S&P 500 Movers | Winners: FICO, COIN, XYZ | Losers: EFX, OXY, AES
On Thursday, October 2, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 0.06%, the Dow 30 rising 0.17%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.37%. 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 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 18.0% | -10.4% |
| 2 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 7.5% | 49.8% |
| 3 | XYZ | Block | 4.6% | -9.6% |
| 4 | HUM | Humana | 4.0% | 2.2% |
| 5 | CF | CF Industries | 3.9% | 7.2% |
| 6 | EMN | Eastman Chemical | 3.9% | -27.2% |
| 7 | INTC | Intel | 3.8% | 86.0% |
| 8 | ALB | Albemarle | 3.7% | 3.6% |
| 9 | CZR | Caesars Entertainment | 3.7% | -19.5% |
| 10 | TECH | Bio-Techne | 3.6% | -13.4% |
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 | EFX | Equifax | -8.5% | -8.3% |
| 2 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | -7.3% | -9.0% |
| 3 | AES | AES | -7.0% | 16.4% |
| 4 | TSLA | Tesla | -5.1% | 8.0% |
| 5 | BMY | Bristol-Myers Squibb | -4.9% | -18.5% |
| 6 | APA | APA | -4.7% | 7.7% |
| 7 | SNPS | Synopsys | -3.6% | -2.9% |
| 8 | CTRA | Coterra Energy | -3.4% | -7.0% |
| 9 | GM | General Motors | -3.2% | 12.4% |
| 10 | TRGP | Targa Resources | -3.2% | -7.5% |
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 Humana (HUM) and CF Industries (CF) 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 1.68%, the Dow 30 rising 1.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 2.03%. 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 | TECH | Bio-Techne | 23.0% | -13.4% |
| 2 | WDC | Western Digital | 22.4% | 195.3% |
| 3 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 21.3% | 49.8% |
| 4 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 20.5% | -5.0% |
| 5 | EA | Electronic Arts | 19.4% | 37.9% |
| 6 | LW | Lamb Weston | 17.6% | -5.2% |
| 7 | MU | Micron Technology | 17.1% | 118.7% |
| 8 | DHR | Danaher | 15.9% | -7.9% |
| 9 | STX | Seagate Technology | 15.9% | 200.1% |
| 10 | IQV | IQVIA | 15.6% | 4.0% |
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 | KKR | KKR | -8.1% | -15.4% |
| 2 | EFX | Equifax | -7.7% | -8.3% |
| 3 | APO | Apollo Asset Management | -6.5% | -22.2% |
| 4 | PAYC | Paycom Software | -6.3% | -1.3% |
| 5 | EOG | EOG Resources | -5.9% | -7.7% |
| 6 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | -5.9% | -9.0% |
| 7 | VLO | Valero Energy | -5.6% | 37.7% |
| 8 | NWSA | News | -5.4% | 4.4% |
| 9 | SYF | Synchrony Financial | -5.4% | 9.6% |
| 10 | CTVA | Corteva | -5.4% | 12.3% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 4.14%, the Dow 30 rising 2.76%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 6.31%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.
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 | 61.4% | 82.0% |
| 2 | INTC | Intel | 55.4% | 86.0% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | 54.7% | 118.7% |
| 4 | WDC | Western Digital | 52.6% | 195.3% |
| 5 | LRCX | Lam Research | 50.7% | 105.0% |
| 6 | STX | Seagate Technology | 44.9% | 200.1% |
| 7 | AMAT | Applied Materials | 43.1% | 38.6% |
| 8 | KLAC | KLA | 35.0% | 82.0% |
| 9 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 30.9% | 72.2% |
| 10 | TSLA | Tesla | 30.5% | 8.0% |
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 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | -24.0% | -40.9% |
| 2 | KMX | CarMax | -23.5% | -43.7% |
| 3 | KVUE | Kenvue | -23.1% | -24.2% |
| 4 | SNPS | Synopsys | -20.4% | -2.9% |
| 5 | HUM | Humana | -17.5% | 2.2% |
| 6 | DECK | Deckers Outdoor | -16.1% | -48.9% |
| 7 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | -15.9% | 3.3% |
| 8 | DXCM | DexCom | -15.8% | -14.6% |
| 9 | CTVA | Corteva | -12.3% | 12.3% |
| 10 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -12.2% | -34.7% |
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