Post #2962 by mechinv on the Mechanical Investing board

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Here are the 20 best performing stocks in the S&P 500 in 2024. Of these, 2 are in textiles and apparel, 4 are utilities that produce electricity, 2 are in aerospace, 1 is an airline and 1 is a cruise line. Only 1 of the Mag 7 is in the Top 20. Does this list surprise you?

Rank	Ticker	 Company Name	            Industry	           2024 Return
-----   ------   ------------------         --------------------   -----------
1	 PLTR	 Palantir Technologies      Software	           340.50%
2	 VST	 Vistra Corp	            Electricity Producers  261.30%
3	 NVDA	 NVIDIA Corp	            Semiconductors 	   171.20%
4	 GEV	 GE Vernova Inc	            Electrical Equipment   150.80%
5	 UAL	 United Airlines	    Passenger Airlines	   135.30%
6	 AXON	 Axon Enterprise Inc	    Aerospace & Defense	   130.10%
7	 TPL	 Texas Pacific Land Corp    Oil and Gas	           115.30%
8	 AVGO	 Broadcom Inc	            Semiconductors	   110.40%
9	 TRGP	 Targa Resources Corp	    Oil and Gas	           110.10%
10	 HWM	 Howmet Aerospace Inc	    Aerospace & Defense	   102.70%
11	 CEG	 Constellation Energy Corp. Electric Utilities	    92.70%
12	 ANET	 Arista Networks Inc	    Communications Equip.   87.70%
13	 GDDY	 GoDaddy Inc	            IT Services	            85.90%
14	 NFLX	 Netflix Inc	            Entertainment	    83.10%
15	 TPR	 Tapestry Inc	            Textiles and Apparel    82.80%
16	 DECK	 Deckers Outdoor Corp	    Textiles and Apparel    82.30%
17	 APO	 Apollo Global Management.  Financial Services      79.90%
18	 KKR	 KKR & Co Inc	            Capital Markets	    79.60%
19	 RCL	 Royal Caribbean Group	    Travel and Leisure	    79.00%
20	 NRG	 NRG Energy Inc	            Electric Utilities	    78.60%

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