S&P 500 Movers | Winners: GLW, SYY, GM | Losers: HUM, UNH, ELV
On Tuesday, January 27, the major indices showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 rising 0.41%, the Dow 30 falling 0.83%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.88%. Stock-level movements were also varied, reflecting company-specific dynamics.
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 | GLW | Corning | 15.6% | 25.3% |
| 2 | SYY | Sysco | 11.0% | 14.7% |
| 3 | GM | General Motors | 8.7% | 6.2% |
| 4 | HCA | HCA Healthcare | 7.1% | 8.3% |
| 5 | LRCX | Lam Research | 7.0% | 39.3% |
| 6 | APH | Amphenol | 6.9% | 23.0% |
| 7 | MU | Micron Technology | 5.4% | 43.7% |
| 8 | WDC | Western Digital | 4.9% | 46.7% |
| 9 | KLAC | KLA | 4.8% | 33.0% |
| 10 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 4.7% | 18.3% |
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 | HUM | Humana | -21.1% | -18.8% |
| 2 | UNH | UnitedHealth | -19.6% | -14.4% |
| 3 | ELV | Elevance Health | -14.3% | -7.9% |
| 4 | CVS | CVS Health | -14.2% | -8.5% |
| 5 | CNC | Centene | -10.3% | 0.9% |
| 6 | ROP | Roper Technologies | -9.6% | -16.9% |
| 7 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -8.4% | 6.1% |
| 8 | BRO | Brown & Brown | -6.9% | -7.0% |
| 9 | FDS | FactSet Research Systems | -6.2% | -7.4% |
| 10 | SYF | Synchrony Financial | -5.8% | -12.5% |
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. Among these stocks, we find UnitedHealth (UNH) and Elevance Health (ELV) attractive.
Individual stocks swing, but a balanced asset allocation doesn’t. Trefis’ Boston-based wealth management partner blends strategy and discipline to smooth out market noise.
Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 2.67%, the Dow 30 rising 1.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 3.81%. 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 | GLW | Corning | 18.5% | 25.3% |
| 2 | DDOG | Datadog | 18.1% | 1.6% |
| 3 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 15.2% | 18.3% |
| 4 | ANET | Arista Networks | 15.0% | 12.0% |
| 5 | STX | Seagate Technology | 14.0% | 35.0% |
| 6 | GILD | Gilead Sciences | 13.6% | 14.9% |
| 7 | WDC | Western Digital | 13.3% | 46.7% |
| 8 | ALB | Albemarle | 12.5% | 37.3% |
| 9 | MU | Micron Technology | 12.4% | 43.7% |
| 10 | META | Meta Platforms | 11.4% | 2.0% |
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 | HUM | Humana | -22.4% | -18.8% |
| 2 | UNH | UnitedHealth | -16.5% | -14.4% |
| 3 | ELV | Elevance Health | -12.0% | -7.9% |
| 4 | ABT | Abbott Laboratories | -10.6% | -13.1% |
| 5 | INTC | Intel | -9.5% | 19.1% |
| 6 | CVS | CVS Health | -9.4% | -8.5% |
| 7 | CNC | Centene | -9.2% | 0.9% |
| 8 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -9.1% | -1.0% |
| 9 | ROP | Roper Technologies | -8.5% | -16.9% |
| 10 | ARES | Ares Management | -8.4% | -7.6% |
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 0.67%, the Dow 30 rising 0.56%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.11%. 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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 92.5% | 102.8% |
| 2 | MU | Micron Technology | 43.2% | 43.7% |
| 3 | WDC | Western Digital | 40.7% | 46.7% |
| 4 | MRNA | Moderna | 38.8% | 54.1% |
| 5 | LRCX | Lam Research | 34.5% | 39.3% |
| 6 | SLB | SLB | 33.4% | 32.0% |
| 7 | BG | Bunge Global | 31.0% | 30.4% |
| 8 | ALB | Albemarle | 30.8% | 37.3% |
| 9 | STX | Seagate Technology | 30.3% | 35.0% |
| 10 | AMAT | Applied Materials | 27.6% | 29.5% |
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 | APP | AppLovin | -25.3% | -19.3% |
| 2 | CEG | Constellation Energy | -20.7% | -18.3% |
| 3 | HUM | Humana | -19.5% | -18.8% |
| 4 | INTU | Intuit | -19.0% | -17.5% |
| 5 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -18.3% | -16.3% |
| 6 | ROP | Roper Technologies | -18.0% | -16.9% |
| 7 | HPQ | HP | -16.4% | -13.1% |
| 8 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -15.9% | -13.8% |
| 9 | ADBE | Adobe | -15.7% | -15.0% |
| 10 | TTD | Trade Desk | -15.6% | -15.2% |
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