S&P 500 Movers | Winners: AES, OXY, MOH | Losers: ARES, WSM, EPAM
On Tuesday, December 30, a broad-based downturn weighed on the S&P 500 falling 0.14%, the Dow 30 falling 0.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.25%. Most stocks traded lower, with limited bright spots.
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 | AES | AES | 2.6% | 19.6% |
| 2 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | 2.6% | -14.2% |
| 3 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | 2.5% | -41.4% |
| 4 | NEM | Newmont | 2.1% | 178.3% |
| 5 | FANG | Diamondback Energy | 1.8% | -5.1% |
| 6 | DVN | Devon Energy | 1.8% | 15.6% |
| 7 | MSI | Motorola Solutions | 1.8% | -16.0% |
| 8 | SLB | SLB | 1.7% | 3.7% |
| 9 | INTC | Intel | 1.7% | 86.0% |
| 10 | COP | ConocoPhillips | 1.6% | -1.8% |
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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 | ARES | Ares Management | -3.4% | -5.2% |
| 2 | WSM | Williams-Sonoma | -3.1% | -0.6% |
| 3 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -2.5% | -11.8% |
| 4 | HST | Host Hotels & Resorts | -2.4% | 6.4% |
| 5 | MRNA | Moderna | -2.4% | -26.9% |
| 6 | BEN | Franklin Resources | -2.1% | 24.6% |
| 7 | WDC | Western Digital | -2.0% | 296.4% |
| 8 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -1.8% | 139.1% |
| 9 | ALB | Albemarle | -1.8% | 68.4% |
| 10 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | -1.7% | 209.8% |
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 Newmont (NEM) attractive.
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), markets stayed flat overall, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 0.26%, the Dow 30 remaining flat, and the Nasdaq 100 remaining flat. Still, certain stocks experienced more movement than the indices suggested.
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 | NKE | Nike | 6.9% | -17.2% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 5.8% | 248.8% |
| 3 | AES | AES | 4.6% | 19.6% |
| 4 | VTRS | Viatris | 4.4% | 5.8% |
| 5 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | 4.3% | -41.4% |
| 6 | TMUS | T-Mobile US | 4.1% | -6.2% |
| 7 | CTRA | Coterra Energy | 4.1% | 7.6% |
| 8 | EXE | Expand Energy | 3.9% | 16.1% |
| 9 | TTWO | Take-Two Interactive Software | 3.8% | 40.1% |
| 10 | EBAY | eBay | 3.7% | 42.7% |
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 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -67.8% | -20.1% |
| 2 | MRNA | Moderna | -12.9% | -26.9% |
| 3 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | -7.6% | -12.8% |
| 4 | FSLR | First Solar | -7.1% | 50.0% |
| 5 | TSLA | Tesla | -7.0% | 12.5% |
| 6 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -6.8% | 139.1% |
| 7 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -6.6% | -6.7% |
| 8 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -6.3% | -28.6% |
| 9 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | -6.0% | 23.7% |
| 10 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | -5.7% | 209.8% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 0.69%, the Dow 30 rising 1.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.11%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.
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 | DG | Dollar General | 24.0% | 83.7% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 23.8% | 248.8% |
| 3 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | 21.5% | -12.8% |
| 4 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 20.7% | 16.3% |
| 5 | WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery | 20.6% | 173.8% |
| 6 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 19.6% | 37.1% |
| 7 | CCL | Carnival | 19.6% | 23.7% |
| 8 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | 19.3% | -48.3% |
| 9 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | 19.1% | 25.4% |
| 10 | TPR | Tapestry | 18.5% | 101.5% |
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 | LW | Lamb Weston | -29.0% | -35.6% |
| 2 | LEN | Lennar | -20.9% | -22.5% |
| 3 | MPC | Marathon Petroleum | -15.4% | 20.0% |
| 4 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -15.3% | 15.8% |
| 5 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -15.1% | -6.7% |
| 6 | DDOG | Datadog | -14.1% | -3.8% |
| 7 | AZO | AutoZone | -14.0% | 6.1% |
| 8 | BBY | Best Buy | -13.3% | -16.7% |
| 9 | AVGO | Broadcom | -13.0% | 52.3% |
| 10 | NFLX | Netflix | -12.8% | 5.2% |
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.