S&P 500 Movers | Winners: SMCI, HPE, SATS | Losers: VRSK, PODD, SNDK
On Wednesday, March 25, 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 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 8.2% | -17.8% |
| 2 | HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 7.9% | 8.0% |
| 3 | SATS | EchoStar | 7.4% | 9.5% |
| 4 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 7.3% | 2.9% |
| 5 | INTC | Intel | 7.1% | 27.9% |
| 6 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | 5.0% | -35.9% |
| 7 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 4.8% | -38.3% |
| 8 | VRSN | VeriSign | 4.4% | 4.0% |
| 9 | MRNA | Moderna | 4.3% | 81.6% |
| 10 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 4.2% | -16.8% |
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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 | VRSK | Verisk Analytics | -5.0% | -17.1% |
| 2 | PODD | Insulet | -4.2% | -24.0% |
| 3 | SNDK | SanDisk | -3.5% | 185.6% |
| 4 | MU | Micron Technology | -3.4% | 33.9% |
| 5 | BRO | Brown & Brown | -3.3% | -19.1% |
| 6 | FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | -3.1% | -27.8% |
| 7 | LITE | Lumentum | -3.1% | 110.8% |
| 8 | VLO | Valero Energy | -3.0% | 45.0% |
| 9 | CME | CME | -2.9% | 10.2% |
| 10 | STX | Seagate Technology | -2.8% | 50.3% |
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 Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) attractive.
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), all three indices fell — the S&P 500 falling 1.03%, the Dow 30 falling 0.22%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.73%. Losses were widespread, though not universal.
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 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 23.3% | 46.8% |
| 2 | HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 19.7% | 8.0% |
| 3 | SLB | SLB | 14.5% | 36.0% |
| 4 | CIEN | Ciena | 13.6% | 87.2% |
| 5 | APA | APA | 12.9% | 70.5% |
| 6 | GLW | Corning | 12.7% | 67.5% |
| 7 | LITE | Lumentum | 10.9% | 110.8% |
| 8 | SATS | EchoStar | 10.5% | 9.5% |
| 9 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 10.4% | 2.9% |
| 10 | JBL | Jabil | 9.5% | 24.3% |
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 | -20.8% | -17.8% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | -17.2% | 33.9% |
| 3 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -15.0% | -30.0% |
| 4 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -13.3% | -38.3% |
| 5 | CRWD | CrowdStrike | -11.5% | -17.7% |
| 6 | VST | Vistra | -10.9% | -6.0% |
| 7 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -10.5% | -19.9% |
| 8 | SNDK | SanDisk | -10.1% | 185.6% |
| 9 | SBAC | SBA Communications | -9.8% | -14.0% |
| 10 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -9.5% | -19.0% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, a broad-based downturn weighed on the S&P 500 falling 4.84%, the Dow 30 falling 6.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 3.90%. Most stocks traded lower, with limited bright spots.
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 | 53.6% | 46.8% |
| 2 | APA | APA | 44.4% | 70.5% |
| 3 | CF | CF Industries | 33.3% | 66.5% |
| 4 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 32.4% | 80.4% |
| 5 | DOW | Dow | 29.1% | 71.5% |
| 6 | HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 28.1% | 8.0% |
| 7 | CIEN | Ciena | 27.7% | 87.2% |
| 8 | MPC | Marathon Petroleum | 23.5% | 49.1% |
| 9 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | 20.3% | -12.8% |
| 10 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | 19.6% | 51.1% |
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 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -36.6% | -30.0% |
| 2 | MKC | McCormick | -24.6% | -22.5% |
| 3 | CPB | Campbell’s | -23.7% | -24.2% |
| 4 | ULTA | Ulta Beauty | -23.4% | -13.0% |
| 5 | CNC | Centene | -22.8% | -20.5% |
| 6 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -22.7% | -17.8% |
| 7 | DG | Dollar General | -22.3% | -10.0% |
| 8 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -22.1% | -17.0% |
| 9 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -22.1% | -9.0% |
| 10 | LEN | Lennar | -20.8% | -9.9% |
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