S&P 500 Movers | Winners: PSKY, ES, NEM | Losers: DXCM, CTSH, HUM
On Friday, September 19, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 0.49%, the Dow 30 rising 0.37%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.70%. 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 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | 5.8% | |
| 2 | ES | Eversource Energy | 4.9% | 19.5% |
| 3 | NEM | Newmont | 4.3% | 122.6% |
| 4 | ORCL | Oracle | 4.1% | 86.7% |
| 5 | UBER | Uber Technologies | 4.0% | 63.3% |
| 6 | FTNT | Fortinet | 4.0% | -10.9% |
| 7 | AMGN | Amgen | 3.5% | 12.3% |
| 8 | WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery | 3.4% | 82.9% |
| 9 | SNPS | Synopsys | 3.2% | 2.1% |
| 10 | AAPL | Apple | 3.2% | -1.6% |
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 | DXCM | DexCom | -11.0% | -13.3% |
| 2 | CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions | -4.7% | -11.9% |
| 3 | HUM | Humana | -4.6% | 0.3% |
| 4 | DG | Dollar General | -4.5% | 37.3% |
| 5 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -4.2% | -20.5% |
| 6 | LEN | Lennar | -4.2% | -5.9% |
| 7 | DRI | Darden Restaurants | -4.2% | 1.1% |
| 8 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | -4.0% | -39.3% |
| 9 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -3.7% | -13.1% |
| 10 | MU | Micron Technology | -3.6% | 93.8% |
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 Newmont (NEM) and Uber Technologies (UBER) 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 1.22%, the Dow 30 rising 1.05%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.22%. 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 | INTC | Intel | 22.8% | 47.5% |
| 2 | SNPS | Synopsys | 16.5% | 2.1% |
| 3 | CRWD | CrowdStrike | 15.2% | 46.9% |
| 4 | AMAT | Applied Materials | 13.3% | 17.8% |
| 5 | STX | Seagate Technology | 12.9% | 159.8% |
| 6 | MPWR | Monolithic Power Systems | 9.9% | 55.6% |
| 7 | WDC | Western Digital | 9.2% | 139.9% |
| 8 | CDNS | Cadence Design Systems | 8.7% | 24.3% |
| 9 | LRCX | Lam Research | 8.5% | 76.7% |
| 10 | KLAC | KLA | 8.4% | 66.9% |
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 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | -20.1% | -39.3% |
| 2 | DRI | Darden Restaurants | -13.1% | 1.1% |
| 3 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -13.0% | -13.1% |
| 4 | DXCM | DexCom | -11.5% | -13.3% |
| 5 | HUM | Humana | -8.6% | 0.3% |
| 6 | LEN | Lennar | -7.2% | -5.9% |
| 7 | VRSK | Verisk Analytics | -7.1% | -11.2% |
| 8 | SPGI | S&P Global | -6.8% | 2.4% |
| 9 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -6.6% | -20.5% |
| 10 | DOW | Dow | -6.2% | -38.0% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 4.20%, the Dow 30 rising 3.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 5.92%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
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 | WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.5% | 82.9% |
| 2 | WDC | Western Digital | 41.1% | 139.9% |
| 3 | STX | Seagate Technology | 39.7% | 159.8% |
| 4 | MU | Micron Technology | 38.8% | 93.8% |
| 5 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | 35.7% | |
| 6 | TSLA | Tesla | 31.5% | 5.5% |
| 7 | ORCL | Oracle | 31.3% | 86.7% |
| 8 | LRCX | Lam Research | 28.0% | 76.7% |
| 9 | GOOGL | Alphabet | 27.9% | 35.0% |
| 10 | GOOG | Alphabet | 27.6% | 34.5% |
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 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | -25.2% | -39.3% |
| 2 | KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper | -22.9% | -13.8% |
| 3 | STZ | Constellation Brands | -20.1% | -38.8% |
| 4 | SNPS | Synopsys | -17.6% | 2.1% |
| 5 | DXCM | DexCom | -17.4% | -13.3% |
| 6 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -16.0% | 27.1% |
| 7 | TTD | Trade Desk | -15.3% | -62.2% |
| 8 | KVUE | Kenvue | -15.2% | -11.7% |
| 9 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | -14.4% | -55.6% |
| 10 | HRL | Hormel Foods | -13.3% | -18.6% |
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