S&P 500 Movers | Winners: BF-B, VLO, BBY | Losers: LITE, CIEN, SNDK
On Thursday, March 26, weakness was evident in the S&P 500 falling 1.74%, the Dow 30 falling 1.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 2.38%. The pullback was broad, but select names remained resilient.
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 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | 9.6% | -0.3% |
| 2 | VLO | Valero Energy | 5.8% | 53.4% |
| 3 | BBY | Best Buy | 4.7% | -4.1% |
| 4 | IT | Gartner | 4.2% | -37.9% |
| 5 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | 4.1% | 57.3% |
| 6 | APA | APA | 3.6% | 76.6% |
| 7 | CF | CF Industries | 3.5% | 72.3% |
| 8 | COP | ConocoPhillips | 3.4% | 43.5% |
| 9 | FANG | Diamondback Energy | 3.1% | 35.3% |
| 10 | ERIE | Erie Indemnity | 3.0% | -15.1% |
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 | LITE | Lumentum | -11.4% | 86.9% |
| 2 | CIEN | Ciena | -11.4% | 65.9% |
| 3 | SNDK | SanDisk | -11.0% | 154.1% |
| 4 | COHR | Coherent | -10.6% | 31.8% |
| 5 | APP | AppLovin | -10.4% | -41.9% |
| 6 | LRCX | Lam Research | -9.4% | 23.8% |
| 7 | ANET | Arista Networks | -9.2% | -6.5% |
| 8 | LII | Lennox International | -9.0% | -9.7% |
| 9 | VRT | Vertiv | -8.6% | 55.8% |
| 10 | AMAT | Applied Materials | -8.3% | 31.9% |
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 CF Industries (CF) attractive.
Don’t get too attached to SPX stock, even if you love it. Stocks crash. The Trefis High Quality Portfolio lets you navigate that risk.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), markets declined across the board, with the S&P 500 falling 1.96%, the Dow 30 falling 0.13%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 3.15%. 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 | HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 13.3% | 5.0% |
| 2 | APA | APA | 12.5% | 76.6% |
| 3 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 12.2% | 40.3% |
| 4 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 5 | SW | Smurfit WestRock | 9.5% | 5.5% |
| 6 | SLB | SLB | 9.4% | 37.1% |
| 7 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | 8.0% | 57.3% |
| 8 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 7.9% | -17.2% |
| 9 | PPG | PPG Industries | 7.0% | 3.4% |
| 10 | ALB | Albemarle | 6.9% | 23.7% |
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 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -27.9% | -24.1% |
| 2 | SNDK | SanDisk | -21.9% | 154.1% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | -20.0% | 24.5% |
| 4 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -18.5% | -33.2% |
| 5 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -14.6% | -23.3% |
| 6 | WDC | Western Digital | -13.8% | 58.8% |
| 7 | STX | Seagate Technology | -12.8% | 37.8% |
| 8 | COHR | Coherent | -11.7% | 31.8% |
| 9 | APP | AppLovin | -11.1% | -41.9% |
| 10 | LITE | Lumentum | -10.8% | 86.9% |
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.