S&P 500 Movers | Winners: MOS, KKR, XEL | Losers: MOS, KKR, XEL
On Wednesday, January 14, a broad-based downturn weighed on the S&P 500 falling 0.53%, the Dow 30 falling 0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.07%. 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 | XEL | Xcel Energy | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| 2 | MPC | Marathon Petroleum | 0.0% | 8.1% |
| 3 | TSCO | Tractor Supply | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| 4 | NRG | NRG Energy | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 5 | AXP | American Express | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 6 | CARR | Carrier Global | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| 7 | MOS | Mosaic | 0.0% | 8.8% |
| 8 | KKR | KKR | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| 9 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | 0.0% | 15.4% |
| 10 | FSLR | First Solar | 0.0% | -7.6% |
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 | XEL | Xcel Energy | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| 2 | MPC | Marathon Petroleum | 0.0% | 8.1% |
| 3 | TSCO | Tractor Supply | 0.0% | 3.5% |
| 4 | NRG | NRG Energy | 0.0% | -5.4% |
| 5 | AXP | American Express | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 6 | CARR | Carrier Global | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| 7 | MOS | Mosaic | 0.0% | 8.8% |
| 8 | KKR | KKR | 0.0% | 2.0% |
| 9 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | 0.0% | 15.4% |
| 10 | FSLR | First Solar | 0.0% | -7.6% |
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 the stocks above, we find First Solar (FSLR) attractive
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), the major indices showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 rising 0.08%, the Dow 30 rising 0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.73%. Stock-level movements were also varied, reflecting company-specific dynamics.
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 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | 18.9% | 21.4% |
| 2 | LEN | Lennar | 18.7% | 20.0% |
| 3 | HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries | 15.5% | 21.1% |
| 4 | DHI | D.R. Horton | 15.5% | 11.7% |
| 5 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | 14.4% | 12.0% |
| 6 | PHM | PulteGroup | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 7 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | 12.4% | 15.4% |
| 8 | GNRC | Generac | 11.2% | 15.6% |
| 9 | LOW | Lowe’s Companies | 11.0% | 13.7% |
| 10 | INTC | Intel | 10.9% | 28.2% |
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 | DDOG | Datadog | -11.3% | -7.7% |
| 2 | SYF | Synchrony Financial | -10.7% | -6.4% |
| 3 | CRM | Salesforce | -9.4% | -9.0% |
| 4 | COF | Capital One Financial | -8.6% | -4.5% |
| 5 | NOW | ServiceNow | -8.4% | -9.8% |
| 6 | ADBE | Adobe | -8.3% | -11.4% |
| 7 | QCOM | Qualcomm | -8.3% | -3.4% |
| 8 | ADSK | Autodesk | -7.9% | -8.6% |
| 9 | V | Visa | -7.9% | -6.5% |
| 10 | PODD | Insulet | -7.0% | -2.1% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 1.45%, the Dow 30 rising 1.43%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.07%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
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 | 89.1% | 64.2% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 40.3% | 18.5% |
| 3 | MRNA | Moderna | 34.4% | 34.3% |
| 4 | LRCX | Lam Research | 33.6% | 25.2% |
| 5 | ALB | Albemarle | 33.3% | 25.1% |
| 6 | HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries | 25.9% | 21.1% |
| 7 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 25.2% | 16.8% |
| 8 | INTC | Intel | 25.1% | 28.2% |
| 9 | WDC | Western Digital | 21.4% | 24.2% |
| 10 | KLAC | KLA | 20.8% | 18.7% |
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 | NOW | ServiceNow | -84.0% | -9.8% |
| 2 | LW | Lamb Weston | -29.8% | -0.0% |
| 3 | AIG | American International | -14.9% | -15.5% |
| 4 | HPQ | HP | -14.8% | -5.4% |
| 5 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -14.3% | 1.1% |
| 6 | DDOG | Datadog | -14.0% | -7.7% |
| 7 | DVA | DaVita | -13.9% | -8.0% |
| 8 | ADBE | Adobe | -13.0% | -11.4% |
| 9 | SWKS | Skyworks Solutions | -12.6% | -7.7% |
| 10 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -12.4% | -11.9% |
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