S&P 500 Movers | Winners: STX, INTC, WDC | Losers: CVNA, APH, AXON
On Wednesday, January 28, little changed in the S&P 500 remaining flat, the Dow 30 remaining flat, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.32% today. Beneath the surface, however, some stocks still showed notable swings.
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 | STX | Seagate Technology | 19.1% | 60.8% |
| 2 | INTC | Intel | 11.0% | 32.2% |
| 3 | WDC | Western Digital | 10.7% | 62.4% |
| 4 | TXN | Texas Instruments | 9.9% | 24.6% |
| 5 | SNDK | SanDisk | 9.6% | 122.3% |
| 6 | FFIV | F5 | 8.1% | 14.5% |
| 7 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 6.8% | 26.0% |
| 8 | FSLR | First Solar | 6.1% | -4.5% |
| 9 | MU | Micron Technology | 6.1% | 52.5% |
| 10 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 6.1% | 28.2% |
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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 | CVNA | Carvana | -14.2% | -2.8% |
| 2 | APH | Amphenol | -12.2% | 8.0% |
| 3 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -9.9% | -3.2% |
| 4 | SWKS | Skyworks Solutions | -7.9% | -12.8% |
| 5 | TXT | Textron | -7.9% | -0.4% |
| 6 | HUM | Humana | -6.7% | -24.3% |
| 7 | ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities | -6.1% | 11.6% |
| 8 | ALB | Albemarle | -5.1% | 30.3% |
| 9 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -5.0% | -11.5% |
| 10 | GLW | Corning | -5.0% | 19.1% |
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 F5 (FFIV) and First Solar (FSLR) attractive.
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), markets were split, as the S&P 500 rising 1.49%, the Dow 30 falling 0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.75% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
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 | STX | Seagate Technology | 28.7% | 60.8% |
| 2 | ANET | Arista Networks | 18.0% | 14.6% |
| 3 | WDC | Western Digital | 15.6% | 62.4% |
| 4 | DDOG | Datadog | 13.9% | 3.4% |
| 5 | MU | Micron Technology | 11.9% | 52.5% |
| 6 | FFIV | F5 | 11.8% | 14.5% |
| 7 | GLW | Corning | 11.5% | 19.1% |
| 8 | TXN | Texas Instruments | 11.2% | 24.6% |
| 9 | NEM | Newmont | 11.0% | 32.1% |
| 10 | META | Meta Platforms | 9.1% | 1.3% |
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 | HUM | Humana | -28.3% | -24.3% |
| 2 | UNH | UnitedHealth | -15.5% | -10.9% |
| 3 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | -12.2% | -14.9% |
| 4 | ROP | Roper Technologies | -10.9% | -18.9% |
| 5 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -10.4% | -3.2% |
| 6 | INTC | Intel | -10.1% | 32.2% |
| 7 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -9.9% | -3.2% |
| 8 | TXT | Textron | -9.9% | -0.4% |
| 9 | CVNA | Carvana | -9.9% | -2.8% |
| 10 | TTD | Trade Desk | -9.8% | -16.0% |
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 0.63%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.48%. 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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 111.0% | 122.3% |
| 2 | STX | Seagate Technology | 54.8% | 60.8% |
| 3 | WDC | Western Digital | 54.1% | 62.4% |
| 4 | MU | Micron Technology | 52.9% | 52.5% |
| 5 | MRNA | Moderna | 45.2% | 53.6% |
| 6 | INTC | Intel | 34.8% | 32.2% |
| 7 | LRCX | Lam Research | 34.5% | 40.0% |
| 8 | BG | Bunge Global | 29.4% | 29.4% |
| 9 | SLB | SLB | 29.3% | 27.3% |
| 10 | AMAT | Applied Materials | 28.6% | 31.0% |
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 | HUM | Humana | -25.0% | -24.3% |
| 2 | APP | AppLovin | -24.1% | -19.5% |
| 3 | INTU | Intuit | -20.2% | -18.5% |
| 4 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -20.1% | -18.5% |
| 5 | ROP | Roper Technologies | -20.1% | -18.9% |
| 6 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -18.7% | -16.7% |
| 7 | HPQ | HP | -18.1% | -14.5% |
| 8 | TTD | Trade Desk | -16.8% | -16.0% |
| 9 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -16.6% | -11.5% |
| 10 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -16.6% | -15.4% |
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