S&P 500 Movers | Winners: GPN, GRMN, MGM | Losers: PANW, CCI, GPC
On Wednesday, February 18, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 0.56%, the Dow 30 rising 0.26%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.80%. Participation was broad, although not entirely uniform.
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 | GPN | Global Payments | 16.5% | 5.0% |
| 2 | GRMN | Garmin | 9.4% | 17.1% |
| 3 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | 8.5% | 1.9% |
| 4 | CBRE | CBRE | 7.6% | -5.5% |
| 5 | CDNS | Cadence Design Systems | 7.6% | -2.4% |
| 6 | APP | AppLovin | 7.4% | -40.0% |
| 7 | CSGP | CoStar | 7.0% | -27.2% |
| 8 | DASH | DoorDash | 6.8% | -23.4% |
| 9 | MCO | Moodys | 6.5% | -11.8% |
| 10 | LDOS | Leidos | 6.2% | -4.9% |
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 | PANW | Palo Alto Networks | -6.8% | -17.3% |
| 2 | CCI | Crown Castle | -4.8% | -1.6% |
| 3 | GPC | Genuine Parts | -3.8% | -1.7% |
| 4 | AMT | American Tower | -3.4% | 6.3% |
| 5 | WELL | Welltower | -3.2% | 12.4% |
| 6 | NXPI | NXP Semiconductors | -3.2% | 9.3% |
| 7 | CARR | Carrier Global | -3.2% | 22.3% |
| 8 | ZBRA | Zebra Technologies | -3.2% | 4.0% |
| 9 | EXE | Expand Energy | -3.1% | -9.8% |
| 10 | NI | NiSource | -3.0% | 9.2% |
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 Global Payments (GPN) and Expand Energy (EXE) attractive.
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Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, the major indices showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 falling 0.85%, the Dow 30 rising 0.61%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 2.47%. Stock-level movements were also varied, reflecting company-specific dynamics.
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 | 45.2% | 152.9% |
| 2 | GNRC | Generac | 42.0% | 67.4% |
| 3 | DVA | DaVita | 41.1% | 30.1% |
| 4 | GLW | Corning | 40.1% | 50.8% |
| 5 | TER | Teradyne | 38.0% | 62.7% |
| 6 | WDC | Western Digital | 33.9% | 72.1% |
| 7 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | 30.6% | 53.4% |
| 8 | STX | Seagate Technology | 30.0% | 54.0% |
| 9 | CIEN | Ciena | 27.7% | 33.0% |
| 10 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | 27.1% | 32.6% |
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 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -32.4% | -24.3% |
| 2 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -32.0% | -27.5% |
| 3 | HUM | Humana | -31.5% | -26.9% |
| 4 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | -31.4% | -31.8% |
| 5 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | -30.8% | -33.5% |
| 6 | IT | Gartner | -30.1% | -36.1% |
| 7 | APP | AppLovin | -28.9% | -40.0% |
| 8 | INTU | Intuit | -28.6% | -41.1% |
| 9 | EXPE | Expedia | -28.5% | -28.1% |
| 10 | TTD | Trade Desk | -28.1% | -32.8% |
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