S&P 500 Movers | Winners: UAL, DAL, APTV | Losers: CAH, AXON, CSGP
On Tuesday, August 12, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 1.13%, the Dow 30 rising 1.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.33%. 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 | UAL | United Airlines | 10.2% | 1.4% |
| 2 | DAL | Delta Air Lines | 9.2% | -2.5% |
| 3 | APTV | Aptiv | 7.4% | 18.6% |
| 4 | NXPI | NXP Semiconductors | 7.3% | 6.9% |
| 5 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | 6.7% | -3.8% |
| 6 | TER | Teradyne | 6.6% | -11.1% |
| 7 | ON | ON Semiconductor | 6.2% | -20.7% |
| 8 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 5.8% | 14.2% |
| 9 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | 5.7% | -7.6% |
| 10 | INTC | Intel | 5.6% | 8.8% |
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 | CAH | Cardinal Health | -7.2% | 25.1% |
| 2 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -6.1% | 29.3% |
| 3 | CSGP | CoStar | -4.4% | 23.6% |
| 4 | MOS | Mosaic | -4.0% | 28.8% |
| 5 | TYL | Tyler Technologies | -3.5% | -2.2% |
| 6 | CME | CME | -3.5% | 19.9% |
| 7 | ALB | Albemarle | -3.4% | -8.3% |
| 8 | VRSK | Verisk Analytics | -2.8% | -5.3% |
| 9 | PAYC | Paycom Software | -2.6% | 5.3% |
| 10 | PAYX | Paychex | -2.6% | -1.7% |
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 United Airlines (UAL) Attractive
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 2.33%, the Dow 30 rising 0.79%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 3.57%. 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 | ANET | Arista Networks | 19.6% | 27.8% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 17.1% | 52.1% |
| 3 | ALB | Albemarle | 14.3% | -8.3% |
| 4 | TKO | TKO | 13.8% | 31.6% |
| 5 | AAPL | Apple | 13.2% | -8.0% |
| 6 | VTRS | Viatris | 12.7% | -16.5% |
| 7 | UAL | United Airlines | 12.3% | 1.4% |
| 8 | EXPE | Expedia | 11.7% | 9.5% |
| 9 | GEN | Gen Digital | 11.4% | 17.4% |
| 10 | AIZ | Assurant | 10.9% | -1.0% |
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 | TTD | Trade Desk | -39.3% | -54.7% |
| 2 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -18.9% | 52.3% |
| 3 | FTNT | Fortinet | -18.4% | -16.9% |
| 4 | LLY | Eli Lilly | -16.5% | -16.9% |
| 5 | MOS | Mosaic | -12.6% | 28.8% |
| 6 | WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery | -11.8% | 6.1% |
| 7 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -11.4% | 29.3% |
| 8 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -10.6% | -22.3% |
| 9 | CF | CF Industries | -10.6% | -1.7% |
| 10 | MKTX | MarketAxess | -9.4% | -16.1% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, little changed in the S&P 500 rising 2.83%, the Dow 30 remaining flat, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 4.30% today. Beneath the surface, however, some stocks still showed notable swings.
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 | GNRC | Generac | 33.7% | 28.3% |
| 2 | ANET | Arista Networks | 30.3% | 27.8% |
| 3 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | 25.4% | 147.2% |
| 4 | EBAY | eBay | 25.0% | 58.0% |
| 5 | GLW | Corning | 23.8% | 39.9% |
| 6 | IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories | 22.7% | 57.8% |
| 7 | WSM | Williams-Sonoma | 21.4% | 13.1% |
| 8 | IVZ | Invesco | 21.3% | 23.4% |
| 9 | CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | 21.2% | 16.4% |
| 10 | HUM | Humana | 20.9% | 9.1% |
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 | IT | Gartner | -38.5% | -52.7% |
| 2 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -34.2% | -23.2% |
| 3 | ALGN | Align Technology | -29.5% | -32.6% |
| 4 | TTD | Trade Desk | -29.4% | -54.7% |
| 5 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -28.2% | -46.0% |
| 6 | FTNT | Fortinet | -23.8% | -16.9% |
| 7 | DOW | Dow | -23.2% | -43.5% |
| 8 | MRNA | Moderna | -21.9% | -38.3% |
| 9 | CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill | -21.9% | -29.0% |
| 10 | LKQ | LKQ | -21.5% | -16.9% |
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