S&P 500 Movers | Winners: DDOG, FICO, A | Losers: HRL, COO, BF-B
On Thursday, August 28, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 0.32%, the Dow 30 rising 0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.58%. 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 | DDOG | Datadog | 7.0% | -1.4% |
| 2 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 6.1% | -24.3% |
| 3 | A | Agilent Technologies | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 4 | TTD | Trade Desk | 5.1% | -52.9% |
| 5 | CRWD | CrowdStrike | 4.6% | 29.2% |
| 6 | NOW | ServiceNow | 4.6% | -12.4% |
| 7 | HPQ | HP | 4.6% | -11.2% |
| 8 | NTAP | NetApp | 4.5% | 2.1% |
| 9 | MU | Micron Technology | 3.6% | 45.3% |
| 10 | STX | Seagate Technology | 3.1% | 102.4% |
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 | HRL | Hormel Foods | -13.1% | -17.3% |
| 2 | COO | Cooper Companies | -12.9% | -29.8% |
| 3 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -4.9% | -22.6% |
| 4 | BBY | Best Buy | -3.7% | -13.0% |
| 5 | TECH | Bio-Techne | -3.4% | -24.2% |
| 6 | ALB | Albemarle | -3.1% | -0.1% |
| 7 | BIIB | Biogen | -2.7% | -13.3% |
| 8 | ODFL | Old Dominion Freight Line | -2.7% | -14.9% |
| 9 | MKTX | MarketAxess | -2.6% | -18.6% |
| 10 | MRNA | Moderna | -2.5% | -41.1% |
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 Biogen (BIIB) Attractive while ServiceNow (NOW) looks Attractive but Volatile.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 2.07%, the Dow 30 rising 1.90%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.42%. 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 | WYNN | Wynn Resorts | 14.3% | 48.2% |
| 2 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | 12.8% | -41.8% |
| 3 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | 12.6% | 59.6% |
| 4 | STX | Seagate Technology | 11.5% | 102.4% |
| 5 | APA | APA | 11.4% | 3.6% |
| 6 | CCL | Carnival | 11.0% | 30.4% |
| 7 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 10.6% | -24.3% |
| 8 | WDC | Western Digital | 9.9% | 84.3% |
| 9 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | 9.3% | 14.3% |
| 10 | DDOG | Datadog | 9.1% | -1.4% |
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 | KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper | -16.8% | -6.9% |
| 2 | HRL | Hormel Foods | -12.8% | -17.3% |
| 3 | COO | Cooper Companies | -11.6% | -29.8% |
| 4 | CSX | CSX | -9.3% | 1.6% |
| 5 | DXCM | DexCom | -6.9% | -3.5% |
| 6 | SBAC | SBA Communications | -6.7% | 2.6% |
| 7 | MRNA | Moderna | -6.7% | -41.1% |
| 8 | EBAY | eBay | -6.4% | 50.6% |
| 9 | CBOE | Cboe Global Markets | -5.9% | 20.7% |
| 10 | KR | Kroger | -5.5% | 12.0% |
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 2.18%, the Dow 30 rising 2.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.53%. 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 | CHRW | C.H. Robinson Worldwide | 32.4% | 26.8% |
| 2 | ALB | Albemarle | 23.3% | -0.1% |
| 3 | INTC | Intel | 22.6% | 24.3% |
| 4 | APTV | Aptiv | 20.4% | 32.8% |
| 5 | EXPE | Expedia | 19.6% | 16.0% |
| 6 | EBAY | eBay | 19.3% | 50.6% |
| 7 | AIZ | Assurant | 18.5% | 3.4% |
| 8 | LEN | Lennar | 18.5% | -1.6% |
| 9 | DHI | D.R. Horton | 18.2% | 21.9% |
| 10 | DAY | Dayforce | 18.1% | -4.0% |
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 | TTD | Trade Desk | -35.9% | -52.9% |
| 2 | ALGN | Align Technology | -30.7% | -32.3% |
| 3 | IT | Gartner | -27.9% | -48.9% |
| 4 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -27.6% | 44.3% |
| 5 | MRNA | Moderna | -23.9% | -41.1% |
| 6 | FTNT | Fortinet | -22.0% | -16.1% |
| 7 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -18.3% | 24.2% |
| 8 | INTU | Intuit | -17.2% | 6.8% |
| 9 | VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | -16.4% | -2.6% |
| 10 | DXCM | DexCom | -15.7% | -3.5% |
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