S&P 500 Movers | Winners: VRTX, CIEN, GLW | Losers: CNC, FICO, APP
On Tuesday, March 10, a calm session left the S&P 500 falling 0.21%, the Dow 30 falling 0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 remaining flat nearly unchanged. Yet under the surface, there was more activity in specific names.
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 | VRTX | Vertex Pharmaceuticals | 8.3% | 10.1% |
| 2 | CIEN | Ciena | 5.9% | 44.3% |
| 3 | GLW | Corning | 5.6% | 55.9% |
| 4 | SNDK | SanDisk | 5.1% | 160.7% |
| 5 | MU | Micron Technology | 3.5% | 41.2% |
| 6 | FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | 3.2% | 23.2% |
| 7 | STX | Seagate Technology | 2.7% | 39.5% |
| 8 | INTC | Intel | 2.6% | 26.8% |
| 9 | MMM | 3M | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 10 | AKAM | Akamai Technologies | 2.3% | 19.8% |
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 | CNC | Centene | -16.0% | -11.5% |
| 2 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -10.8% | -24.0% |
| 3 | APP | AppLovin | -7.7% | -29.2% |
| 4 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -7.7% | -22.9% |
| 5 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services | -5.7% | -14.9% |
| 6 | URI | United Rentals | -5.5% | -3.9% |
| 7 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | -5.4% | -16.1% |
| 8 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -5.2% | -6.7% |
| 9 | PAYC | Paycom Software | -4.6% | -17.0% |
| 10 | CBOE | Cboe Global Markets | -4.6% | 14.0% |
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 Centene (CNC) and Paycom Software (PAYC) attractive.
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Movers – Last One Week
Analysing over the last one week (5 trading days), investors saw an uneven session with the S&P 500 falling 0.52%, the Dow 30 falling 1.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.96% delivering a mixed bag. The inconsistency extended to broader equity trends as well.
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 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 12.7% | 53.4% |
| 2 | ANET | Arista Networks | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 3 | CRWD | CrowdStrike | 11.5% | -6.9% |
| 4 | TTD | Trade Desk | 10.6% | -27.1% |
| 5 | MRNA | Moderna | 10.3% | 86.4% |
| 6 | DOW | Dow | 10.2% | 46.7% |
| 7 | DDOG | Datadog | 10.1% | -9.5% |
| 8 | SNDK | SanDisk | 9.5% | 160.7% |
| 9 | AVGO | Broadcom | 9.2% | -1.0% |
| 10 | APP | AppLovin | 8.8% | -29.2% |
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 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance | -17.0% | -22.9% |
| 2 | CNC | Centene | -16.9% | -11.5% |
| 3 | FICO | Fair Isaac | -11.2% | -24.0% |
| 4 | UAL | United Airlines | -11.2% | -18.5% |
| 5 | UPS | United Parcel Service | -10.9% | 3.2% |
| 6 | AMCR | Amcor | -10.7% | 2.3% |
| 7 | COO | Cooper Companies | -10.7% | -9.2% |
| 8 | PPG | PPG Industries | -10.4% | 3.9% |
| 9 | ERIE | Erie Indemnity | -10.4% | -14.9% |
| 10 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -10.3% | 3.6% |
Movers – Last One Month
On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, weakness was evident in the S&P 500 falling 2.18%, the Dow 30 falling 4.81%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 0.48%. The pullback was broad, but select names remained resilient.
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 | 42.4% | 81.5% |
| 2 | MRNA | Moderna | 34.1% | 86.4% |
| 3 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | 28.0% | -6.7% |
| 4 | CIEN | Ciena | 24.3% | 44.3% |
| 5 | KEYS | Keysight Technologies | 23.6% | 40.5% |
| 6 | CEG | Constellation Energy | 21.5% | -10.1% |
| 7 | LYB | LyondellBasell Industries | 20.5% | 53.4% |
| 8 | GRMN | Garmin | 19.3% | 19.0% |
| 9 | COIN | Coinbase Global | 19.0% | -13.1% |
| 10 | DELL | Dell Technologies | 18.8% | 14.7% |
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 | GPC | Genuine Parts | -26.0% | -10.6% |
| 2 | BLDR | Builders FirstSource | -24.7% | -9.0% |
| 3 | EPAM | EPAM Systems | -23.8% | -30.6% |
| 4 | CCL | Carnival | -22.9% | -13.8% |
| 5 | POOL | Pool | -21.5% | -8.7% |
| 6 | WAT | Waters | -21.4% | -21.1% |
| 7 | UAL | United Airlines | -21.4% | -18.5% |
| 8 | DAL | Delta Air Lines | -21.1% | -14.4% |
| 9 | LUV | Southwest Airlines | -21.1% | 3.6% |
| 10 | CVNA | Carvana | -21.0% | -24.5% |
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.