During trading Wednesday, 176 stocks traded to a 52-week high, while 1 stocks bottomed out at new 52-week lows. The S&P 500 is down 0.21% so far today while the Dow is up 0.35%, the Nasdaq is down 0.63%, and the Russell 2000 is up 1.3%.
Markets are mixed Wednesday afternoon after opening slightly higher to begin trading. JP Morgan (JPM), Wells Fargo (WFC), and Goldman Sachs (GS) all reported first quarter earnings today before market open, all reported better than expected earnings and revenue but JPM stock has fallen 1.5% since while GS gained 3% and WFC rose 5.4%. Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) also reported earnings and surpassed earnings estimates while missing on revenue expectations, BBBY is down 10% on the day.
Sector Highlights
Financial Services stocks dominated our list of highs today with 43 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 0.74% so far on the day. Over the last month the Financial Services sector has underperformed the market, decreasing 1.9% while the S&P increased 5.13%.
Finance stocks once again remain atop the list despite the sector slowing down recently, however some continue to hit highs such as Goldman Sachs (GS) as the largest banks are set to report earnings this week.
Financial Services: AFL, AIZ, ALL, AMP, AON, BCSF, BLK, BRK.B, BRO, BSIG, BX, CG, COF, EFC, EQH, FAF, FNF, GAIN, ICE, KKR, L, LPLA, MAIN, MCO, MET, MMC, MSCI, NDAQ, NTRS, OPY, OXSQ, PFG, PRU, RE, RGA, RILY, RJF, SF, THG, USB, VOYA, WFC, WU,
Industrials had the second largest presence on our 52-week highs, with 31 out of 176 highs coming from the Industrials sector. The Industrials sector is outperforming the market today, increasing 0.3% so far on the day. Over the last month the Industrials sector has outperformed the market, increasing 5.41% while the S&P increased 5.13%.
Industrial stocks continue to outperform the market and thus have the second most highs yet again as investors move to investments that will benefit the most from a return to normal brought about by the vaccines and stimulus measures.
Industrials: AEGN, AGCO, ASGN, BECN, BLD, BV, BXC, CAR, CSL, CW, EME, FCN, FIX, HON, HWM, INFO, KBR, KFRC, LPX, LUV, MAN, MOG.A, MTZ, PNR, PWR, RHI, TBI, TDG, TT, TXT, XPO,
The Lists
The following stocks traded to 52-week highs:
AAP, ABG, AEGN, AFL, AGCO, AGNC, AIZ, ALL, AMH, AMP, AON, ARD, ARR, ARW, ASGN, AVT, BCSF, BECN, BLD, BLK, BRK.B, BRKR, BRO, BSIG, BURL, BV, BX, BXC, BXMT, CAL, CAR, CC, CCEP, CCK, CDW, CG, CI, CIM, COF, CORE, CPT, CRL, CSL, CW, CXP, DRE, DTE, DUK, DX, EFC, EL, EME, EQH, FAF, FCN, FIX, FNF, FRPT, FTNT, GAIN, GLPI, GMED, GPMT, GPS, GRMN, HD, HLIT, HON, HPQ, HWM, ICE, IHRT, ILPT, INFO, INGN, IQV, IRT, JCOM, KBR, KFRC, KIM, KKR, KREF, L, LAND, LB, LEVI, LGIH, LIVN, LOW, LPLA, LPX, LUV, MAIN, MAN, MCO, MDT, MDU, MEDP, MET, MGP, MMC, MMSI, MOG.A, MOV, MPLX, MSCI, MTZ, NCR, NDAQ, NEOG, NSA, NSIT, NTAP, NTRS, NTUS, NUVA, NVDA, NXRT, OKE, OMC, OMP, OPY, ORC, ORCL, OXSQ, PAG, PCH, PEG, PFG, PGRE, PII, PNR, PRU, PWR, RE, REXR, RFP, RGA, RHI, RILY, RJF, SBUX, SF, SKX, SNR, SNX, SONO, SSTK, STAG, STE, STWD, SUPN, SWAV, SYK, TBI, TDG, TECH, THG, TPH, TSN, TT, TXT, UGI, USB, VOYA, WELL, WFC, WH, WU, WY, XPO, XRAY, YUM, ZBH, ZUO
The following stocks traded to 52-week lows:
LCI
The following ETFs traded to a 52-week high:
DIA, DVY, EFA, EPP, EWC, EWG, EWQ, EWU, EZU, GREK, ICF, IHF, IOO, IYF, IYJ, IYK, IYR, KCE, KIE, MDY, MOO, PFF, PHO, PPA, SDY, SLX, SPY, UYG, VGK, VNM, VNQ, VTI, XLB, XLF, XLI, XLV, XLY
No ETFs traded to a 52-week low today.
