S&P 500 Movers | Winners: APA, TPL, SW | Losers: STX, DDOG, FIX
On Thursday, January 8, markets were split, as the S&P 500 remaining flat, the Dow 30 rising 0.55%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.57% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
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 | APA | APA | 8.5% | 3.7% |
| 2 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | 7.7% | 5.5% |
| 3 | SW | Smurfit WestRock | 6.7% | 9.4% |
| 4 | IP | International Paper | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 5 | HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries | 6.2% | 11.3% |
| 6 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 6.1% | 10.0% |
| 7 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | 5.9% | 8.2% |
| 8 | HAL | Halliburton | 5.9% | 13.8% |
| 9 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | 5.5% | 5.1% |
| 10 | LEN | Lennar | 5.4% | 6.6% |
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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 | STX | Seagate Technology | -7.7% | 3.3% |
| 2 | DDOG | Datadog | -7.6% | -3.9% |
| 3 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA | -6.1% | 4.1% |
| 4 | WDC | Western Digital | -6.1% | 8.9% |
| 5 | ADSK | Autodesk | -5.9% | -6.6% |
| 6 | MRNA | Moderna | -5.7% | 14.8% |
| 7 | PWR | Quanta Services | -5.4% | -2.1% |
| 8 | SNDK | SanDisk | -5.4% | 40.9% |
| 9 | GEV | GE Vernova | -5.1% | -3.8% |
| 10 | ANET | Arista Networks | -4.9% | -5.6% |
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. Among the stocks above, we find Arista Networks (ANET) attractive but volatile
Stock picking can fail no matter how good the strategy is. The Trefis High Quality Portfolio turns single-stock insights into a robust market-beating portfolio strategy.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 1.11%, the Dow 30 rising 2.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.02%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.
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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 40.9% | 40.9% |
| 2 | VLO | Valero Energy | 17.5% | 17.5% |
| 3 | LRCX | Lam Research | 17.4% | 17.4% |
| 4 | SLB | SLB | 15.8% | 15.8% |
| 5 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | 15.4% | 15.4% |
| 6 | MRNA | Moderna | 14.8% | 14.8% |
| 7 | MU | Micron Technology | 14.6% | 14.6% |
| 8 | CNC | Centene | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 9 | HAL | Halliburton | 13.8% | 13.8% |
| 10 | APTV | Aptiv | 13.6% | 13.6% |
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 | NRG | NRG Energy | -9.9% | -9.9% |
| 2 | AIG | American International | -8.9% | -8.9% |
| 3 | CSGP | CoStar | -8.7% | -8.7% |
| 4 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -8.7% | -8.7% |
| 5 | APP | AppLovin | -8.5% | -8.5% |
| 6 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -8.4% | -8.4% |
| 7 | HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | -8.3% | -8.3% |
| 8 | JCI | Johnson Controls International | -7.1% | -7.1% |
| 9 | GIS | General Mills | -6.9% | -6.9% |
| 10 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -6.8% | -6.8% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, the S&P 500 rising 1.09%, the Dow 30 rising 3.20%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.47% ended the day with mixed results. This divergence was echoed in stock-level activity.
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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 48.4% | 40.9% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 32.5% | 14.6% |
| 3 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | 27.5% | 9.2% |
| 4 | ALB | Albemarle | 24.5% | 11.9% |
| 5 | CNC | Centene | 23.9% | 14.0% |
| 6 | LRCX | Lam Research | 23.5% | 17.4% |
| 7 | CCL | Carnival | 21.8% | 3.8% |
| 8 | MRNA | Moderna | 21.1% | 14.8% |
| 9 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | 21.0% | 9.1% |
| 10 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 20.5% | 6.8% |
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 | -30.6% | -1.4% |
| 2 | AVGO | Broadcom | -16.9% | -3.9% |
| 3 | DELL | Dell Technologies | -15.6% | -5.9% |
| 4 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | -15.5% | 2.2% |
| 5 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -15.5% | -8.4% |
| 6 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | -15.4% | 2.0% |
| 7 | DDOG | Datadog | -15.3% | -3.9% |
| 8 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -14.8% | -1.4% |
| 9 | NOW | ServiceNow | -14.4% | -4.6% |
| 10 | ORCL | Oracle | -14.2% | -3.0% |
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.