S&P 500 Movers | Winners: EXE, NVDA, FCX | Losers: TPL, MRNA, FSLR
On Tuesday, December 23, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 0.46%, the Dow 30 rising 0.16%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.50%. 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 | EXE | Expand Energy | 3.1% | 15.2% |
| 2 | NVDA | NVIDIA | 3.0% | 40.9% |
| 3 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 2.5% | 38.4% |
| 4 | AVGO | Broadcom | 2.3% | 52.0% |
| 5 | JBL | Jabil | 2.3% | 63.6% |
| 6 | EQT | EQT | 1.9% | 19.7% |
| 7 | CTRA | Coterra Energy | 1.8% | 5.3% |
| 8 | LYV | Live Nation Entertainment | 1.7% | 11.3% |
| 9 | AMZN | Amazon.com | 1.6% | 5.8% |
| 10 | D | Dominion Energy | 1.6% | 13.1% |
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 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -67.3% | -18.9% |
| 2 | MRNA | Moderna | -7.5% | -22.3% |
| 3 | FSLR | First Solar | -5.3% | 52.9% |
| 4 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -5.2% | -27.7% |
| 5 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | -4.8% | -10.2% |
| 6 | PAYC | Paycom Software | -3.5% | -21.6% |
| 7 | CPB | Campbell’s | -3.0% | -30.9% |
| 8 | IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories | -2.8% | 65.0% |
| 9 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | -2.8% | 27.9% |
| 10 | SOLS | Solstice Advanced Materials | -2.8% | 0.7% |
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. Among these stocks, we find Expand Energy (EXE) and EQT (EQT) attractive.
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), markets rallied broadly, with the S&P 500 rising 1.61%, the Dow 30 rising 0.68%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.81%. While many stocks participated in the rally, some lagged behind.
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 | MU | Micron Technology | 18.8% | 229.2% |
| 2 | CCL | Carnival | 12.3% | 27.0% |
| 3 | ALB | Albemarle | 11.9% | 74.0% |
| 4 | JBL | Jabil | 10.6% | 63.6% |
| 5 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 9.2% | 38.4% |
| 6 | HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries | 8.5% | 92.0% |
| 7 | MRNA | Moderna | 8.0% | -22.3% |
| 8 | APP | AppLovin | 7.6% | 124.9% |
| 9 | HWM | Howmet Aerospace | 7.4% | 92.1% |
| 10 | NEM | Newmont | 7.4% | 187.6% |
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 | NOW | ServiceNow | -80.2% | -27.2% |
| 2 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -63.8% | -18.9% |
| 3 | LW | Lamb Weston | -30.1% | -35.8% |
| 4 | NKE | Nike | -14.6% | -22.4% |
| 5 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -12.4% | -27.7% |
| 6 | LEN | Lennar | -10.9% | -21.9% |
| 7 | GNRC | Generac | -10.0% | -9.8% |
| 8 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -8.9% | 59.5% |
| 9 | HPQ | HP | -7.7% | -26.6% |
| 10 | DHI | D.R. Horton | -6.9% | 4.6% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 4.65%, the Dow 30 rising 4.75%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 5.56%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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 | APP | AppLovin | 40.0% | 124.9% |
| 2 | MRNA | Moderna | 36.1% | -22.3% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | 33.2% | 229.2% |
| 4 | DG | Dollar General | 32.0% | 81.6% |
| 5 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 30.2% | 38.4% |
| 6 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 28.4% | 17.5% |
| 7 | WDC | Western Digital | 28.2% | 301.3% |
| 8 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | 27.0% | -10.2% |
| 9 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | 26.7% | 25.8% |
| 10 | LULU | Lululemon Athletica | 26.5% | -44.4% |
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 | LW | Lamb Weston | -27.5% | -35.8% |
| 2 | LEN | Lennar | -15.0% | -21.9% |
| 3 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -14.5% | 16.0% |
| 4 | PODD | Insulet | -13.8% | 9.4% |
| 5 | MPC | Marathon Petroleum | -12.7% | 21.9% |
| 6 | CPB | Campbell’s | -12.6% | -30.9% |
| 7 | AZO | AutoZone | -11.1% | 8.2% |
| 8 | DOC | Healthpeak Properties | -11.0% | -16.8% |
| 9 | NFLX | Netflix | -10.4% | 4.9% |
| 10 | DDOG | Datadog | -10.4% | -1.2% |
Picking winners on a consistent basis is not an easy task – especially given the volatility associated with a single stock. Instead, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 — the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.