 25.2% |
| 6 | ROP | Roper Technologies | -11.3% | -11.7% |
| 7 | NFLX | Netflix | -11.2% | 23.7% |
| 8 | FFIV | F5 | -10.6% | 6.4% |
| 9 | ZBRA | Zebra Technologies | -10.4% | -29.0% |
| 10 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -10.4% | -5.9% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 3.45%, the Dow 30 rising 3.00%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 5.69%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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 | 59.9% | 113.6% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 35.5% | 164.4% |
| 3 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 27.9% | 1.8% |
| 4 | ISRG | Intuitive Surgical | 24.2% | 4.5% |
| 5 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 23.6% | 45.7% |
| 6 | JBHT | JB Hunt Transport Services | 23.6% | -1.5% |
| 7 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 22.7% | 84.8% |
| 8 | TECH | Bio-Techne | 22.4% | -10.8% |
| 9 | IQV | IQVIA | 20.7% | 11.0% |
| 10 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 20.7% | 7.5% |
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 | ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities | -25.4% | -32.3% |
| 2 | CZR | Caesars Entertainment | -20.7% | -33.9% |
| 3 | FFIV | F5 | -17.1% | 6.4% |
| 4 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -16.9% | |
| 5 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -15.6% | -44.1% |
| 6 | VRSN | VeriSign | -15.5% | 16.8% |
| 7 | MOS | Mosaic | -15.3% | 22.2% |
| 8 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | -15.2% | -56.9% |
| 9 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | -15.1% | -16.0% |
| 10 | FAST | Fastenal | -14.4% | 18.2% |
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.