S&P 500 Movers | Winners: MPWR, ALGN, FSLR | Losers: EMN, COIN, IR
On Friday, August 1, all three indices fell — the S&P 500 falling 1.60%, the Dow 30 falling 1.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.96%. Losses were widespread, though not universal.
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 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 10.5% | 33.4% |
| 2 | ALGN | Align Technology | 5.8% | -34.5% |
| 3 | FSLR | First Solar | 5.3% | 4.4% |
| 4 | DHI | D.R. Horton | 5.2% | 8.2% |
| 5 | KMB | Kimberly-Clark | 4.8% | 1.5% |
| 6 | AWK | American Water Works | 3.9% | 18.5% |
| 7 | SHW | Sherwin-Williams | 3.8% | 1.5% |
| 8 | EXR | Extra Space Storage | 3.7% | -4.8% |
| 9 | PARA | Paramount Global | 3.5% | 25.4% |
| 10 | DG | Dollar General | 3.5% | 45.9% |
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 | EMN | Eastman Chemical | -19.0% | -34.3% |
| 2 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -16.7% | 26.7% |
| 3 | IR | Ingersoll Rand | -11.4% | -17.1% |
| 4 | GWW | W.W. Grainger | -10.3% | -11.2% |
| 5 | AMZN | Amazon.com | -8.3% | -2.1% |
| 6 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | -7.8% | -25.0% |
| 7 | MRNA | Moderna | -6.6% | -33.6% |
| 8 | DOW | Dow | -6.4% | -43.3% |
| 9 | ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line | -5.0% | -19.3% |
| 10 | APO | Apollo Asset Management | -4.8% | -15.7% |
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. In above, we find First Solar (FSLR) Attractive while Monolithic Power Systems (MPWR) looks Attractive but Volatile.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), all three indices fell — the S&P 500 falling 2.36%, the Dow 30 falling 2.92%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 2.19%. 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 | GNRC | Generac | 23.4% | 24.9% |
| 2 | TER | Teradyne | 15.5% | -17.1% |
| 3 | EBAY | eBay | 12.7% | 49.4% |
| 4 | GLW | Corning | 12.1% | 32.1% |
| 5 | WDC | Western Digital | 11.2% | 72.0% |
| 6 | CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | 10.9% | 11.6% |
| 7 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 9.9% | 33.4% |
| 8 | VST | Vistra | 8.2% | 51.4% |
| 9 | INCY | Incyte | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 10 | CDNS | Cadence Design Systems | 7.5% | 18.8% |
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 | ALGN | Align Technology | -33.6% | -34.5% |
| 2 | EMN | Eastman Chemical | -24.9% | -34.3% |
| 3 | BAX | Baxter International | -24.8% | -23.9% |
| 4 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -19.7% | 26.7% |
| 5 | MRNA | Moderna | -19.2% | -33.6% |
| 6 | ALB | Albemarle | -18.9% | -20.2% |
| 7 | UPS | United Parcel Service | -18.4% | -30.9% |
| 8 | CARR | Carrier Global | -17.1% | -1.4% |
| 9 | IP | International Paper | -16.6% | -12.2% |
| 10 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | -16.5% | -25.0% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets were split, as the S&P 500 rising 0.17%, the Dow 30 falling 2.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.54% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
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 | GEV | GE Vernova | 30.0% | 99.8% |
| 2 | GNRC | Generac | 28.6% | 24.9% |
| 3 | IVZ | Invesco | 24.2% | 20.9% |
| 4 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 24.0% | 42.1% |
| 5 | TPR | Tapestry | 22.9% | 64.2% |
| 6 | PTC | PTC | 22.4% | 15.4% |
| 7 | EBAY | eBay | 21.1% | 49.4% |
| 8 | AES | AES | 20.5% | 7.7% |
| 9 | SNPS | Synopsys | 18.3% | 27.5% |
| 10 | GLW | Corning | 17.7% | 32.1% |
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 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -35.8% | -22.8% |
| 2 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -35.1% | -46.7% |
| 3 | ALGN | Align Technology | -30.7% | -34.5% |
| 4 | BAX | Baxter International | -29.5% | -23.9% |
| 5 | EMN | Eastman Chemical | -26.4% | -34.3% |
| 6 | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | -25.1% | -29.5% |
| 7 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -25.1% | -30.6% |
| 8 | DOW | Dow | -24.2% | -43.3% |
| 9 | CNC | Centene | -23.3% | -57.2% |
| 10 | ENPH | Enphase Energy | -23.3% | -54.2% |
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 the S&P 500 over the last 4-year period. 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.