S&P 500 Movers | Winners: MCHP, ON, VRTX | Losers: ARE, PSKY, NFLX
On Wednesday, December 3, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 0.30%, the Dow 30 rising 0.86%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.20%. 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 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 12.2% | 14.4% |
| 2 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 11.0% | -9.4% |
| 3 | VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 6.9% | 15.0% |
| 4 | ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line | 6.9% | -13.8% |
| 5 | HUM | Humana | 6.2% | 2.3% |
| 6 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | 6.1% | 258.7% |
| 7 | APA | APA | 5.9% | 22.9% |
| 8 | LYV | Live Nation Entertainment | 5.8% | 5.0% |
| 9 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | 5.8% | -16.8% |
| 10 | CDNS | Cadence Design Systems | 5.7% | 11.9% |
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 | ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities | -10.1% | -47.9% |
| 2 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -7.3% | 25.3% |
| 3 | NFLX | Netflix | -4.9% | 16.6% |
| 4 | COR | Cencora | -4.4% | 50.4% |
| 5 | DOC | Healthpeak Properties | -4.2% | -9.4% |
| 6 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | -3.7% | -31.9% |
| 7 | UHS | Universal Health Services | -3.6% | 28.8% |
| 8 | CVS | CVS Health | -3.4% | 74.2% |
| 9 | TTD | Trade Desk | -3.4% | -67.1% |
| 10 | STX | Seagate Technology | -3.1% | 204.7% |
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.
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 1.24%, the Dow 30 rising 1.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.35%. Participation was broad, although not entirely uniform.
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 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 22.7% | 14.4% |
| 2 | INTC | Intel | 22.1% | 118.3% |
| 3 | NXPI | NXP Semiconductors | 19.1% | 11.0% |
| 4 | APP | AppLovin | 19.1% | 104.5% |
| 5 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 18.3% | -9.4% |
| 6 | TER | Teradyne | 16.3% | 55.6% |
| 7 | SNPS | Synopsys | 16.1% | -3.9% |
| 8 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | 15.6% | 258.7% |
| 9 | DASH | DoorDash | 13.8% | 32.6% |
| 10 | TXN | Texas Instruments | 12.9% | 0.5% |
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 | COR | Cencora | -10.5% | 50.4% |
| 2 | MCK | McKesson | -9.4% | 41.9% |
| 3 | REGN | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | -8.1% | 2.2% |
| 4 | WDAY | Workday | -8.1% | -16.7% |
| 5 | WRB | WR Berkley | -8.0% | 23.7% |
| 6 | ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities | -8.0% | -47.9% |
| 7 | LLY | Eli Lilly | -6.9% | 34.9% |
| 8 | BBY | Best Buy | -6.6% | -9.8% |
| 9 | CAH | Cardinal Health | -6.6% | 71.3% |
| 10 | PODD | Insulet | -6.5% | 17.8% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, the major indices showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 remaining flat, the Dow 30 rising 1.15%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.41%. Stock-level movements were also varied, reflecting company-specific dynamics.
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 | ALB | Albemarle | 31.0% | 49.5% |
| 2 | SOLV | Solventum | 25.1% | 29.0% |
| 3 | MRK | Merck | 24.0% | 5.8% |
| 4 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | 23.7% | -14.5% |
| 5 | EXPE | Expedia | 21.9% | 42.0% |
| 6 | EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington | 21.6% | 35.3% |
| 7 | APA | APA | 19.8% | 22.9% |
| 8 | BIIB | Biogen | 19.4% | 18.2% |
| 9 | ADI | Analog Devices | 19.1% | 32.7% |
| 10 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 18.0% | -8.0% |
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 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -33.6% | 10.5% |
| 2 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -24.9% | -8.5% |
| 3 | TTD | Trade Desk | -21.4% | -67.1% |
| 4 | ORCL | Oracle | -19.4% | 25.9% |
| 5 | ANET | Arista Networks | -18.9% | 15.6% |
| 6 | IRM | Iron Mountain | -18.7% | -17.8% |
| 7 | XYZ | Block | -17.8% | -28.1% |
| 8 | DELL | Dell Technologies | -16.5% | 18.1% |
| 9 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | -16.2% | 80.1% |
| 10 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -16.2% | 11.5% |
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