S&P 500 Movers | Winners: SMCI, MU, MRNA | Losers: CEG, VST, AMCR
On Friday, January 16, all three indices fell — the S&P 500 falling 0.06%, the Dow 30 falling 0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.07%. Losses were widespread, though not universal.
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 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 10.9% | 11.5% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 7.8% | 27.1% |
| 3 | MRNA | Moderna | 6.3% | 41.8% |
| 4 | GEV | GE Vernova | 6.1% | 4.4% |
| 5 | Q | Qnity Electronics | 4.4% | 19.1% |
| 6 | PWR | Quanta Services | 4.3% | 10.6% |
| 7 | PNC | PNC Financial Services | 3.8% | 6.9% |
| 8 | IRM | Iron Mountain | 3.5% | 15.6% |
| 9 | SYF | Synchrony Financial | 3.2% | -3.9% |
| 10 | PPL | PPL | 3.1% | 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 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -9.8% | -12.9% |
| 2 | VST | Vistra | -7.5% | 3.3% |
| 3 | AMCR | Amcor | -7.3% | -1.8% |
| 4 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | -7.0% | -5.6% |
| 5 | APP | AppLovin | -6.3% | -15.6% |
| 6 | ALB | Albemarle | -6.2% | 15.3% |
| 7 | STT | State Street | -6.1% | -0.1% |
| 8 | TRMB | Trimble | -6.0% | -5.7% |
| 9 | APTV | Aptiv | -4.8% | 3.3% |
| 10 | MOS | Mosaic | -4.5% | 9.4% |
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), all three indices fell — the S&P 500 falling 0.38%, the Dow 30 falling 0.29%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.92%. Losses were widespread, though not universal.
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 | MRNA | Moderna | 22.0% | 41.8% |
| 2 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 14.1% | 8.3% |
| 3 | KLAC | KLA | 12.0% | 29.0% |
| 4 | CSGP | CoStar | 11.7% | -2.8% |
| 5 | JBL | Jabil | 11.1% | 10.2% |
| 6 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA | 10.8% | 20.0% |
| 7 | GLW | Corning | 10.5% | 7.6% |
| 8 | WDC | Western Digital | 10.5% | 28.6% |
| 9 | PWR | Quanta Services | 10.5% | 10.6% |
| 10 | APH | Amphenol | 10.2% | 14.2% |
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 | INTU | Intuit | -15.7% | -17.5% |
| 2 | CRM | Salesforce | -12.6% | -14.3% |
| 3 | BIIB | Biogen | -12.4% | -6.6% |
| 4 | APP | AppLovin | -12.2% | -15.6% |
| 5 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | -11.4% | -1.0% |
| 6 | APTV | Aptiv | -11.3% | 3.3% |
| 7 | ADBE | Adobe | -11.3% | -15.4% |
| 8 | QCOM | Qualcomm | -10.3% | -6.8% |
| 9 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | -10.3% | -1.4% |
| 10 | NOW | ServiceNow | -10.2% | -16.9% |
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 2.06%, the Dow 30 rising 2.59%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.58%. 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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 97.6% | 74.2% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 56.1% | 27.1% |
| 3 | MRNA | Moderna | 39.9% | 41.8% |
| 4 | LRCX | Lam Research | 36.6% | 30.2% |
| 5 | HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries | 30.3% | 25.2% |
| 6 | KLAC | KLA | 28.2% | 29.0% |
| 7 | WDC | Western Digital | 26.9% | 28.6% |
| 8 | AMAT | Applied Materials | 26.3% | 27.2% |
| 9 | INTC | Intel | 25.9% | 27.3% |
| 10 | ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities | 25.1% | 18.3% |
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 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -58.9% | 17.5% |
| 2 | LW | Lamb Weston | -27.5% | 3.4% |
| 3 | NOW | ServiceNow | -18.5% | -16.9% |
| 4 | INTU | Intuit | -18.4% | -17.5% |
| 5 | HPQ | HP | -18.0% | -8.6% |
| 6 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -16.2% | -15.8% |
| 7 | APP | AppLovin | -16.0% | -15.6% |
| 8 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -15.8% | -12.9% |
| 9 | DDOG | Datadog | -15.0% | -12.5% |
| 10 | ADBE | Adobe | -14.9% | -15.4% |
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