S&P 500 Movers | Winners: SNDK, ARES, MU | Losers: ULTA, ADBE, PODD
On Friday, March 13, little changed in the S&P 500 remaining flat, the Dow 30 remaining flat, and the Nasdaq 100 remaining flat 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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 6.9% | 178.7% |
| 2 | ARES | Ares Management | 5.5% | -37.0% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | 5.1% | 49.3% |
| 4 | BX | Blackstone | 4.6% | -29.9% |
| 5 | IP | International Paper | 4.5% | -4.5% |
| 6 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | 4.3% | -15.8% |
| 7 | WDC | Western Digital | 4.3% | 58.1% |
| 8 | APO | Apollo Global Management | 4.1% | -27.6% |
| 9 | IT | Gartner | 3.8% | -33.9% |
| 10 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 3.4% | -33.1% |
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 | ULTA | Ulta Beauty | -14.2% | -11.5% |
| 2 | ADBE | Adobe | -7.6% | -28.8% |
| 3 | PODD | Insulet | -6.9% | -22.7% |
| 4 | MOS | Mosaic | -6.5% | 22.7% |
| 5 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | -4.8% | 11.3% |
| 6 | CF | CF Industries | -4.7% | 68.4% |
| 7 | NEM | Newmont | -4.3% | 10.0% |
| 8 | AVGO | Broadcom | -4.1% | -6.9% |
| 9 | LYV | Live Nation Entertainment | -4.0% | 8.0% |
| 10 | META | Meta Platforms | -3.8% | -7.0% |
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 Gartner (IT) and Adobe (ADBE) attractive.
Individual stocks can soar or tank, but one thing matters: staying invested. The Trefis High Quality Portfolio helps you do that.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), markets were split, as the S&P 500 rising 0.53%, the Dow 30 falling 0.18%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.31% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 25.5% | 178.7% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 15.1% | 49.3% |
| 3 | CIEN | Ciena | 14.7% | 44.3% |
| 4 | MOS | Mosaic | 12.3% | 22.7% |
| 5 | CF | CF Industries | 11.9% | 68.4% |
| 6 | WDC | Western Digital | 11.0% | 58.1% |
| 7 | DOW | Dow | 10.0% | 58.5% |
| 8 | STX | Seagate Technology | 8.8% | 39.3% |
| 9 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 7.8% | 23.4% |
| 10 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 7.7% | 69.0% |
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 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -23.4% | -33.1% |
| 2 | CNC | Centene | -21.1% | -16.3% |
| 3 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -18.9% | -27.5% |
| 4 | ULTA | Ulta Beauty | -17.1% | -11.5% |
| 5 | CPB | Campbell’s | -15.9% | -20.9% |
| 6 | CAG | Conagra Brands | -13.7% | -3.3% |
| 7 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -13.6% | -12.6% |
| 8 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -13.5% | -34.5% |
| 9 | ADBE | Adobe | -12.1% | -28.8% |
| 10 | LW | Lamb Weston | -11.9% | -2.4% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, selling pressure hit the S&P 500 falling 2.39%, the Dow 30 falling 5.40%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.94%. 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 | CF | CF Industries | 33.7% | 68.4% |
| 2 | MRNA | Moderna | 29.7% | 78.2% |
| 3 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | 28.6% | 85.1% |
| 4 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 27.6% | -13.5% |
| 5 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | 23.1% | 41.4% |
| 6 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 23.1% | 69.0% |
| 7 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 22.1% | 21.0% |
| 8 | APA | APA | 22.0% | 42.3% |
| 9 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | 21.6% | -14.0% |
| 10 | NFLX | Netflix | 19.7% | 1.7% |
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 | -30.6% | -14.4% |
| 2 | GPC | Genuine Parts | -28.5% | -13.2% |
| 3 | CCL | Carnival | -27.5% | -21.1% |
| 4 | CPB | Campbell’s | -26.0% | -20.9% |
| 5 | ARES | Ares Management | -25.9% | -37.0% |
| 6 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -24.3% | -5.8% |
| 7 | UAL | United Airlines | -24.0% | -22.6% |
| 8 | NXPI | NXP Semiconductors | -23.6% | -12.1% |
| 9 | IP | International Paper | -23.5% | -4.5% |
| 10 | POOL | Pool | -23.4% | -9.1% |
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.