S&P 500 Movers | Winners: AXON, COIN, SMCI | Losers: GDDY, FSLR, CSGP
On Wednesday, February 25, a market-wide surge lifted the S&P 500 rising 0.81%, the Dow 30 rising 0.63%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.41%. Gains were broad-based, though not every stock joined the rally.
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 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | 17.6% | -8.4% |
| 2 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 13.5% | -18.7% |
| 3 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 7.9% | 14.8% |
| 4 | WDC | Western Digital | 7.5% | 68.9% |
| 5 | APP | AppLovin | 7.2% | -37.4% |
| 6 | STX | Seagate Technology | 6.5% | 53.2% |
| 7 | INTU | Intuit | 6.3% | -42.3% |
| 8 | FICO | Fair Isaac | 6.0% | -23.0% |
| 9 | NFLX | Netflix | 6.0% | -11.8% |
| 10 | GLW | Corning | 5.8% | 83.2% |
List of S&P 500 Losers
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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 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -14.3% | -36.2% |
| 2 | FSLR | First Solar | -13.6% | -19.6% |
| 3 | CSGP | CoStar | -8.9% | -33.4% |
| 4 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -7.6% | 7.8% |
| 5 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -6.4% | -0.3% |
| 6 | LOW | Lowe’s Companies | -5.6% | 9.6% |
| 7 | MOS | Mosaic | -5.3% | 12.0% |
| 8 | LEN | Lennar | -4.9% | 8.2% |
| 9 | TAP | Molson Coors Beverage | -4.8% | 1.8% |
| 10 | URI | United Rentals | -4.7% | 5.8% |
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 these stocks, we find Super Micro Computer (SMCI) and GoDaddy (GDDY) attractive.
Separately, the Trefis High Quality Portfolio has outperformed its benchmark to achieve returns exceeding 105% since its inception.
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, the S&P 500 falling 0.06%, the Dow 30 rising 0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 1.49% 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 | GLW | Corning | 69.0% | 83.2% |
| 2 | CIEN | Ciena | 52.1% | 51.1% |
| 3 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | 49.3% | 77.7% |
| 4 | TER | Teradyne | 48.0% | 77.2% |
| 5 | GNRC | Generac | 41.6% | 73.5% |
| 6 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies | 41.0% | 48.7% |
| 7 | DVA | DaVita | 39.1% | 31.6% |
| 8 | SNDK | SanDisk | 34.3% | 166.4% |
| 9 | GEV | GE Vernova | 31.5% | 34.1% |
| 10 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA | 28.7% | 55.4% |
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 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -40.5% | -36.0% |
| 2 | IT | Gartner | -36.9% | -40.8% |
| 3 | HUM | Humana | -33.2% | -31.3% |
| 4 | IQV | IQVIA | -32.4% | -28.2% |
| 5 | INTU | Intuit | -32.1% | -42.3% |
| 6 | CSGP | CoStar | -32.0% | -33.4% |
| 7 | ACN | Accenture | -31.8% | -28.2% |
| 8 | WDAY | Workday | -30.2% | -38.0% |
| 9 | CVNA | Carvana | -29.3% | -20.6% |
| 10 | CTSH | Cognizant Technology Solutions | -28.0% | -25.7% |
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.