S&P 500 Movers | Winners: MRNA, COIN, APP | Losers: BF-B, RCL, ROK
On Wednesday, March 4, stocks moved decisively higher, as seen in the S&P 500 rising 0.78%, the Dow 30 rising 0.49%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.51%. Most stocks saw buying, though some stocks missed out.
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 | MRNA | Moderna | 16.0% | 96.0% |
| 2 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 14.6% | -7.6% |
| 3 | APP | AppLovin | 10.0% | -28.3% |
| 4 | ANET | Arista Networks | 8.2% | 2.9% |
| 5 | HOOD | Robinhood Markets | 8.1% | -27.3% |
| 6 | ROST | Ross Stores | 8.0% | 18.5% |
| 7 | SMCI | Super Micro Computer | 6.4% | 11.5% |
| 8 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 6.4% | 44.7% |
| 9 | SNDK | SanDisk | 6.0% | 152.4% |
| 10 | DDOG | Datadog | 5.9% | -13.0% |
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 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -6.6% | 0.8% |
| 2 | RCL | Royal Caribbean | -4.7% | 3.0% |
| 3 | ROK | Rockwell Automation | -3.8% | -1.1% |
| 4 | CPB | Campbell’s | -3.7% | -8.6% |
| 5 | ROL | Rollins | -3.6% | -3.1% |
| 6 | DRI | Darden Restaurants | -3.4% | 11.4% |
| 7 | SWKS | Skyworks Solutions | -3.2% | -10.2% |
| 8 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -3.2% | -10.1% |
| 9 | WRB | WR Berkley | -3.1% | 0.5% |
| 10 | CLX | Clorox | -3.1% | 17.8% |
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 Super Micro Computer (SMCI) attractive while AppLovin (APP) looks attractive but volatile.
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