S&P 500 Movers | Winners: PSKY, GDDY, SJM | Losers: UHS, EME, GLW
On Thursday, February 26, a calm session left the S&P 500 falling 0.54%, the Dow 30 remaining flat, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.16% nearly unchanged. Yet under the surface, there was more activity in specific names.
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 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | 10.0% | -16.6% |
| 2 | GDDY | GoDaddy | 8.9% | -30.5% |
| 3 | SJM | JM Smucker | 8.8% | 19.8% |
| 4 | ACN | Accenture | 8.3% | -22.3% |
| 5 | TKO | TKO | 8.0% | 7.1% |
| 6 | EXPE | Expedia | 7.0% | -23.1% |
| 7 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 6.7% | -17.9% |
| 8 | HUM | Humana | 6.1% | -27.1% |
| 9 | CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions | 5.9% | -21.3% |
| 10 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | 5.8% | 3.1% |
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 | UHS | Universal Health Services | -11.4% | -6.3% |
| 2 | EME | EMCOR | -6.9% | 22.0% |
| 3 | GLW | Corning | -6.5% | 71.3% |
| 4 | ALB | Albemarle | -5.6% | 30.7% |
| 5 | NVDA | NVIDIA | -5.5% | -0.9% |
| 6 | VTRS | Viatris | -5.2% | 22.5% |
| 7 | SNPS | Synopsys | -5.2% | -9.3% |
| 8 | AMAT | Applied Materials | -4.9% | 46.4% |
| 9 | TTD | Trade Desk | -4.8% | -36.9% |
| 10 | FSLR | First Solar | -4.8% | -23.4% |
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 GoDaddy (GDDY) and Accenture (ACN) attractive.
No matter where SPX stock goes, your portfolio should stay on track. See how the Trefis High Quality Portfolio can help you do that.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 0.68%, the Dow 30 rising 0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.96%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.
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 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies | 27.8% | 50.6% |
| 2 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | 24.7% | -3.1% |
| 3 | GLW | Corning | 15.4% | 71.3% |
| 4 | CEG | Constellation Energy | 10.9% | -8.4% |
| 5 | TYL | Tyler Technologies | 10.5% | -22.2% |
| 6 | Q | Qnity Electronics | 10.5% | 52.7% |
| 7 | VRSK | Verisk Analytics | 10.2% | -9.4% |
| 8 | NFLX | Netflix | 9.9% | -9.8% |
| 9 | ALB | Albemarle | 9.8% | 30.7% |
| 10 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 9.3% | 35.0% |
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 | FSLR | First Solar | -14.2% | -23.4% |
| 2 | UHS | Universal Health Services | -11.2% | -6.3% |
| 3 | MOS | Mosaic | -9.9% | 12.7% |
| 4 | CRWD | CrowdStrike | -9.7% | -18.7% |
| 5 | ARES | Ares Management | -9.1% | -26.9% |
| 6 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | -8.8% | 14.5% |
| 7 | CSGP | CoStar | -8.3% | -33.1% |
| 8 | IP | International Paper | -8.0% | 10.6% |
| 9 | KKR | KKR | -7.9% | -26.4% |
| 10 | ELV | Elevance Health | -7.2% | -7.8% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets were split, as the S&P 500 falling 1.00%, the Dow 30 rising 1.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 3.49% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
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 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | 48.5% | 78.4% |
| 2 | DVA | DaVita | 44.4% | 34.3% |
| 3 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies | 40.5% | 50.6% |
| 4 | TER | Teradyne | 39.3% | 72.0% |
| 5 | CIEN | Ciena | 37.8% | 45.9% |
| 6 | GNRC | Generac | 37.5% | 71.8% |
| 7 | GLW | Corning | 36.7% | 71.3% |
| 8 | SNDK | SanDisk | 35.4% | 174.6% |
| 9 | GEV | GE Vernova | 26.5% | 34.2% |
| 10 | TPR | Tapestry | 25.8% | 25.6% |
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 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -36.4% | -32.3% |
| 2 | IT | Gartner | -32.8% | -38.2% |
| 3 | CSGP | CoStar | -32.0% | -33.1% |
| 4 | IQV | IQVIA | -29.2% | -24.3% |
| 5 | INTU | Intuit | -27.7% | -40.3% |
| 6 | WDAY | Workday | -26.2% | -35.2% |
| 7 | CVNA | Carvana | -25.9% | -16.1% |
| 8 | TTD | Trade Desk | -25.6% | -36.9% |
| 9 | ACN | Accenture | -24.8% | -22.3% |
| 10 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | -24.5% | -29.8% |
Picking winners on a consistent basis is not an easy task – especially given the volatility associated with a single stock. Instead, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 — the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.