S&P 500 Movers | Winners: COHR, ABNB, AMD | Losers: AXON, MCHP, CHTR
On Friday, November 6, the S&P 500 gained 0.3%, the Nasdaq-100 jumped 1.4% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.5%. The S&P 500 is now down 2.7% over five trading days and down 5.0% over the past month.
Decliners outnumbered gainers 317 to 185 within the S&P 500. Coherent (COHR) gained 13.6% to lead the day, while Axon Enterprise (AXON) fell 18.2%, the weakest showing.
Friday’s S&P 500 Winners
The 10 S&P 500 stocks with the highest returns on Friday:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COHR | Coherent | 13.6% | 4.5% |
| 2 | ABNB | Airbnb | 11.7% | 40.0% |
| 3 | AMD | Advanced Micro Devices | 11.0% | 109.7% |
| 4 | VST | Vistra | 10.6% | -22.3% |
| 5 | APP | AppLovin | 9.9% | -41.9% |
| 6 | NRG | NRG Energy | 9.6% | -43.7% |
| 7 | LRCX | Lam Research | 8.2% | 17.4% |
| 8 | CRL | Charles River Laboratories International | 7.8% | 69.2% |
| 9 | INTC | Intel | 7.7% | 52.5% |
| 10 | ANET | Arista Networks | 7.3% | 30.4% |
Friday’s S&P 500 Losers
And the 10 S&P 500 stocks with the lowest returns on Friday:
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-D Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -18.2% | -44.9% |
| 2 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | -10.0% | -6.9% |
| 3 | CHTR | Charter Communications | -6.2% | -43.4% |
| 4 | PODD | Insulet | -6.2% | -48.5% |
| 5 | DXCM | DexCom | -6.0% | 19.6% |
| 6 | CNC | Centene | -6.0% | 69.5% |
| 7 | DLTR | Dollar Tree | -4.9% | 6.6% |
| 8 | EXPE | Expedia | -4.9% | -8.0% |
| 9 | GDDY | GoDaddy | -4.8% | -7.8% |
| 10 | BKNG | Booking Holdings | -4.8% | -24.5% |
Some Of Friday’s Biggest Moves Were Weeks In The Making
AppLovin (APP) added to a longer run: after Friday’s 9.9% gain, the stock is up 39.7% over the past month, and it was already up 27.1% before Friday.
Movers Over The Last Week
Widening the window to five trading days, these are the strongest and weakest names in the S&P 500:
Winners
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APP | AppLovin | 71.2% | -41.9% |
| 2 | FISV | Fiserv | 25.7% | -6.4% |
| 3 | IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories | 22.6% | -0.1% |
| 4 | MOS | Mosaic | 21.6% | -4.6% |
| 5 | ABNB | Airbnb | 15.6% | 40.0% |
| 6 | FSLR | First Solar | 15.3% | -23.0% |
| 7 | MRNA | Moderna | 14.6% | n/a |
| 8 | TPR | Tapestry | 14.2% | 4.9% |
| 9 | CLX | Clorox | 13.6% | 4.2% |
| 10 | CPAY | Corpay | 13.5% | 51.3% |
Losers
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-W Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITE | Lumentum | -35.9% | 46.1% |
| 2 | STX | Seagate Technology | -28.5% | 67.9% |
| 3 | MRVL | Marvell Technology | -28.1% | 66.4% |
| 4 | WDC | Western Digital | -28.0% | 53.3% |
| 5 | SNDK | SanDisk | -27.4% | 251.8% |
| 6 | AXON | Axon Enterprise | -26.8% | -44.9% |
| 7 | FIS | Fidelity National Information Services | -25.5% | -55.4% |
| 8 | MCHP | Microchip Technology | -24.6% | -6.9% |
| 9 | CIEN | Ciena | -24.1% | 4.1% |
| 10 | DDOG | Datadog | -23.9% | 31.7% |
Movers Over The Last Month
And over the last 21 trading days, the strongest and weakest names in the S&P 500:
Winners
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APP | AppLovin | 39.7% | -41.9% |
| 2 | FISV | Fiserv | 36.9% | -6.4% |
| 3 | IDXX | IDEXX Laboratories | 31.7% | -0.1% |
| 4 | GEN | Gen Digital | 30.9% | 11.2% |
| 5 | PNR | Pentair | 30.9% | -33.6% |
| 6 | ROP | Roper Technologies | 30.9% | 8.1% |
| 7 | EFX | Equifax | 30.3% | -11.8% |
| 8 | MRNA | Moderna | 29.0% | n/a |
| 9 | SWK | Stanley Black & Decker | 28.8% | 59.4% |
| 10 | CCI | Crown Castle | 28.6% | 3.6% |
Losers
| # | Ticker | Company Name | 1-M Returns |
YTD Returns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LITE | Lumentum | -48.6% | 46.1% |
| 2 | MRVL | Marvell Technology | -48.6% | 66.4% |
| 3 | SNDK | SanDisk | -48.1% | 251.8% |
| 4 | INTC | Intel | -47.4% | 52.5% |
| 5 | TER | Teradyne | -45.3% | 12.9% |
| 6 | CIEN | Ciena | -42.9% | 4.1% |
| 7 | DELL | Dell Technologies | -42.7% | 163.7% |
| 8 | STX | Seagate Technology | -40.5% | 67.9% |
| 9 | FIX | Comfort Systems USA | -40.4% | 9.2% |
| 10 | RDDT | -39.2% | -58.6% |
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