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First Cut Stocks Market Actions

Best-Performing S&P Composite 1500 Stocks

This month’s First Cut identifies the stocks in the S&P Composite 1500 index that have the highest price change this year when compared to their peers. 

by John Bajkowski | July 2024

This month’s First Cut identifies the stocks in the S&P Composite 1500 index that have the highest price change this year when compared to their peers. We present the top-performing stocks segmented by the three components that constitute the S&P Composite 1500—the S&P 500 index, the S&P MidCap 400 index and the S&P SmallCap 600 index—allowing you to see how leadership varies by company size.

The 10 stocks with the best year-to-date price performance through June 12, 2024, for each index segment made the First Cut. While the roughly half-year period is a relatively short time when compared to the investing horizon for most investors, it can be helpful to reveal current trends or industry leadership and identify potential investment opportunities. For example, the focus on artificial intelligence (AI) is helping to fuel interest in electric utilities supplying power to rapid expansion of data centers filled with semiconductors and servers.

The table below provides the year-to-date price change as well as the price change over the last 52 weeks. The price-earnings (P/E) ratio highlights the valuation of these stocks, while the recent growth rates reveal trends in top- and bottom-line growth. Median values of the constituents of each index are provided for comparison.

Best-Performing S&P Composite 1500 Stocks (Ranked by Year-to-Date Performance)

Discussion

JOHN L from NJ posted over 2 years ago:

A list of the best performing stocks for the next year would be priceless. Without a time machine; this data mined list of the best performing stocks year to date is a waste of time and space.


BARRY J from TX posted over 2 years ago:

A momentum statistic -- like a Relative Strength Indicator -- would at least help us compare the relative appreciation rates of these stocks. At a track, touts sell tip sheets with data on speed comparisons, finishing places, and times for recent races. Like "betting" in the market, you place your bet "on your horse" in the next race and you take your chances. That's why all brokers are required to remind us that "PPINGOFR." The same warning applies to the darlings backtesting "picks" based on historical market performance data.


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