S&P 500 Movers | Winners: URI, TXN, WST | Losers: NOW, LULU, FCX
On Thursday, April 23, a broad-based downturn weighed on the S&P 500 falling 0.41%, the Dow 30 falling 0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.57%. Most stocks traded lower, with limited bright spots.
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 | URI | United Rentals | 22.9% | 22.2% |
| 2 | TXN | Texas Instruments | 19.4% | 63.7% |
| 3 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | 12.9% | 12.7% |
| 4 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 9.9% | 43.1% |
| 5 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 9.9% | 80.6% |
| 6 | UNP | Union Pacific | 8.8% | 17.9% |
| 7 | NSC | Norfolk Southern | 7.7% | 11.8% |
| 8 | CMCSA | Comcast | 7.7% | 15.4% |
| 9 | KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper | 7.5% | 3.6% |
| 10 | CSX | CSX | 6.9% | 27.4% |
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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 | NOW | ServiceNow | -17.7% | -44.7% |
| 2 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | -13.3% | -31.8% |
| 3 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | -12.6% | 21.6% |
| 4 | TECH | Bio-Techne | -10.9% | -11.1% |
| 5 | WDAY | Workday | -9.4% | -46.6% |
| 6 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | -9.2% | -15.9% |
| 7 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | -9.2% | -19.4% |
| 8 | CRM | Salesforce | -8.7% | -34.4% |
| 9 | LVS | Las Vegas Sands | -8.6% | -19.8% |
| 10 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -8.3% | -8.6% |
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 Lululemon Athletica (LULU) and Workday (WDAY) attractive.
Stock picking can fail no matter how good the strategy is. The Trefis High Quality Portfolio turns single-stock insights into a robust market-beating portfolio strategy.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 0.95%, the Dow 30 rising 1.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.71%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.
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 | URI | United Rentals | 26.9% | 22.2% |
| 2 | TXN | Texas Instruments | 26.5% | 63.7% |
| 3 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 22.3% | 80.6% |
| 4 | MAS | Masco | 18.3% | 19.3% |
| 5 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 17.9% | 43.1% |
| 6 | GEV | GE Vernova | 17.5% | 76.1% |
| 7 | STLD | Steel Dynamics | 15.0% | 33.2% |
| 8 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | 14.8% | 12.7% |
| 9 | DHI | D.R. Horton | 14.6% | 14.3% |
| 10 | ADI | Analog Devices | 14.2% | 49.4% |
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 | TSCO | Tractor Supply | -14.5% | -23.3% |
| 2 | NFLX | Netflix | -13.9% | -1.0% |
| 3 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | -13.0% | -31.8% |
| 4 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | -12.8% | 10.1% |
| 5 | NOC | Northrop Grumman | -12.7% | 3.4% |
| 6 | NOW | ServiceNow | -12.1% | -44.7% |
| 7 | ALB | Albemarle | -10.4% | 36.9% |
| 8 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | -10.0% | 21.6% |
| 9 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | -9.6% | -19.4% |
| 10 | TECH | Bio-Techne | -9.0% | -11.1% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 8.42%, the Dow 30 rising 6.91%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 11.58%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
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 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 56.8% | 80.6% |
| 2 | INTC | Intel | 51.6% | 81.0% |
| 3 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 48.7% | 42.6% |
| 4 | TXN | Texas Instruments | 45.0% | 63.7% |
| 5 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 44.5% | 76.0% |
| 6 | STX | Seagate Technology | 38.3% | 113.7% |
| 7 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 38.1% | 43.1% |
| 8 | CVNA | Carvana | 33.9% | -4.5% |
| 9 | WDC | Western Digital | 33.9% | 134.1% |
| 10 | STLD | Steel Dynamics | 33.0% | 33.2% |
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 | NOW | ServiceNow | -19.0% | -44.7% |
| 2 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -18.0% | 53.1% |
| 3 | NKE | Nike | -16.3% | -29.2% |
| 4 | TSCO | Tractor Supply | -16.1% | -23.3% |
| 5 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | -16.0% | 10.2% |
| 6 | APTV | Aptiv | -14.8% | -20.6% |
| 7 | PODD | Insulet | -14.8% | -32.4% |
| 8 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -14.0% | -30.9% |
| 9 | NOC | Northrop Grumman | -13.9% | 3.4% |
| 10 | PSX | Phillips 66 | -13.4% | 24.6% |
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.