S&P 500 Movers | Winners: CF, BA, KR | Losers: TER, GLW, ODFL
On Friday, March 6, all three indices fell — the S&P 500 falling 1.33%, the Dow 30 falling 0.95%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.51%. Losses were widespread, though not universal.
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 | CF | CF Industries | 4.5% | 50.5% |
| 2 | BA | Boeing | 4.1% | 6.4% |
| 3 | KR | Kroger | 3.5% | 19.2% |
| 4 | NOW | ServiceNow | 3.3% | -18.8% |
| 5 | BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions | 3.1% | -11.8% |
| 6 | INTU | Intuit | 3.1% | -27.2% |
| 7 | BG | Bunge Global | 3.1% | 31.7% |
| 8 | KHC | Kraft Heinz | 3.0% | 2.9% |
| 9 | CPB | Campbell’s | 3.0% | -6.0% |
| 10 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | 2.9% | -11.6% |
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 | TER | Teradyne | -10.6% | 41.1% |
| 2 | GLW | Corning | -8.5% | 41.1% |
| 3 | ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line | -7.9% | 23.9% |
| 4 | BLK | BlackRock | -7.7% | -10.2% |
| 5 | LRCX | Lam Research | -7.2% | 16.6% |
| 6 | SNDK | SanDisk | -6.8% | 122.1% |
| 7 | GNRC | Generac | -6.8% | 49.6% |
| 8 | MU | Micron Technology | -6.7% | 29.7% |
| 9 | ON | ON Semiconductor | -6.5% | 5.0% |
| 10 | AMAT | Applied Materials | -6.3% | 26.5% |
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 them, we find CF Industries (CF) attractive while ServiceNow (NOW) looks attractive but volatile.
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), markets declined across the board, with the S&P 500 falling 2.02%, the Dow 30 falling 3.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.27%. Although broad pressure was felt, a few stocks managed to outperform.
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 | TTD | Trade Desk | 22.9% | -22.9% |
| 2 | INTU | Intuit | 17.6% | -27.2% |
| 3 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 16.7% | 56.9% |
| 4 | CF | CF Industries | 16.3% | 50.5% |
| 5 | EXPE | Expedia | 15.7% | -11.7% |
| 6 | APP | AppLovin | 15.5% | -25.5% |
| 7 | CRWD | CrowdStrike | 15.3% | -8.5% |
| 8 | NOW | ServiceNow | 15.1% | -18.8% |
| 9 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | 14.6% | -11.6% |
| 10 | WDAY | Workday | 12.9% | -29.7% |
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 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | -19.1% | -10.2% |
| 2 | CCL | Carnival | -18.3% | -15.2% |
| 3 | AES | AES | -18.1% | -0.2% |
| 4 | GLW | Corning | -18.0% | 41.1% |
| 5 | SNDK | SanDisk | -17.0% | 122.1% |
| 6 | CIEN | Ciena | -15.6% | 25.8% |
| 7 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -15.6% | 0.6% |
| 8 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -15.3% | -11.2% |
| 9 | LRCX | Lam Research | -14.8% | 16.6% |
| 10 | TER | Teradyne | -14.7% | 41.1% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, selling pressure hit the S&P 500 falling 2.07%, the Dow 30 falling 4.04%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.00%. Declines were common, though some stocks held steady.
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 | 51.7% | 83.0% |
| 2 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | 33.3% | 1.1% |
| 3 | APP | AppLovin | 29.6% | -25.5% |
| 4 | CEG | Constellation Energy | 27.4% | -9.7% |
| 5 | NFLX | Netflix | 23.5% | 5.6% |
| 6 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies | 22.9% | 34.1% |
| 7 | CF | CF Industries | 22.9% | 50.5% |
| 8 | OMC | Omnicom | 22.8% | 5.2% |
| 9 | MRNA | Moderna | 22.8% | 78.1% |
| 10 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 20.0% | 16.9% |
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 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -24.8% | -9.5% |
| 2 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -22.2% | -11.2% |
| 3 | TECH | Bio-Techne | -21.4% | -8.2% |
| 4 | WAT | Waters | -21.3% | -20.3% |
| 5 | GPC | Genuine Parts | -21.2% | -5.2% |
| 6 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -21.1% | -28.8% |
| 7 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -21.0% | 0.6% |
| 8 | FSLR | First Solar | -20.5% | -27.6% |
| 9 | ARES | Ares Management | -19.8% | -31.9% |
| 10 | BDX | Becton Dickinson | -19.6% | -13.9% |
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