S&P 500 Movers | Winners: APP, VRSN, STX | Losers: LITE, IVZ, SMCI

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On Monday, April 6, all major indices rose in unison — the S&P 500 rising 0.44%, the Dow 30 rising 0.36%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 0.61%. The strength was widespread, though a few names underperformed.
 

Trefis: SPX Stock Insights

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 APP AppLovin 6.8% -38.8%
2 VRSN VeriSign 5.6% 13.4%
3 STX Seagate Technology 5.6% 64.9%
4 MPWR Monolithic Power Systems 5.5% 30.5%
5 SBUX Starbucks 4.9% 13.3%
6 SBAC SBA Communications 4.1% 10.6%
7 ZBRA Zebra Technologies 4.1% -13.1%
8 MKC McCormick 4.0% -25.4%
9 DG Dollar General 3.9% -6.3%
10 EBAY eBay 3.8% 12.6%

 
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 LITE Lumentum -6.6% 109.5%
2 IVZ Invesco -5.2% -12.2%
3 SMCI Super Micro Computer -5.0% -24.7%
4 TKO TKO -3.3% -5.4%
5 CRL Charles River Laboratories International -3.3% -15.7%
6 DDOG Datadog -3.2% -14.3%
7 MCK McKesson -3.1% 4.5%
8 CIEN Ciena -3.0% 85.7%
9 HPQ HP -2.9% -13.6%
10 AKAM Akamai Technologies -2.9% 31.3%

 
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 McCormick (MKC) and Super Micro Computer (SMCI) attractive.

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), broader market witnessed strong advances in the S&P 500 rising 3.82%, the Dow 30 rising 3.33%, and the Nasdaq 100 rising 4.58%. 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 SBAC SBA Communications 27.2% 10.6%
2 STX Seagate Technology 19.3% 64.9%
3 INTC Intel 17.7% 37.6%
4 SNDK SanDisk 17.7% 205.3%
5 FDS FactSet Research Systems 16.4% -20.0%
6 MPWR Monolithic Power Systems 12.1% 30.5%
7 PSKY Paramount Skydance 12.1% -26.1%
8 BA Boeing 11.4% -2.2%
9 EBAY eBay 11.1% 12.6%
10 VRSN VeriSign 10.9% 13.4%

 
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 NKE Nike -14.3% -30.4%
2 TPL Texas Pacific Land -12.3% 56.5%
3 EQT EQT -10.6% 13.0%
4 SYY Sysco -10.5% 0.9%
5 APTV Aptiv -10.0% -20.7%
6 BSX Boston Scientific -9.5% -34.4%
7 EXE Expand Energy -8.8% -5.7%
8 CEG Constellation Energy -8.7% -22.0%
9 SLB SLB -7.0% 30.5%
10 ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities -6.5% -10.6%

 
Movers – Last One Month

On a slightly wider timeline over the last one month, weakness was evident in the S&P 500 falling 3.20%, the Dow 30 falling 2.68%, and the Nasdaq 100 falling 3.31%. 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 CIEN Ciena 45.1% 85.7%
2 APA APA 32.9% 77.6%
3 SNDK SanDisk 28.1% 205.3%
4 STX Seagate Technology 23.6% 64.9%
5 DOW Dow 20.3% 75.5%
6 LYB LyondellBasell Industries 19.3% 83.8%
7 OXY Occidental Petroleum 18.8% 53.8%
8 LITE Lumentum 18.7% 109.5%
9 CF CF Industries 18.2% 70.3%
10 DELL Dell Technologies 18.2% 38.2%

 
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 SMCI Super Micro Computer -31.6% -24.7%
2 AXON Axon Enterprise -27.6% -27.3%
3 EL Estee Lauder Companies -26.0% -32.1%
4 FICO Fair Isaac -25.8% -35.3%
5 TTD Trade Desk -25.4% -41.5%
6 NKE Nike -24.1% -30.4%
7 MKC McCormick -22.2% -25.4%
8 APP AppLovin -18.9% -38.8%
9 CNC Centene -18.2% -14.0%
10 CEG Constellation Energy -17.0% -22.0%

 

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.