S&P 500 Movers | Winners: NCLH, FISV, LUV | Losers: GPC, ALLE, LDOS
On Tuesday, February 17, the S&P 500 rising 0.10%, the Dow 30 rising 0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.13% ended the day with mixed results. This divergence was echoed in stock-level activity.
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 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | 12.1% | 8.0% |
| 2 | FISV | Fiserv | 6.9% | -5.5% |
| 3 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | 6.2% | 31.3% |
| 4 | CEG | Constellation Energy | 5.1% | -14.2% |
| 5 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | 4.9% | -19.2% |
| 6 | BAX | Baxter International | 4.8% | 8.5% |
| 7 | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 4.4% | 2.4% |
| 8 | UAL | United Airlines | 4.3% | 2.0% |
| 9 | MRNA | Moderna | 4.0% | 49.0% |
| 10 | GNRC | Generac | 4.0% | 71.2% |
List of S&P 500 Losers
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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 | GPC | Genuine Parts | -14.6% | 2.3% |
| 2 | ALLE | Allegion | -9.4% | 2.2% |
| 3 | LDOS | Leidos | -8.4% | -10.5% |
| 4 | VMC | Vulcan Materials | -7.8% | 6.0% |
| 5 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | -7.6% | -34.5% |
| 6 | GIS | General Mills | -7.0% | -2.0% |
| 7 | CPB | Campbell’s | -5.8% | 1.1% |
| 8 | EXPE | Expedia | -5.8% | -29.3% |
| 9 | SNDK | SanDisk | -5.7% | 148.8% |
| 10 | CDNS | Cadence Design Systems | -5.3% | -9.3% |
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 Leidos (LDOS) and FactSet Research Systems (FDS) attractive.
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