Coinbase, United Airlines And Sofi Tech Are Among Top 11 Large Cap Gainers Last Week (Oct 14-18): Are The Others In Your Portfolio?

Lekha Gupta

October 20, 2024

These eleven large-cap stocks were the best performers in the last week. Are they in your portfolio?

Coinbase Global, Inc. (NASDAQ:COIN) stock gained 24.85% last week after Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) rose above $67,000.
United Airlines Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:UAL) stock jumped 19.98% after the company reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter results and announced a $1.5 billion buyback program. Several analysts changed their price targets.
Gold Fields Limited (NYSE:GFI) stock upped 17.01%.
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) stock grew 13.18% following a third-quarter earnings beat.
Cameco Corporation (NYSE:CCJ) stock was up 12.99%, probably due to strength in nuclear names. The stock rose after Amazon Web Services announced plans to invest over $500 million in nuclear power.
SoFi Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOFI) stock gained 12.99% after the company announced a $2 billion loan platform business agreement for personal loans with funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group.
Blackstone Inc.’s (NYSE:BX) stock increased 12.62% after multiple analysts raised their price targets following the company’s recent third-quarter earnings report.
The Travelers Companies, Inc. (NYSE:TRV) shares rose 12.20% after reporting better-than-expected third-quarter results.
Snap-On Incorporated (NYSE:SNA) shares were up 11.75% after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter results.
AngloGold Ashanti PLC (NYSE:AU) stock increased 11.59%, probably owing to a rise in the price of gold and silver.
Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE:OWL) shares were up 11.45%. The company, along with Crusoe and Primary Digital Infrastructure, formed a $3.4 billion joint venture to develop AI data centers.

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