During trading Monday, 176 stocks traded to a 52-week high, while 16 stocks bottomed out at new 52-week lows. The S&P 500 is down 0.24% so far today while the Dow is down 0.37%, the Nasdaq is down 0.61%, and the Russell 2000 is down 0.57%.
Markets are down to start the week ahead as earnings season kicks off with a focus on financial institutions this week. Concerns over potential inflation spikes after large government spending in response to the pandemic and a stall in the rotation to cyclical and small cap stocks has investors worried over state of the U.S. economic recovery.
Sector Highlights
Financial Services stocks dominated our list of highs today with 49 out of the 176 total stocks that reached their high coming from the Financial Services sector. The Financial Services sector is outperforming the market, increasing 0.21% so far on the day. Over the last month the Financial Services sector has underperformed the market, decreasing 4.52% while the S&P increased 7.47%.
Finance stocks once again are atop the list as earnings season kicks off with the largest financial institutions reporting quarterly performance this week such as JP Morgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Wells Fargo (WFC).
Financial Services: AIZ, ALL, ALLY, AMG, AMP, ARCC, BAC, BCSF, BEN, BGCP, BK, BKCC, BRK.B, BX, CSWC, CUBI, EFC, ESNT, FAF, FNF, GBDC, GLAD, GSBD, HTGC, IVZ, L, LOB, LPLA, MAIN, MCO, MMC, MRCC, NAVI, NDAQ, NTRS, OFG, PFG, PFLT, PRU, SC, SEIC, SLM, STC, TBK, TROW, USB, VBTX, VOYA, WLTW,
Industrials had the second largest presence on our 52-week highs, with 44 out of 176 highs coming from the Industrials sector. The Industrials sector is outperforming the market today, increasing 0.12% so far on the day. Over the last month the Industrials sector has outperformed the market, increasing 7.85% while the S&P increased 7.47%.
Industrials continue to outperform the market as the sector is up nearly 8% over the past month and thus has the second most highs once again.
Industrials: AGCO, AIT, AME, AVY, BECN, BLDR, BV, BXC, CODI, CSL, CW, CWST, DOOR, EME, EXPO, FIX, HII, HON, IEX, INFO, J, KBR, KFRC, LII, LPX, MAN, MAS, MMM, MMS, MTZ, OC, PWR, RSG, SITE, SNA, TT, TTEK, UNP, UPS, WERN, WM, WSC, WSO, XPO,
The Lists
The following stocks traded to 52-week highs:
AEO, AGCO, AIT, AIZ, ALL, ALLY, AME, AMG, AMP, ARCC, ARW, ATR, AVTR, AVY, BAC, BCC, BCSF, BECN, BEN, BERY, BGCP, BK, BKCC, BKE, BLDR, BRK.B, BV, BX, BXC, CATO, CBRL, CCEP, CCK, CMG, CODI, CORE, CSL, CSWC, CUBI, CW, CWST, CXP, DHI, DIN, DOOR, DTE, EFC, EL, EME, ESNT, EXP, EXPO, FAF, FBHS, FIX, FL, FLIR, FND, FNF, FTNT, GBDC, GLAD, GRMN, GSBD, HD, HII, HON, HPQ, HTGC, IEX, INFO, INMD, INTC, IQV, IVZ, J, JW.A, KBR, KDP, KFRC, KTB, L, LAND, LB, LGIH, LII, LOB, LOW, LPLA, LPX, MAIN, MAN, MAS, MCO, MDC, MDT, MHK, MMC, MMM, MMS, MMSI, MOV, MRCC, MSFT, MTZ, MU, NAVI, NCR, NDAQ, NOMD, NSA, NTRS, NUAN, NWE, OC, OFG, OLP, OMC, ORCL, ORLY, PCH, PFG, PFLT, PHM, PII, PM, PMT, PRU, PSA, PVH, PWR, QUOT, REXR, RFP, RSG, SC, SEIC, SGH, SIG, SITE, SLM, SNA, SNR, SPB, STAG, STC, STX, SYK, TBK, TDY, TGNA, TOL, TROW, TT, TTEC, TTEK, UFPI, UGI, UNP, UNVR, UPS, USB, VBTX, VOYA, VVV, WAT, WERN, WHR, WLTW, WM, WSC, WSO, WY, XPO, YETI, YUM
The following stocks traded to 52-week lows:
ACAD, ADVM, ASMB, AXSM, BCEL, CALA, CHRS, CNCE, IONS, LCI, MNOV, RETA, SRPT, SYRS, VYGR, YMAB
The following ETFs traded to a 52-week high:
CUT, ECH, GREK, IHF, ITB, IYF, IYJ, KCE, RTH, SDY, UYG, VNM, XHB, XLF, XLI, XLY
No ETFs traded to a 52-week low today.
