S&P 500 Movers | Winners: FSLR, AMZN, WDC | Losers: DXCM, MPWR, MSI

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On Friday, October 31, markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 0.26%, the Dow 30 rising 0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.48%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
 

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 FSLR First Solar 14.3% 51.5%
2 AMZN Amazon.com 9.6% 11.3%
3 WDC Western Digital 8.7% 237.9%
4 CZR Caesars Entertainment 7.8% -39.9%
5 CHD Church & Dwight 7.2% -15.5%
6 GDDY GoDaddy 5.0% -32.5%
7 FICO Fair Isaac 4.7% -16.6%
8 COIN Coinbase Global 4.6% 38.5%
9 KEYS Keysight Technologies 4.3% 13.9%
10 MGM MGM Resorts International 4.3% -7.6%

 
List of S&P 500 Losers

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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 DXCM DexCom -14.6% -25.1%
2 MPWR Monolithic Power Systems -7.6% 71.0%
3 MSI Motorola Solutions -5.8% -11.3%
4 ERIE Erie Indemnity -5.5% -27.9%
5 AJG Arthur J. Gallagher -4.8% -11.6%
6 STX Seagate Technology -4.6% 201.4%
7 ABBV AbbVie -4.5% 27.0%
8 POOL Pool -3.7% -20.8%
9 BAX Baxter International -3.6% -35.5%
10 MRNA Moderna -3.5% -34.7%

 
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. Among these stocks, we find First Solar (FSLR) and GoDaddy (GDDY) 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), markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 0.71%, the Dow 30 rising 0.75%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.97%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
 
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 TER Teradyne 26.0% 44.9%
2 CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide 22.2% 51.7%
3 CAH Cardinal Health 17.8% 63.6%
4 WDC Western Digital 16.1% 237.9%
5 REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals 12.8% -8.1%
6 FSLR First Solar 10.6% 51.5%
7 UPS United Parcel Service 10.5% -19.7%
8 CAT Caterpillar 10.4% 61.5%
9 FOX Fox 10.4% 29.0%
10 STX Seagate Technology 9.3% 201.4%

 
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 FI Fiserv -46.7% -67.5%
2 ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities -24.8% -37.4%
3 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill -23.1% -47.4%
4 IP International Paper -20.9% -26.2%
5 BAX Baxter International -19.8% -35.5%
6 CI Cigna -19.0% -10.2%
7 DXCM DexCom -17.2% -25.1%
8 EBAY eBay -16.3% 32.8%
9 ENPH Enphase Energy -15.8% -55.6%
10 FFIV F5 -15.2% 0.6%

 
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 1.86%, the Dow 30 rising 2.24%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 3.88%. 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 50.9% 112.0%
2 JBHT JB Hunt Transport Services 25.8% -0.2%
3 TER Teradyne 25.8% 44.9%
4 MU Micron Technology 21.9% 166.6%
5 ISRG Intuitive Surgical 20.6% 2.4%
6 CAH Cardinal Health 20.4% 63.6%
7 CAT Caterpillar 18.0% 61.5%
8 WBD Warner Bros. Discovery 16.7% 112.4%
9 GM General Motors 16.4% 30.8%
10 FSLR First Solar 15.0% 51.5%

 
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 FI Fiserv -47.0% -67.5%
2 ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities -30.4% -37.4%
3 CZR Caesars Entertainment -25.3% -39.9%
4 FFIV F5 -22.7% 0.6%
5 DECK Deckers Outdoor -21.5% -59.9%
6 CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill -21.3% -47.4%
7 MOH Molina Healthcare -21.2% -47.4%
8 MOS Mosaic -21.0% 14.2%
9 BAX Baxter International -20.5% -35.5%
10 AJG Arthur J. Gallagher -19.2% -11.6%

 

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.