S&P 500 Movers | Winners: COIN, AMAT, DXCM | Losers: STZ, NCLH, NVR
On Friday, February 13, little changed in the S&P 500 remaining flat, the Dow 30 rising 0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.18% 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 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 16.5% | -27.3% |
| 2 | AMAT | Applied Materials | 8.1% | 38.1% |
| 3 | DXCM | DexCom | 7.6% | 5.5% |
| 4 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 6.8% | 28.1% |
| 5 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | 6.8% | -32.8% |
| 6 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | 6.8% | -22.0% |
| 7 | NRG | NRG Energy | 6.5% | 8.6% |
| 8 | NEM | Newmont | 6.5% | 26.0% |
| 9 | APP | AppLovin | 6.4% | -42.0% |
| 10 | TYL | Tyler Technologies | 5.9% | -33.0% |
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 | STZ | Constellation Brands | -8.0% | 8.9% |
| 2 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | -7.6% | -3.7% |
| 3 | NVR | NVR | -7.3% | 2.9% |
| 4 | EXPE | Expedia | -6.4% | -24.9% |
| 5 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -4.8% | 11.5% |
| 6 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals | -4.0% | 14.1% |
| 7 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | -4.0% | 14.6% |
| 8 | STLD | Steel Dynamics | -3.9% | 13.1% |
| 9 | ZBRA | Zebra Technologies | -3.5% | 9.0% |
| 10 | V | Visa | -3.1% | -10.3% |
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 Molina Healthcare (MOH) and Newmont (NEM) attractive.
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