S&P 500 Movers | Winners: ANET, DDOG, NTRS | Losers: ABT, MKC, GE
On Thursday, January 22, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 0.55%, the Dow 30 rising 0.63%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.76%. 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 | ANET | Arista Networks | 8.7% | 5.6% |
| 2 | DDOG | Datadog | 6.3% | -3.5% |
| 3 | NTRS | Northern Trust | 6.0% | 12.1% |
| 4 | META | Meta Platforms | 5.7% | -1.9% |
| 5 | CVNA | Carvana | 5.1% | 13.4% |
| 6 | ADSK | Autodesk | 4.8% | -8.9% |
| 7 | ALB | Albemarle | 4.6% | 33.1% |
| 8 | INTU | Intuit | 4.3% | -17.2% |
| 9 | TTD | Trade Desk | 4.2% | -3.0% |
| 10 | TSLA | Tesla | 4.2% | -0.1% |
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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 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | -10.0% | -12.9% |
| 2 | MKC | McCormick | -8.1% | -10.1% |
| 3 | GE | GE Aerospace | -7.4% | -4.2% |
| 4 | HBAN | Huntington Bancshares | -6.0% | 1.7% |
| 5 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -4.6% | 3.1% |
| 6 | Q | Qnity Electronics | -3.8% | 21.0% |
| 7 | APA | APA | -3.7% | 5.4% |
| 8 | FITB | Fifth Third Bancorp | -3.7% | 8.7% |
| 9 | APTV | Aptiv | -3.4% | 1.9% |
| 10 | PLD | Prologis | -3.4% | -0.8% |
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. Among them, we find Carvana (CVNA) attractive while Arista Networks (ANET) looks attractive but volatile.
Ask yourself – Is holding SPX stock risky? Of course it is. The Trefis High Quality Portfolio mitigates that risk.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), markets were split, as the S&P 500 falling 0.19%, the Dow 30 rising 0.48%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.21% moved in different directions. Similar variation was seen across individual stocks.
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 | 29.8% | 112.1% |
| 2 | MRNA | Moderna | 27.8% | 75.9% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | 19.3% | 39.3% |
| 4 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 14.8% | 10.9% |
| 5 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 13.5% | 18.5% |
| 6 | WDC | Western Digital | 13.2% | 41.2% |
| 7 | INTC | Intel | 11.5% | 47.2% |
| 8 | STX | Seagate Technology | 11.0% | 25.8% |
| 9 | ANET | Arista Networks | 10.6% | 5.6% |
| 10 | TDY | Teledyne Technologies | 10.5% | 21.7% |
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 | APP | AppLovin | -15.5% | -22.5% |
| 2 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | -13.1% | -12.9% |
| 3 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -13.0% | -18.7% |
| 4 | COIN | Coinbase Global | -12.8% | -1.3% |
| 5 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | -11.2% | -6.1% |
| 6 | MKC | McCormick | -10.7% | -10.1% |
| 7 | TRMB | Trimble | -10.4% | -8.8% |
| 8 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | -9.9% | -9.9% |
| 9 | NCLH | Norwegian Cruise Line | -9.8% | -6.7% |
| 10 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -9.6% | 3.1% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 1.15%, the Dow 30 rising 2.60%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.68%. 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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 111.9% | 112.1% |
| 2 | MRNA | Moderna | 53.5% | 75.9% |
| 3 | MU | Micron Technology | 49.6% | 39.3% |
| 4 | INTC | Intel | 47.5% | 47.2% |
| 5 | WDC | Western Digital | 34.4% | 41.2% |
| 6 | SLB | SLB | 29.5% | 28.5% |
| 7 | ALB | Albemarle | 29.1% | 33.1% |
| 8 | LRCX | Lam Research | 28.1% | 28.9% |
| 9 | GNRC | Generac | 26.2% | 28.6% |
| 10 | HII | Huntington Ingalls Industries | 26.0% | 24.7% |
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 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | -61.5% | 20.4% |
| 2 | APP | AppLovin | -27.6% | -22.5% |
| 3 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -19.1% | -18.7% |
| 4 | INTU | Intuit | -18.3% | -17.2% |
| 5 | NOW | ServiceNow | -17.2% | -16.1% |
| 6 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -16.7% | -14.6% |
| 7 | AIG | American International | -15.9% | -15.5% |
| 8 | ADBE | Adobe | -15.8% | -14.4% |
| 9 | HPQ | HP | -14.7% | -11.0% |
| 10 | PLTR | Palantir Technologies | -14.2% | -6.7% |
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.