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On this page, you will find the most comprehensive analysis of S&P 500 stocks and ETFs - from latest trends to performances to charts ➞. First, here are the year-to-date (YTD) performances of the most requested S&P 500 stocks at 12Stocks.com (click stock for review):

		Gilead 16%
		McDonald s 10%
		Johnson & Johnson 8%
		Walmart 6%
		Boeing 3%
		JPMorgan Chase 3%
		Intel 2%
		Chevron -2%
		Goldman Sachs -4%
		Microsoft -7%
		Starbucks -8%
		Amazon.com -14%
		Caterpillar -15%
		Google -15%
		Merck -16%
		Apple -16%
		NVIDIA -19%

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S&P 500 Year To Date (YTD) Returns: -5.7 %

S&P 500 Weekly Performance: 0.04 %

S&P 500 Daily Performance: 1.21 %

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April 29, 2025 - Although long term trends for S&P 500 index are not good, the short and mid term trends are improving.

The overall Smart Investing & Trading Score is 64 (0-bearish to 100-bullish) which puts S&P 500 index in short term neutral to bullish trend.

The Smart Investing & Trading Score from previous trading session is 24 and hence an improvement of trend.

Here are the Smart Investing & Trading Scores of the most requested S&P 500 stocks at 12Stocks.com (click stock name for detailed review):

Boeing 100	Exxon Mobil 83	Gilead 76
Intel 76	Chevron 74	Pfizer 74
Johnson & Johnson 71	McDonald s 69	Apple 64
First Solar 64	General Electric 64	Merck 64
Goldman Sachs 59	Amazon.com 57	Bank of America 57
Caterpillar 57	QUALCOMM 57	Microsoft 57
Amgen 52	JPMorgan Chase 52	Starbucks 52
Google 50	Coca-Cola 44	Verizon 44
Walmart 43	NVIDIA 35	United Parcel 33
Halliburton 23	PepsiCo 0

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Hot S&P 500 Stocks of 2025 We try to spot trends by analyzing the performances of various stocks or components within S&P 500 Index and try to find best performing stocks. The movers and shakers. The winners and losers.

The top performing S&P 500 Index stocks year to date are

CVS Health[48%]	Newmont [46%]	Philip Morris[42%]
VeriSign [33%]	Uber Technologies[30%]	CoreSite Realty[28%]
Consolidated Edison[26%]	Exelon [25%]	Netflix [25%]
Dollar General[24%]	Vertex [23%]	Republic Services[23%]

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Now, more recently, over last week, the top performing S&P 500 Index stocks on the move are

AbbVie [3.4%]	Centene [3.1%]	Gilead [3.1%]
Weyerhaeuser [3.1%]	Global Payments[2.5%]	Boeing [2.4%]
Intel [2.3%]	Aon [2.3%]	Northrop Grumman[2.1%]
Eversource [2.1%]	Royal Caribbean[2.1%]	ONEOK [1.8%]

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Unfortunately not all S&P 500 stocks have done well this year. Investors of these stocks hope they have seen the worst and hope that these stocks are set to bounce back. The bearish stocks in this index year to date (YTD) are

V.F [-46%]	American Airlines[-43%]	Illumina [-42%]
Teradyne [-39%]	Charles River[-38%]	Zebra Technologies[-37%]
Celanese [-37%]	ON Semiconductor[-36%]	Robert Half[-36%]
West Pharmaceutical[-34%]	Moderna [-34%]	Global Payments[-34%]

Investors can get enhanced performance by riding the current stock trends. Using complex algorithms, 12Stocks.com has come up with Smart Investing & Trading Scores (on 0-bearish to 100-bullish scale) to identify best trending stocks. Top trending S&P 500 stocks are

Fortinet [100]	Mosaic [100]	Charter [100]
Quest Diagnostics[100]	Take-Two Interactive[100]	Eversource [100]
Cardinal Health[100]	Edwards Life[100]	VeriSign [100]
Boeing [100]	Paycom Software[100]	Netflix [95]

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12Stocks.com: Investing in S&P 500 Index with Stocks

The following table helps investors and traders sort through current performance and trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score) of various stocks in the S&P 500 Index.

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12Stocks.com Performance of Stocks in S&P 500 Index

Ticker	Stock Name	Watchlist	Category	Recent Price	Smart Investing & Trading Score	Change %	YTD Change%
LIN	Linde		Materials	448.00	58	21.99%	7.36%
ECL	Ecolab		Materials	239.03	50	33.49%	2.27%
APD	Air Products		Materials	269.45	60	0.74%	-5.96%
SHW	Sherwin-Williams		Materials	332.20	35	0.26%	-2.06%
NEM	Newmont		Materials	54.07	51	1.18%	46.13%
DD	DuPont de		Materials	65.67	57	1.16%	-13.44%
DOW	Dow		Materials	29.95	64	-2.69%	-23.98%
PPG	PPG Industries		Materials	102.96	50	-11.72%	-13.30%
CTVA	Corteva		Materials	61.56	69	2.17%	8.37%
LYB	LyondellBasell Industries		Materials	58.72	57	2.22%	-19.55%
IFF	Flavors		Materials	76.29	45	-0.44%	-9.31%
NUE	Nucor		Materials	116.57	64	1.41%	0.33%
FCX	Freeport-McMoRan		Materials	37.24	83	3.31%	-1.39%
FMC	FMC		Materials	41.59	74	2.68%	-13.25%
CE	Celanese		Materials	43.81	57	2.13%	-36.66%
EMN	Eastman Chemical		Materials	75.71	10	19.77%	-16.33%
ALB	Albemarle		Materials	58.55	74	-53.74%	-31.60%
CF	CF Industries		Materials	79.64	74	2.27%	-6.08%
STLD	Steel Dynamics		Materials	127.94	77	1.75%	12.61%
MOS	Mosaic		Materials	29.54	100	2.76%	21.28%
CTRA	Contura		Materials	25.72	64	1.74%	1.52%

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S&P 500: Technical Analysis, Trends & YTD Performance
S&P 500 index as represented by SPY, an exchange-traded fund [ETF], holds basket of five hundred (mostly largecap) stocks from across all major sectors of the US stock market. The S&P 500 index (contains stocks like Apple and Exxon) is down by -5.73% and is currently outperforming the overall market by 0.42% year-to-date. Below is a quick view of technical charts and trends:
SPY Weekly Chart
Long Term Trend: Not Good
Medium Term Trend: Very Good
SPY Daily Chart
Short Term Trend: Very Good
Overall Trend Score: 64
YTD Performance: -5.73%
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12Stocks.com: Investing in S&P 500 Index using Exchange Traded Funds

The following table shows list of key exchange traded funds (ETF) that help investors track S&P 500 index.

The following list also includes leveraged ETF funds that track twice or thrice the daily returns of S&P 500 indices. Short or inverse ETF funds move in the opposite direction to the index they track and are useful during market pullbacks or during bear markets.

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12Stocks.com List of ETFs that track S&P 500 Index

Ticker	ETF Name	Watchlist	Recent Price	Smart Investing & Trading Score	Change %	Week %	Year-to-date %
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF		550.85	64	1.21	0.04	-5.73%
OEF	iShares S&P 100		267.93	64	29.03	0	-7.05%
SSO	ProShares Ultra S&P500		78.43	64	46.74	0.13	-15.06%
UPRO	ProShares UltraPro S&P500		66.28	64	3.69	0.21	-25.05%
SH	ProShares Short S&P500		44.63	36	-19.32	-0.07	6.07%
SDS	ProShares UltraShort S&P500		21.04	36	-2.29	-0.09	8.19%
SPXU	ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500		23.93	26	-3.46	-0.17	7.39%

Smart Investing & Trading Score (0-Bearish to 100-Bullish)

12Stocks.com: Charts, Trends, Fundamental Data and Performances of S&P 500 Stocks
We now take in-depth look at all S&P 500 stocks including charts, multi-period performances and overall trends (as measured by Smart Investing & Trading Score). One can sort S&P 500 stocks (click link to choose) by Daily, Weekly and by Year-to-Date performances. Also, one can sort by size of the company or by market capitalization.

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	LIN Linde plc
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
	MarketCap: 88539.2 Millions
	Recent Price: 448.00 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 58
	Day Percent Change: 21.99% Day Change: 83.96
	Week Change: -0.09% Year-to-date Change: 7.4%
LIN Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	ECL Ecolab Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
	MarketCap: 46215.9 Millions
	Recent Price: 239.03 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
	Day Percent Change: 33.49% Day Change: 62.02
	Week Change: 0.37% Year-to-date Change: 2.3%
ECL Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
	MarketCap: 46203.6 Millions
	Recent Price: 269.45 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 60
	Day Percent Change: 0.74% Day Change: 2.02
	Week Change: 0.88% Year-to-date Change: -6.0%
APD Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
	MarketCap: 40832.5 Millions
	Recent Price: 332.20 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 35
	Day Percent Change: 0.26% Day Change: 0.94
	Week Change: 0.17% Year-to-date Change: -2.1%
SHW Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
Add SHW to Watchlist: View: Get SHW Trend Analysis ➞

	NEM Newmont Corporation
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Gold
	MarketCap: 33928.8 Millions
	Recent Price: 54.07 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 51
	Day Percent Change: 1.18% Day Change: 0.60
	Week Change: 0.24% Year-to-date Change: 46.1%
NEM Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	DD DuPont de Nemours, Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Agricultural Chemicals
	MarketCap: 25631.6 Millions
	Recent Price: 65.67 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 57
	Day Percent Change: 1.16% Day Change: 0.93
	Week Change: -0.03% Year-to-date Change: -13.4%
DD Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
Add DD to Watchlist: View: Get DD Trend Analysis ➞

	DOW Dow Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
	MarketCap: 24098.6 Millions
	Recent Price: 29.95 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 64
	Day Percent Change: -2.69% Day Change: -1.48
	Week Change: -0.23% Year-to-date Change: -24.0%
DOW Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	PPG PPG Industries, Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
	MarketCap: 20285.5 Millions
	Recent Price: 102.96 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 50
	Day Percent Change: -11.72% Day Change: -16.80
	Week Change: 0.38% Year-to-date Change: -13.3%
PPG Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
Add PPG to Watchlist: View: Get PPG Trend Analysis ➞

	CTVA Corteva, Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Agricultural Chemicals
	MarketCap: 18894.3 Millions
	Recent Price: 61.56 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 69
	Day Percent Change: 2.17% Day Change: 1.18
	Week Change: 0.15% Year-to-date Change: 8.4%
CTVA Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	LYB LyondellBasell Industries N.V.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
	MarketCap: 16420.7 Millions
	Recent Price: 58.72 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 57
	Day Percent Change: 2.22% Day Change: 2.13
	Week Change: -1.21% Year-to-date Change: -19.6%
LYB Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	IFF International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
	MarketCap: 12178.7 Millions
	Recent Price: 76.29 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 45
	Day Percent Change: -0.44% Day Change: -0.44
	Week Change: 0.07% Year-to-date Change: -9.3%
IFF Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	NUE Nucor Corporation
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Steel & Iron
	MarketCap: 10281.8 Millions
	Recent Price: 116.57 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 64
	Day Percent Change: 1.41% Day Change: 2.06
	Week Change: 0.73% Year-to-date Change: 0.3%
NUE Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Copper
	MarketCap: 9070.57 Millions
	Recent Price: 37.24 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 83
	Day Percent Change: 3.31% Day Change: 1.43
	Week Change: -0.29% Year-to-date Change: -1.4%
FCX Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
Add FCX to Watchlist: View: Get FCX Trend Analysis ➞

	FMC FMC Corporation
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
	MarketCap: 9068.36 Millions
	Recent Price: 41.59 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 74
	Day Percent Change: 2.68% Day Change: 1.70
	Week Change: 1% Year-to-date Change: -13.3%
FMC Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	CE Celanese Corporation
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
	MarketCap: 8521.06 Millions
	Recent Price: 43.81 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 57
	Day Percent Change: 2.13% Day Change: 2.75
	Week Change: 0.64% Year-to-date Change: -36.7%
CE Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	EMN Eastman Chemical Company
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Chemicals - Major Diversified
	MarketCap: 6217.06 Millions
	Recent Price: 75.71 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 10
	Day Percent Change: 19.77% Day Change: 16.64
	Week Change: -0.17% Year-to-date Change: -16.3%
EMN Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	ALB Albemarle Corporation
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Specialty Chemicals
	MarketCap: 6139.27 Millions
	Recent Price: 58.55 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 74
	Day Percent Change: -53.74% Day Change: -105.15
	Week Change: 1.42% Year-to-date Change: -31.6%
ALB Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	CF CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Agricultural Chemicals
	MarketCap: 5581.89 Millions
	Recent Price: 79.64 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 74
	Day Percent Change: 2.27% Day Change: 1.78
	Week Change: 1.49% Year-to-date Change: -6.1%
CF Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
Add CF to Watchlist: View: Get CF Trend Analysis ➞

	STLD Steel Dynamics, Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Steel & Iron
	MarketCap: 4533.58 Millions
	Recent Price: 127.94 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 77
	Day Percent Change: 1.75% Day Change: 2.08
	Week Change: 0.47% Year-to-date Change: 12.6%
STLD Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
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	MOS The Mosaic Company
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Agricultural Chemicals
	MarketCap: 4299.59 Millions
	Recent Price: 29.54 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 100
	Day Percent Change: 2.76% Day Change: 0.77
	Week Change: 1.41% Year-to-date Change: 21.3%
MOS Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
Add MOS to Watchlist: View: Get MOS Trend Analysis ➞

	CTRA Contura Energy, Inc.
	Sector: Materials
	SubSector: Industrial Metals & Minerals
	MarketCap: 75.291 Millions
	Recent Price: 25.72 Smart Investing & Trading Score: 64
	Day Percent Change: 1.74% Day Change: 0.41
	Week Change: 1.38% Year-to-date Change: 1.5%
CTRA Links: Profile News Message Board
Charts:- Daily , Weekly
Add CTRA to Watchlist: View: Get CTRA Trend Analysis ➞

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