S&P 500 Movers | Winners: VZ, HSY, ROST | Losers: EQT, EXE, CTRA
On Monday, July 21, the S&P 500 rising 0.14%, the Dow 30 remaining flat, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.50% showed minimal movement. However, some individual stocks defied the quiet broader trend.
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 | VZ | Verizon Communications | 4.0% | 11.6% |
| 2 | HSY | Hershey | 3.2% | 6.2% |
| 3 | ROST | Ross Stores | 3.1% | -10.9% |
| 4 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | 3.1% | -48.2% |
| 5 | TPR | Tapestry | 2.9% | 64.3% |
| 6 | NEM | Newmont | 2.9% | 62.5% |
| 7 | GOOG | Alphabet | 2.8% | 0.6% |
| 8 | GOOGL | Alphabet | 2.7% | 0.7% |
| 9 | QCOM | Qualcomm | 2.7% | 4.7% |
| 10 | AES | AES | 2.4% | 10.0% |
List of S&P 500 Losers
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 | EQT | EQT | -9.5% | 16.8% |
| 2 | EXE | Expand Energy | -8.5% | 1.0% |
| 3 | CTRA | Coterra Energy | -5.3% | -8.0% |
| 4 | TRGP | Targa Resources | -4.6% | -7.7% |
| 5 | URI | United Rentals | -3.7% | 11.0% |
| 6 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -3.6% | -39.4% |
| 7 | OKE | ONEOK | -3.5% | -18.1% |
| 8 | TECH | Bio-Techne | -3.4% | -30.0% |
| 9 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | -3.0% | -18.9% |
| 10 | PFG | Principal Financial | -2.9% | 3.7% |
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), markets were split, as the S&P 500 rising 0.59%, the Dow 30 falling 0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.42% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
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 | IVZ | Invesco | 16.5% | 18.5% |
| 2 | FSLR | First Solar | 10.9% | 1.2% |
| 3 | AES | AES | 8.8% | 10.0% |
| 4 | SNPS | Synopsys | 7.6% | 21.9% |
| 5 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 7.4% | 30.0% |
| 6 | ALB | Albemarle | 7.3% | -9.3% |
| 7 | HSY | Hershey | 7.2% | 6.2% |
| 8 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | 6.8% | -48.2% |
| 9 | WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery | 6.6% | 21.1% |
| 10 | ORCL | Oracle | 6.2% | 47.3% |
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 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -19.4% | -39.4% |
| 2 | ELV | Elevance Health | -18.7% | -24.4% |
| 3 | CNC | Centene | -10.5% | -54.7% |
| 4 | EXE | Expand Energy | -9.3% | 1.0% |
| 5 | CTRA | Coterra Energy | -9.3% | -8.0% |
| 6 | EQT | EQT | -8.1% | 16.8% |
| 7 | UHS | Universal Health Services | -8.0% | -5.7% |
| 8 | RVTY | Revvity | -7.9% | -18.5% |
| 9 | BIIB | Biogen | -7.8% | -19.8% |
| 10 | WAT | Waters | -7.4% | -24.1% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 5.43%, the Dow 30 rising 5.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 6.72%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 40.1% | 66.6% |
| 2 | IVZ | Invesco | 37.2% | 18.5% |
| 3 | AES | AES | 30.1% | 10.0% |
| 4 | ALB | Albemarle | 29.9% | -9.3% |
| 5 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | 29.4% | 51.1% |
| 6 | TPR | Tapestry | 26.3% | 64.3% |
| 7 | CCL | Carnival | 26.2% | 19.5% |
| 8 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | 26.1% | -9.9% |
| 9 | SNPS | Synopsys | 24.9% | 21.9% |
| 10 | NKE | Nike | 24.4% | -1.0% |
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 | CNC | Centene | -50.3% | -54.7% |
| 2 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -40.3% | -39.4% |
| 3 | FTV | Fortive | -28.2% | -33.0% |
| 4 | ELV | Elevance Health | -26.5% | -24.4% |
| 5 | EXE | Expand Energy | -17.7% | 1.0% |
| 6 | WAT | Waters | -17.0% | -24.1% |
| 7 | CTRA | Coterra Energy | -13.7% | -8.0% |
| 8 | BG | Bunge Global | -13.2% | -2.8% |
| 9 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -13.2% | -23.1% |
| 10 | CAG | Conagra Brands | -12.8% | -30.5% |
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