S&P 500 Movers | Winners: SNDK, MU, WDC | Losers: APP, PGR, IT
On Friday, January 2, the major indices showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 rising 0.19%, the Dow 30 rising 0.66%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.17%. Stock-level movements were also varied, reflecting company-specific dynamics.
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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 15.9% | 15.9% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 10.5% | 10.5% |
| 3 | WDC | Western Digital | 9.0% | 9.0% |
| 4 | LRCX | Lam Research | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| 5 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA | 7.5% | 7.5% |
| 6 | TER | Teradyne | 7.2% | 7.2% |
| 7 | INTC | Intel | 6.7% | 6.7% |
| 8 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| 9 | JBL | Jabil | 5.4% | 5.4% |
| 10 | WSM | Williams-Sonoma | 5.2% | 5.2% |
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 | APP | AppLovin | -8.2% | -8.2% |
| 2 | PGR | Progressive | -6.9% | -6.9% |
| 3 | IT | Gartner | -6.0% | -6.0% |
| 4 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -5.6% | -5.6% |
| 5 | CVNA | Carvana | -5.2% | -5.2% |
| 6 | INTU | Intuit | -5.0% | -5.0% |
| 7 | ADBE | Adobe | -4.8% | -4.8% |
| 8 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -4.5% | -4.5% |
| 9 | PAYC | Paycom Software | -4.4% | -4.4% |
| 10 | CRM | Salesforce | -4.3% | -4.3% |
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 Adobe (ADBE) and GoDaddy (GDDY) attractive.
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a broad-based downturn weighed on the S&P 500 falling 1.06%, the Dow 30 falling 0.72%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.75%. Most stocks traded lower, with limited bright spots.
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 | MU | Micron Technology | 10.1% | 10.5% |
| 2 | SNDK | SanDisk | 10.1% | 15.9% |
| 3 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | 9.2% | 2.8% |
| 4 | INTC | Intel | 8.9% | 6.7% |
| 5 | AES | AES | 6.2% | 3.3% |
| 6 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | 6.0% | 3.1% |
| 7 | SLB | SLB | 5.9% | 4.7% |
| 8 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | 5.8% | 3.0% |
| 9 | HAL | Halliburton | 5.6% | 4.7% |
| 10 | NKE | Nike | 5.5% | -0.7% |
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 | APP | AppLovin | -15.0% | -8.2% |
| 2 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -13.5% | -5.6% |
| 3 | TSLA | Tesla | -9.8% | -2.6% |
| 4 | CVNA | Carvana | -9.4% | -5.2% |
| 5 | GPN | Global Payments | -7.0% | -2.4% |
| 6 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -6.8% | -4.5% |
| 7 | INTU | Intuit | -6.7% | -5.0% |
| 8 | MRNA | Moderna | -5.8% | 4.6% |
| 9 | GEN | Gen Digital | -5.7% | -4.1% |
| 10 | IT | Gartner | -5.6% | -6.0% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets were split, as the S&P 500 rising 0.43%, the Dow 30 rising 1.91%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.37% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 34.0% | 15.9% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 31.8% | 10.5% |
| 3 | MRNA | Moderna | 28.3% | 4.6% |
| 4 | DG | Dollar General | 24.3% | 3.1% |
| 5 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | 23.6% | 2.1% |
| 6 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | 22.3% | 2.8% |
| 7 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 20.9% | 2.2% |
| 8 | CCL | Carnival | 19.7% | 1.2% |
| 9 | TPR | Tapestry | 18.1% | 1.0% |
| 10 | WDC | Western Digital | 17.3% | 9.0% |
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 | LW | Lamb Weston | -28.4% | 1.0% |
| 2 | LEN | Lennar | -19.7% | 1.4% |
| 3 | NFLX | Netflix | -16.8% | -3.0% |
| 4 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -16.4% | -1.6% |
| 5 | DDOG | Datadog | -14.5% | -1.6% |
| 6 | MPC | Marathon Petroleum | -14.3% | 1.5% |
| 7 | AZO | AutoZone | -13.7% | -2.6% |
| 8 | CRWD | CrowdStrike | -12.2% | -3.2% |
| 9 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -11.9% | 0.3% |
| 10 | HPQ | HP | -11.0% | -0.7% |
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.