S&P 500 Movers | Winners: SNDK, TER, CIEN | Losers: PSKY, AJG, CF
On Monday, March 9, broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 0.83%, the Dow 30 rising 0.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.32%. 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 | SNDK | SanDisk | 11.6% | 148.0% |
| 2 | TER | Teradyne | 8.6% | 53.2% |
| 3 | CIEN | Ciena | 8.3% | 36.2% |
| 4 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA | 7.3% | 47.1% |
| 5 | WDC | Western Digital | 6.9% | 52.2% |
| 6 | KLAC | KLA | 6.3% | 17.8% |
| 7 | LYV | Live Nation Entertainment | 6.2% | 16.4% |
| 8 | MRNA | Moderna | 6.1% | 89.0% |
| 9 | STX | Seagate Technology | 6.1% | 35.9% |
| 10 | LRCX | Lam Research | 5.9% | 23.5% |
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 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -6.7% | -16.5% |
| 2 | AJG | Arthur J. Gallagher | -4.5% | -15.6% |
| 3 | CF | CF Industries | -4.1% | 44.3% |
| 4 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -4.1% | 6.7% |
| 5 | BR | Broadridge Financial Solutions | -4.0% | -15.3% |
| 6 | T | AT&T | -3.9% | 12.1% |
| 7 | VLO | Valero Energy | -3.9% | 33.5% |
| 8 | BRO | Brown & Brown | -3.3% | -10.7% |
| 9 | EXPE | Expedia | -3.2% | -14.6% |
| 10 | GPC | Genuine Parts | -3.2% | -8.2% |
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 CF Industries (CF) attractive while Lam Research (LRCX) 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), all three indices fell — the S&P 500 falling 1.24%, the Dow 30 falling 2.38%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.10%. Losses were widespread, though not universal.
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 | APP | AppLovin | 19.5% | -23.2% |
| 2 | TTD | Trade Desk | 17.4% | -24.8% |
| 3 | DDOG | Datadog | 15.7% | -5.5% |
| 4 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 15.4% | 56.2% |
| 5 | EXPE | Expedia | 13.3% | -14.6% |
| 6 | INTU | Intuit | 13.0% | -28.4% |
| 7 | CRWD | CrowdStrike | 12.8% | -7.4% |
| 8 | DOW | Dow | 12.1% | 48.5% |
| 9 | NOW | ServiceNow | 11.4% | -20.4% |
| 10 | WDAY | Workday | 10.5% | -31.0% |
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 | GLW | Corning | -18.3% | 47.7% |
| 2 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -16.1% | -16.5% |
| 3 | BF-B | Brown-Forman | -13.8% | -3.6% |
| 4 | UPS | United Parcel Service | -12.7% | 2.2% |
| 5 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | -12.5% | 2.6% |
| 6 | AMCR | Amcor | -12.1% | 2.8% |
| 7 | NRG | NRG Energy | -11.5% | -2.1% |
| 8 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | -11.4% | 19.4% |
| 9 | ON | ON Semiconductor | -10.9% | 9.4% |
| 10 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -10.9% | 4.1% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, the major indices showed mixed performance, with the S&P 500 remaining flat, the Dow 30 falling 2.39%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 1.71%. Stock-level movements were also varied, reflecting company-specific dynamics.
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 | TPL | Texas Pacific Land | 56.5% | 88.2% |
| 2 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | 39.9% | -1.6% |
| 3 | APP | AppLovin | 37.8% | -23.2% |
| 4 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 36.7% | -11.7% |
| 5 | MRNA | Moderna | 36.4% | 89.0% |
| 6 | CEG | Constellation Energy | 30.9% | -8.4% |
| 7 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies | 27.3% | 38.8% |
| 8 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 27.0% | 16.9% |
| 9 | CIEN | Ciena | 25.9% | 36.2% |
| 10 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 25.5% | 56.2% |
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 | GPC | Genuine Parts | -22.8% | -8.2% |
| 2 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -20.9% | -7.7% |
| 3 | BDX | Becton Dickinson | -19.9% | -14.7% |
| 4 | WAT | Waters | -18.9% | -19.5% |
| 5 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -18.1% | 4.1% |
| 6 | BAX | Baxter International | -17.7% | -6.2% |
| 7 | CBRE | CBRE | -17.6% | -14.8% |
| 8 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -17.6% | -28.6% |
| 9 | MOH | Molina Healthcare | -17.4% | -15.9% |
| 10 | BXP | BXP | -16.9% | -22.2% |
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.