S&P 500 Movers | Winners: EA, PCAR, CDW | Losers: COST, ORCL, EBAY

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On Friday, September 26, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 0.59%, the Dow 30 rising 0.65%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.44%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
 
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 EA Electronic Arts 14.9% 32.7%
2 PCAR PACCAR 5.2% -2.4%
3 CDW CDW 4.7% -4.6%
4 LW Lamb Weston 4.5% -15.7%
5 TTWO Take-Two Interactive Software 4.5% 39.1%
6 INTC Intel 4.4% 77.1%
7 CZR Caesars Entertainment 4.4% -19.1%
8 TSLA Tesla 4.0% 9.1%
9 ALB Albemarle 3.9% 4.2%
10 PCG PG&E 3.7% -25.6%

 
List of S&P 500 Losers

On the other hand, the following table shows the list of 10 stocks that generated the lowest returns:
 

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# Ticker Company Name 1-D
Returns
YTD
Returns
1 COST Costco Wholesale -2.9% 0.3%
2 ORCL Oracle -2.7% 71.5%
3 EBAY eBay -2.1% 48.8%
4 FICO Fair Isaac -1.9% -23.7%
5 DXCM DexCom -1.8% -13.7%
6 PODD Insulet -1.7% 21.8%
7 KMX CarMax -1.6% -45.1%
8 ENPH Enphase Energy -1.6% -46.9%
9 CHRW C.H. Robinson Worldwide -1.5% 29.9%
10 WBD Warner Bros. Discovery -1.4% 84.6%

 
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.

Movers – Last One Week

Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), a broad-based downturn weighed on the S&P 500 falling 0.31%, the Dow 30 falling 0.15%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.50%. Most stocks traded lower, with limited bright spots.
 
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 20.0% 77.1%
2 TER Teradyne 12.9% 7.8%
3 EA Electronic Arts 11.7% 32.7%
4 HAL Halliburton 11.6% -5.5%
5 XEL Xcel Energy 9.9% 21.3%
6 EQT EQT 9.9% 18.3%
7 CNC Centene 9.7% -42.5%
8 MOH Molina Healthcare 9.6% -34.0%
9 TPL Texas Pacific Land 9.0% -13.3%
10 DVN Devon Energy 8.9% 15.4%

 
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 KMX CarMax -23.2% -45.1%
2 FCX Freeport-McMoRan -20.4% -5.0%
3 KVUE Kenvue -10.5% -20.9%
4 KKR KKR -10.0% -9.0%
5 COIN Coinbase Global -8.7% 25.9%
6 AXON Axon Enterprise -8.5% 19.3%
7 ORCL Oracle -8.2% 71.5%
8 APD Air Products & Chemicals -8.1% -6.3%
9 UAL United Airlines -7.9% 0.8%
10 GNRC Generac -7.7% 8.5%

 
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 2.50%, the Dow 30 rising 1.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 3.98%. 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 WBD Warner Bros. Discovery 60.6% 84.6%
2 INTC Intel 42.9% 77.1%
3 MU Micron Technology 33.6% 87.3%
4 WDC Western Digital 32.6% 140.4%
5 STX Seagate Technology 30.1% 155.4%
6 PSKY Paramount Skydance 28.1%  
7 TSLA Tesla 26.0% 9.1%
8 AMAT Applied Materials 24.0% 26.4%
9 LRCX Lam Research 24.0% 79.0%
10 CNC Centene 20.9% -42.5%

 
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 KMX CarMax -27.7% -45.1%
2 FDS FactSet Research Systems -23.8% -39.2%
3 KVUE Kenvue -20.9% -20.9%
4 SNPS Synopsys -19.1% 0.5%
5 FCX Freeport-McMoRan -18.5% -5.0%
6 STZ Constellation Brands -17.5% -39.0%
7 BLDR Builders FirstSource -16.6% -17.3%
8 DLTR Dollar Tree -15.8% 26.8%
9 HRL Hormel Foods -14.8% -18.9%
10 LULU Lululemon Athletica -14.2% -53.9%

 

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