S&P 500 Movers | Winners: TROW, WSM, WDC | Losers: EL, CRM, NI
On Thursday, September 4, markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 0.83%, the Dow 30 rising 0.77%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.93%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
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 | TROW | T. Rowe Price | 5.8% | 1.4% |
| 2 | WSM | Williams-Sonoma | 5.6% | 10.8% |
| 3 | WDC | Western Digital | 5.2% | 103.6% |
| 4 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | 5.1% | 0.2% |
| 5 | MU | Micron Technology | 4.6% | 47.9% |
| 6 | STX | Seagate Technology | 4.3% | 116.0% |
| 7 | AMZN | Amazon.com | 4.3% | 7.4% |
| 8 | HAL | Halliburton | 4.1% | -15.4% |
| 9 | CPRT | Copart | 3.8% | -12.9% |
| 10 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | 3.8% | -46.1% |
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 | EL | Estee Lauder Companies | -4.9% | 18.3% |
| 2 | CRM | Salesforce | -4.9% | -26.8% |
| 3 | NI | NiSource | -4.7% | 10.7% |
| 4 | CNC | Centene | -4.7% | -52.7% |
| 5 | IT | Gartner | -4.4% | -51.1% |
| 6 | TXN | Texas Instruments | -4.3% | 2.2% |
| 7 | ELV | Elevance Health | -4.2% | -15.8% |
| 8 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -3.7% | -5.8% |
| 9 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -3.5% | -41.3% |
| 10 | TTD | Trade Desk | -3.4% | -55.8% |
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 Western Digital (WDC) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU) Attractive.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 0.32%, the Dow 30 rising 0.12%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.28%. Participation was broad, although not entirely uniform.
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 | WDC | Western Digital | 12.3% | 103.6% |
| 2 | GOOGL | Alphabet | 12.0% | 23.0% |
| 3 | ADSK | Autodesk | 11.9% | 8.2% |
| 4 | GOOG | Alphabet | 11.7% | 22.5% |
| 5 | STX | Seagate Technology | 10.0% | 116.0% |
| 6 | RL | Ralph Lauren | 8.9% | 39.8% |
| 7 | A | Agilent Technologies | 8.2% | -4.0% |
| 8 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 7.0% | -23.7% |
| 9 | HPQ | HP | 6.7% | -9.4% |
| 10 | SJM | JM Smucker | 6.3% | 5.1% |
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 | HRL | Hormel Foods | -13.0% | -17.2% |
| 2 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -11.2% | 33.8% |
| 3 | ALB | Albemarle | -9.6% | -6.8% |
| 4 | STZ | Constellation Brands | -9.1% | -32.8% |
| 5 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -9.1% | 33.5% |
| 6 | TXN | Texas Instruments | -8.8% | 2.2% |
| 7 | COO | Cooper Companies | -8.2% | -26.0% |
| 8 | TDG | TransDigm | -8.1% | 8.1% |
| 9 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -7.4% | -24.1% |
| 10 | MGM | MGM Resorts International | -6.9% | 6.9% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 3.22%, the Dow 30 rising 3.42%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.67%. Participation was broad, although not entirely uniform.
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 | DAY | Dayforce | 30.7% | -4.3% |
| 2 | APA | APA | 26.1% | 5.7% |
| 3 | APTV | Aptiv | 24.2% | 33.0% |
| 4 | UNH | UnitedHealth | 23.7% | -37.9% |
| 5 | PODD | Insulet | 23.3% | 32.7% |
| 6 | HUM | Humana | 22.6% | 23.8% |
| 7 | INTC | Intel | 21.9% | 22.7% |
| 8 | STX | Seagate Technology | 21.2% | 116.0% |
| 9 | UAL | United Airlines | 21.0% | 9.2% |
| 10 | ANET | Arista Networks | 19.5% | 27.7% |
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 | -40.8% | -55.8% |
| 2 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -28.9% | 33.5% |
| 3 | FTNT | Fortinet | -20.5% | -19.1% |
| 4 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -15.8% | 22.9% |
| 5 | STZ | Constellation Brands | -14.5% | -32.8% |
| 6 | NRG | NRG Energy | -14.0% | 65.8% |
| 7 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -13.3% | 33.8% |
| 8 | MKTX | MarketAxess | -13.3% | -19.7% |
| 9 | INTU | Intuit | -13.1% | 6.8% |
| 10 | ORCL | Oracle | -12.8% | 34.9% |
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