S&P 500 Movers | Winners: PWR, QCOM, TER | Losers: WTW, IP, META
On Thursday, April 30, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 1.02%, the Dow 30 rising 1.62%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.98%. 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 | PWR | Quanta Services | 15.8% | 72.5% |
| 2 | QCOM | Qualcomm | 15.1% | 5.7% |
| 3 | TER | Teradyne | 12.1% | 77.5% |
| 4 | SWKS | Skyworks Solutions | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| 5 | CIEN | Ciena | 11.0% | 125.6% |
| 6 | IRM | Iron Mountain | 10.0% | 53.1% |
| 7 | GOOG | Alphabet | 10.0% | 21.8% |
| 8 | GOOGL | Alphabet | 10.0% | 23.0% |
| 9 | CAT | Caterpillar | 9.9% | 56.0% |
| 10 | LLY | Eli Lilly | 9.8% | -12.9% |
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 | WTW | Willis Towers Watson | -11.7% | -21.8% |
| 2 | IP | International Paper | -9.4% | -22.0% |
| 3 | META | Meta Platforms | -8.6% | -7.2% |
| 4 | HUBB | Hubbell | -6.9% | 14.7% |
| 5 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -5.1% | -23.1% |
| 6 | CAH | Cardinal Health | -4.9% | -5.7% |
| 7 | NVDA | NVIDIA | -4.6% | 7.0% |
| 8 | MA | Mastercard | -4.2% | -11.6% |
| 9 | BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions | -4.2% | -30.6% |
| 10 | TYL | Tyler Technologies | -4.2% | -24.9% |
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 Alphabet (GOOG) and Alphabet (GOOGL) attractive but volatile.
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), a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 1.42%, the Dow 30 rising 0.69%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.50%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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 | INTC | Intel | 41.5% | 156.0% |
| 2 | QCOM | Qualcomm | 34.1% | 5.7% |
| 3 | CNC | Centene | 30.7% | 30.5% |
| 4 | NXPI | NXP Semiconductors | 21.7% | 36.0% |
| 5 | GNRC | Generac | 18.7% | 90.1% |
| 6 | SNDK | SanDisk | 17.6% | 361.9% |
| 7 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 16.1% | 65.5% |
| 8 | PWR | Quanta Services | 14.9% | 72.5% |
| 9 | STX | Seagate Technology | 14.6% | 145.0% |
| 10 | SWKS | Skyworks Solutions | 14.0% | 12.0% |
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 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -31.7% | -20.9% |
| 2 | CMCSA | Comcast | -14.5% | -1.4% |
| 3 | TER | Teradyne | -14.3% | 77.5% |
| 4 | MRNA | Moderna | -13.1% | 55.8% |
| 5 | GEHC | GE HealthCare Technologies | -12.9% | -25.8% |
| 6 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | -12.7% | -35.6% |
| 7 | ARE | Alexandria Real Estate Equities | -12.7% | -15.9% |
| 8 | BSX | Boston Scientific | -12.3% | -39.6% |
| 9 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -12.3% | -23.1% |
| 10 | ERIE | Erie Indemnity | -12.0% | -22.8% |
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 10.42%, the Dow 30 rising 7.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 15.64%. 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 | INTC | Intel | 114.1% | 156.0% |
| 2 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 74.3% | 65.5% |
| 3 | SNDK | SanDisk | 72.6% | 361.9% |
| 4 | STX | Seagate Technology | 72.0% | 145.0% |
| 5 | CNC | Centene | 64.0% | 30.5% |
| 6 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 62.8% | 86.2% |
| 7 | WDC | Western Digital | 60.6% | 152.4% |
| 8 | MU | Micron Technology | 53.1% | 81.3% |
| 9 | NXPI | NXP Semiconductors | 49.1% | 36.0% |
| 10 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 47.7% | 78.5% |
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 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -23.5% | -20.9% |
| 2 | TSCO | Tractor Supply | -22.5% | -29.5% |
| 3 | PODD | Insulet | -18.0% | -39.4% |
| 4 | NKE | Nike | -16.0% | -29.9% |
| 5 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -16.0% | -44.5% |
| 6 | NOW | ServiceNow | -15.5% | -42.4% |
| 7 | NOC | Northrop Grumman | -15.1% | 2.0% |
| 8 | IP | International Paper | -14.8% | -22.0% |
| 9 | GEHC | GE HealthCare Technologies | -14.5% | -25.8% |
| 10 | LMT | Lockheed Martin | -14.3% | 7.7% |
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.