S&P 500 Movers | Winners: ALB, SW, Q | Losers: EL, FICO, CNC
On Monday, March 23, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 1.15%, the Dow 30 rising 1.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.22%. 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 | ALB | Albemarle | 6.9% | 18.8% |
| 2 | SW | Smurfit WestRock | 6.9% | 1.0% |
| 3 | Q | Qnity Electronics | 6.8% | 40.8% |
| 4 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | 6.7% | -9.5% |
| 5 | CVNA | Carvana | 6.5% | -29.0% |
| 6 | CIEN | Ciena | 6.3% | 74.4% |
| 7 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | 6.2% | -9.9% |
| 8 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | 5.8% | 0.5% |
| 9 | SLB | SLB | 5.6% | 29.1% |
| 10 | CCL | Carnival | 5.5% | -16.3% |
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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 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -7.7% | -24.0% |
| 2 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -5.7% | -37.1% |
| 3 | CNC | Centene | -4.6% | -20.3% |
| 4 | MU | Micron Technology | -4.4% | 41.7% |
| 5 | EXPD | Expeditors International of Washington | -4.0% | -5.7% |
| 6 | NOC | Northrop Grumman | -3.8% | 19.6% |
| 7 | CF | CF Industries | -3.8% | 56.2% |
| 8 | DRI | Darden Restaurants | -3.5% | 7.3% |
| 9 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -3.0% | -22.1% |
| 10 | HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries | -2.8% | 17.0% |
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 Centene (CNC) and CF Industries (CF) attractive.
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), weakness was evident in the S&P 500 falling 1.77%, the Dow 30 falling 1.57%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.89%. The pullback was broad, but select names remained resilient.
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 | BKR | Baker Hughes | 13.3% | 37.8% |
| 2 | APA | APA | 13.0% | 61.1% |
| 3 | CIEN | Ciena | 12.1% | 74.4% |
| 4 | HAL | Halliburton | 9.8% | 33.4% |
| 5 | SLB | SLB | 9.5% | 29.1% |
| 6 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 8.5% | 31.2% |
| 7 | DAL | Delta Air Lines | 7.1% | -5.9% |
| 8 | APO | Apollo Global Management | 6.8% | -23.4% |
| 9 | ALGN | Align Technology | 6.7% | 15.8% |
| 10 | GEV | GE Vernova | 6.7% | 35.2% |
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 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -32.3% | -26.3% |
| 2 | MOS | Mosaic | -13.0% | 0.8% |
| 3 | TTD | Trade Desk | -11.6% | -36.9% |
| 4 | NEM | Newmont | -10.9% | -1.5% |
| 5 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -10.7% | -24.0% |
| 6 | MU | Micron Technology | -8.5% | 41.7% |
| 7 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -8.5% | -37.1% |
| 8 | SBAC | SBA Communications | -8.3% | -10.5% |
| 9 | LLY | Eli Lilly | -7.9% | -15.1% |
| 10 | MKC | McCormick | -7.7% | -21.8% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, weakness was evident in the S&P 500 falling 4.75%, the Dow 30 falling 6.89%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 3.29%. The pullback was broad, but select names remained resilient.
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 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 34.6% | 31.3% |
| 2 | APA | APA | 34.3% | 61.1% |
| 3 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 27.6% | 67.1% |
| 4 | CF | CF Industries | 23.7% | 56.2% |
| 5 | CIEN | Ciena | 21.8% | 74.4% |
| 6 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 21.5% | 31.2% |
| 7 | INTU | Intuit | 20.1% | -30.9% |
| 8 | DOW | Dow | 19.5% | 56.0% |
| 9 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | 18.9% | -9.5% |
| 10 | NFLX | Netflix | 18.7% | -0.4% |
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 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -33.4% | -26.3% |
| 2 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -30.6% | -24.0% |
| 3 | ULTA | Ulta Beauty | -24.4% | -14.7% |
| 4 | IP | International Paper | -24.1% | -8.8% |
| 5 | CNC | Centene | -24.1% | -20.3% |
| 6 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -23.4% | -17.7% |
| 7 | SWK | Stanley Black & Decker | -23.1% | -4.8% |
| 8 | BAX | Baxter International | -23.0% | -13.0% |
| 9 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -22.8% | -11.2% |
| 10 | MKC | McCormick | -22.3% | -21.8% |
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