The Biggest Stock Climbs and Falls of 2020 So Far

Kodak has gone from being a mainstay of American industry to bankruptcy so far in the 21st century, but perhaps the strangest chapter of its existence might have played out on July 29. That’s the day when the company’s share price more than tripled in size following the news that it was getting a $765 million loan as part of applying its expertise in chemistry to making pharmaceuticals instead of developing film — all part of the government’s response to the pandemic by way of the Defense Production Act.

That, however, sums up a lot about markets in 2020. The pandemic giveth, and the pandemic taketh away. If you had run around in late 2019 telling everyone to buy Kodak stock because it’s going to turn into a drug company and triple your investment, you probably would have been committed. But there you have it.

So which major companies are on a new high — or in real hot water? Here’s a look at the companies that are members of the S&P 500 (which, notably, Kodak is not anymore) that have seen the biggest changes in their stock price since the start of 2020.

Biggest Stock Climbs

Companies that cater to home delivery and/or remote communication have seen a big boost as pandemic-driven lockdowns have kept people at home — or at least at a distance. Not to mention, plenty of healthcare firms have also seen their stocks soar of late — particularly if their name is associated with a potential vaccine.

25. L Brands Inc.

• Ticker: LB
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $18.12
• Price on July 30, 2020: $24.54
• Price change: $6.42
• Percentage change: 35.43%

24. MarketAxess Holdings

• Ticker: MKTX
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $379.11
• Price on July 30, 2020: $516.55
• Price change: $137.44
• Percentage change: 36.25%

23. Chipotle Mexican Grill

• Ticker: CMG
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $837.11
• Price on July 30, 2020: $1,148.40
• Price change: $311.29
• Percentage change: 37.19%

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22. Activision Blizzard

• Ticker: ATVI
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $59.42
• Price on July 30, 2020: $81.70
• Price change: $22.28
• Percentage change: 37.50%

21. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc.

• Ticker: ODFL
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $126.52
• Price on July 30, 2020: $180.21
• Price change: $53.69
• Percentage change: 42.44%

20. Synopsys

• Ticker: SNPS
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $139.20
• Price on July 30, 2020: $199.34
• Price change: $60.14
• Percentage change: 43.20%

19. IDEXX Laboratories

• Ticker: IDXX
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $261.13
• Price on July 30, 2020: $374.10
• Price change: $112.97
• Percentage change: 43.26%

18. Bio-Rad Laboratories

• Ticker: BIO
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $370.03
• Price on July 30, 2020: $535.60
• Price change: $165.57
• Percentage change: 44.75%

17. MSCI Inc.

• Ticker: MSCI
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $258.18
• Price on July 30, 2020: $374.54
• Price change: $116.36
• Percentage change: 45.07%

16. Netflix Inc.

• Ticker: NFLX
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $323.57
• Price on July 30, 2020: $485.80
• Price change: $162.23
• Percentage change: 50.14%

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15. Clorox Company

• Ticker: CLX
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $153.54
• Price on July 30, 2020: $231.26
• Price change: $77.72
• Percent change: 50.62%

14. Newmont Mining Corp.

• Ticker: NEM
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $43.45
• Price on July 30, 2020: $65.66
• Price change: $22.21
• Percentage change: 51.12%

13. Ebay Inc.

• Ticker: EBAY
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $36.11
• Price on July 30, 2020: $54.72
• Price change: $18.61
• Percentage change: 51.54%

12. ServiceNow Inc.

• Ticker: NOW
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $282.32
• Price on July 30, 2020: $431.40
• Price change: $149.08
• Percentage change: 52.81%

11. Tractor Supply Company

• Ticker: TSCO
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $93.44
• Price on July 30, 2020: $143.42
• Price change: $49.98
• Percentage change: 53.49%

10. Cadence Design Systems

• Ticker: CDNS
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $69.36
• Price on July 30, 2020: $107.65
• Price change: $38.29
• Percentage change: 55.20%

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9. Rollins Inc.

• Ticker: ROL
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $33.16
• Price on July 30, 2020: $51.63
• Price change: $18.47
• Percentage change: 55.70%

8. Amazon.com Inc.

• Ticker: AMZN
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $1,847.84
• Price on July 30, 2020: $3,051.88
• Price change: $1,204.04
• Percentage change: 65.16%

7. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals

• Ticker: REGN
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $375.48
• Price on July 30, 2020: $631.47
• Price change: $255.99
• Percentage change: 68.18%

6. Advanced Micro Devices

• Ticker: AMD
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $45.86
• Price on July 30, 2020: $78.20
• Price change: $32.34
• Percentage change: 70.52%

5. Abiomed Inc.

• Ticker: ABMD
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $170.59
• Price on July 30, 2020: $298.91
• Price change: $128.32
• Percentage change: 75.22%

4. Paypal Holdings

• Ticker: PYPL
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $108.17
• Price on July 30, 2020: $192.51
• Price change: $84.34
• Percentage change: 77.97%

3. West Pharmaceutical Services

• Ticker: WST
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $150.33
• Price on July 30, 2020: $268.96
• Price change: $118.63
• Percentage change: 78.91%

2. Nvidia Corp.

• Ticker: NVDA
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $235.30
• Price on July 30, 2020: $424.56
• Price change: $189.26
• Percentage change: 80.43%

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1. Dexcom

• Ticker: DXCM
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $218.74
• Price on July 30, 2020: $431.36
• Price change: $212.62
• Percentage change: 97.20%

Biggest Stock Falls

It’s hard to fault someone for building a business model around people being within 6 feet of each other, but that speaks to the chaotic nature of the market. No cruise line company or airliner could likely have anticipated the sort of existential threat created by this pandemic, but that’s the reality many find themselves in.

25. Boeing Company

• Ticker: BA
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $325.76
• Price on July 30, 2020: $161.95
• Price change: -$163.81
• Percentage change: -50.29%

24. Tapestry Inc.

• Ticker: TPR
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $26.97
• Price on July 30, 2020: $13.30
• Price change: -$13.67
• Percentage change: -50.69%

23. Howmet Aerospace Inc.

• Ticker: HWM
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $30.77
• Price on July 30, 2020: $15.13
• Price change: -$15.64
• Percentage change: -50.83%

22. Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

• Ticker: PVH
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $105.15
• Price on July 30, 2020: $50.18
• Price change: -$54.97
• Percentage change: -52.28%

21. DXC Technology Company

• Ticker: DXC
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $37.59
• Price on July 30, 2020: $17.76
• Price change: -$19.83
• Percentage change: -52.75%

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20. National-Oilwell

• Ticker: NOV
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $25.05
• Price on July 30, 2020: $11.51
• Price change: -$13.54
• Percentage change: -54.05%

19. Schlumberger N.V.

• Ticker: SLB
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $40.20
• Price on July 30, 2020: $18.44
• Price change: -$21.76
• Percentage change: -54.13%

18. Wells Fargo & Company

• Ticker: WFC
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $53.80
• Price on July 30, 2020: $24.65
• Price change: -$29.15
• Percentage change: -54.18%

17. Xerox Corp.

• Ticker: XRX
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $36.87
• Price on July 30, 2020: $16.32
• Price change: -$20.55
• Percentage change: -55.74%

16. Simon Property Group

• Ticker: SPG
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $148.96
• Price on July 30, 2020: $63.62
• Price change: -$85.34
• Percentage change: -57.29%

15. Delta Air Lines Inc.

• Ticker: DAL
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $58.48
• Price on July 30, 2020: $24.94
• Price change: -$33.54
• Percentage change: -57.35%

14. Diamondback Energy

• Ticker: FANG
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $92.86
• Price on July 30, 2020: $39.51
• Price change: -$53.35
• Percentage change: -57.45%

13. Noble Energy Inc.

• Ticker: NBL
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $24.84
• Price on July 30, 2020: $10.22
• Price change: -$14.62
• Percentage change: -58.86%

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12. Marathon Oil Corp.

• Ticker: MRO
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $13.58
• Price on July 30, 2020: $5.51
• Price change: -$8.07
• Percentage change: -59.43%

11. Devon Energy Corp.

• Ticker: DVN
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $25.97
• Price on July 30, 2020: $10.34
• Price change: -$15.63
• Percentage change: -60.18%

10. American Airlines Group Inc.

• Ticker: AAL
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $28.68
• Price on July 30, 2020: $11.18
• Price change: -$17.50
• Percentage change: -61.02%

9. Oneok Inc.

• Ticker: OKE
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $75.67
• Price on July 30, 2020: $29.04
• Price change: -$46.63
• Percentage change: -61.62%

8. Occidental Petroleum Corp.

• Ticker: OXY
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $41.21
• Price on July 30, 2020: $15.77
• Price change: -$25.44
• Percentage change: -61.73%

7. Kohl's Corp.

• Ticker: KSS
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $50.95
• Price on July 30, 2020: $19.36
• Price change: -$31.59
• Percentage change: -62.00%

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6. Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

• Ticker: RCL
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $133.51
• Price on July 30, 2020: $50.30
• Price change: -$83.21
• Percentage change: -62.32%

5. Technipfmc Plc

• Ticker: FTI
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $21.44
• Price on July 30, 2020: $8.01
• Price change: -$13.43
• Percentage change: -62.64%

4. United Airlines Holdings Inc.

• Ticker: UAL
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $88.09
• Price on July 30, 2020: $31.74
• Price change: -$56.35
• Percentage change: -63.97%

3. Coty Inc.

• Ticker: COTY
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $11.25
• Price on July 30, 2020: $3.82
• Price change: -$7.43
• Percentage change: -66.04%

2. Carnival Corp.

• Ticker: CCL
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $50.83
• Price on July 30, 2020: $14.34
• Price change: -$36.49
• Percentage change: -71.79%

1. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings

• Ticker: NCLH
• Price on Dec. 31, 2019: $58.41
• Price on July 30, 2020: $14.17
• Price change: -$44.24
• Percentage change: -75.74%

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Methodology: To find the biggest stock climbs and falls of 2020 so far, GOBankingRates analyzed all of the components of the S&P 500 index, sourced from Barchart. Using Google Finance market data, GOBankingRates found the Dec. 31, 2019, closing price and July 30, 2020, closing price for each component. The change in closing prices and that change represented as a percentage of the Dec. 31 closing price were then calculated and the 25 companies with the most dramatic positive and negative percent changes in closing price over the period were then ranked. All data was collected on and up to date as of  July 31, 2020.

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