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Broad gains led by consumer discretionary; information technology the lone decliner
After the close · prices as of 2026-10-29 · 1004 index constituents
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1 · Market summary
AI
The latest available close is from 29 October, not the current session. On that close the equal-weighted universe rose 1.32%, with 778 advancers against 224 decliners and 57.2% of names tracked above their average. Consumer Discretionary led at 3.4% and Industrials added 2.46%, while Information Technology was the only sector to fall, down 1.34%. The session leaves the universe up 5.2% over the month, 1.37% over the quarter and 13.28% over the year.
The company calendar carries most of what is scheduled: in the supplied data ADT is due to report in five days, and CROX and ALNY each sit at zero days from a scheduled report. Earnings proximity rather than any supplied macro event is what shapes the near term. The sector split to watch is whether Information Technology's 1.34% decline, the only negative sector on the day, continues against a Consumer Discretionary sector that has added 8.54% over the month.
Measured
| Day, equal-weighted | 1.32% |
| Advancers / decliners | 778 / 224 |
| 1 month | 5.20% |
| 3 months | 1.37% |
| 12 months | 13.28% |
| Strongest sector | Consumer Discretionary 3.40% |
| Weakest sector | Information Technology -1.34% |
2 · Biggest movers on 2026-10-29
▲ Top 5 up
+33.20%
$9.87
17.1× average volume
· sector 3.40%
· earnings in 5d
Reported
AI
ADT rose 33.2% on 17.07 times its recent average volume and closed at its 52-week high, against a 3.4% gain for Consumer Discretionary. A headline published the previous day reported that ADT had agreed to a $7.6 billion buyout, with more offers possible. The coverage does not establish how much of the move that accounts for, and its next scheduled report is five days away.
ADT agrees to $7.6 billion buyout; more offers possible
— sg.finance.yahoo.com
+25.54%
$150.26
3.8× average volume
· sector 3.40%
· earnings in 0d
Reported
AI
CROX rose 25.54% on 3.83 times average volume to a 52-week high, well beyond the 3.4% gain in Consumer Discretionary. Coverage around the session reported an upbeat third quarter and a guidance boost, and the supplied data places its scheduled report at zero days. The coverage does not say how much of the move the results account for.
Crocs Stock (CROX) Soars over 16% Due to a Q3 Earnings Beat and Guidance Boost
— markets.businessinsider.com
+17.27%
$196.01
2.4× average volume
· sector 2.46%
· earnings in 0d
Reported
AI
FTAI gained 17.27% on 2.35 times average volume, with Industrials up 2.46%, and remains 36.8% below its 52-week high. A release carried around the session reported a strong third quarter and a $500 million accelerated share repurchase. Volume at a little over twice average is meaningful but the coverage does not establish how much of the move the buyback accounts for.
+15.81%
$28.2
1.7× average volume
· sector -1.34%
· earnings 1d ago
Reported
AI
GEN rose 15.81% on only 1.66 times average volume while Information Technology fell 1.34%, so the move was specific to the company rather than a sector move. It reported one day ago, and a company release carried around the session described another double-digit growth quarter and a raised outlook for fiscal 2027. Whether the size of the move is proportionate to those results is not something the available data settles.
Gen Delivers Another Double-Digit Growth Quarter in Q2 FY27 and Raises FY27 Outlook
— newsroom.gendigital.com
+15.68%
$68.31
1.6× average volume
· sector 3.40%
· earnings 1d ago
Reported
AI
CVNA rose 15.68% on 1.58 times average volume, with Consumer Discretionary up 3.4%, and is still 28.6% below its 52-week high. It reported one day ago, and coverage around the session said its online car sales were defying the market. Volume near 1.6 times average is thin for a move of this size, which makes the reading less reliable.
Carvana Rockets. Its Online Car Sales Are Defying The Market.
— www.investors.com
▼ Top 5 down
-26.95%
$109.67
4.0× average volume
· sector -1.34%
· earnings 1d ago
Reported
AI
NOW fell 26.95% on 4.0 times average volume while Information Technology fell 1.34%, so the move was overwhelmingly company-specific. It reported one day ago, and coverage described a double-digit after-hours decline on an earnings miss and AI concerns. The coverage does not establish how much of the fall those concerns account for.
NOW Stock Declines Double Digits After Hours On Earnings Miss And AI Concerns
— in.tradingview.com
-25.13%
$174.0
8.1× average volume
· sector 1.17%
· earnings in 0d
Reported
AI
ALNY fell 25.13% on 8.12 times average volume and sits at its 52-week low, while Health Care rose 1.17%. A headline published the previous day reported a Stifel downgrade citing slowing growth and slower pipeline progress. The supplied data also places its scheduled report at zero days, so both the downgrade and the calendar sit around this move.
Alnylam downgraded at Stifel on slowing growth, slower pipeline progress
— markets.businessinsider.com
-22.58%
$48.0
7.8× average volume
· sector 0.49%
· earnings 1d ago
Reported
AI
SFM fell 22.58% on 7.85 times average volume to a 52-week low against a 0.49% gain for Consumer Staples. Coverage reported a third-quarter revenue miss, and a following headline reported a Goldman Sachs price target cut to $58 from $94. The stock is now 56.5% below its 52-week high.
Sprouts (NASDAQ:SFM) misses Q3 2026 revenue estimates, stock drops 16.9%
— uk.finance.yahoo.com
-20.09%
$139.1
3.0× average volume
· sector -1.34%
· earnings 1d ago
Reported
AI
FTNT fell 20.09% on 3.0 times average volume, far beyond the 1.34% decline in Information Technology. It reported one day ago, and coverage said its service revenue forecast missed estimates and dragged other cybersecurity names down with it. The coverage does not say how much of the fall the forecast explains.
-13.46%
$4.41
1.9× average volume
· sector -1.34%
· earnings 1d ago
Reported
AI
AUR fell 13.46% on only 1.85 times average volume while Information Technology fell 1.34%, so the move was specific to the company. Coverage around the session reported that preproduction bottlenecks delayed its driverless truck ramp by six weeks. It reported one day ago and sits 47.6% below its 52-week high, though unremarkable volume makes the signal weaker than the price change suggests.
Explanations are written from the figures shown — sector move, volume against average, earnings proximity — and from headlines published around this session, which are linked where one is cited. A cause is only asserted with a source you can open and check; a move with no relevant coverage is reported as unexplained rather than guessed at.
3 · Six picks per strategy
Value
Candidates were filtered on profitability, return on equity and leverage, then ranked on a composite of valuation multiples; the six below span six different sectors.
These are current-snapshot ratios with no point-in-time history behind them, so the screen has not been tested through a cycle.
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BHF
Financials
Trades at 3.4 times trailing earnings and 0.38 times book, a 29.5% earnings yield, for a 13.5% return on equity and debt at 1.78 times equity.
P/E 3.4
P/B 0.38
ROE 13.5%
D/E 1.78
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1m -13.9%
1y -7.8%
-36% off high
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VSNT
Communication Services
Trades at 5.8 times earnings and 2.8 times EV/EBITDA, a 17.1% earnings yield, with an 8.1% return on equity, debt at 0.39 times equity and a 4.89% dividend yield.
P/E 5.8
P/B 0.53
ROE 8.1%
D/E 0.39
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1m -2.2%
-35% off high
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SEB
Consumer Staples
Trades at 5.9 times earnings and 0.68 times book, a 16.9% earnings yield, for a 12.3% return on equity and debt at 0.36 times equity.
P/E 5.9
P/B 0.68
ROE 12.3%
D/E 0.36
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1m -1.8%
1y 12.8%
-35% off high
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AA
Materials
Trades at 6.9 times earnings and 3.8 times EV/EBITDA, a 14.4% earnings yield, on a 20.6% return on equity, with the price 52.4% below its 52-week high.
P/E 6.9
P/B 1.28
ROE 20.6%
D/E 0.58
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1m -5.0%
1y 2.4%
-52% off high
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UHS
Health Care
Trades at 7.4 times earnings, a 13.5% earnings yield, for a 19.7% return on equity with debt at 0.8 times equity.
P/E 7.4
P/B 1.37
ROE 19.7%
D/E 0.80
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1m 1.4%
1y -14.8%
-28% off high
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LEA
Consumer Discretionary
Trades at 10.9 times earnings and 5.0 times EV/EBITDA, a 9.2% earnings yield, for a 12.1% return on equity and debt at 0.66 times equity.
P/E 10.9
P/B 1.12
ROE 12.1%
D/E 0.66
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1m -0.6%
1y 18.5%
-21% off high
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Six sectors are represented; Financials, Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary each offered several qualifying names, so the selection is spread rather than concentrated.
Momentum
Strength that has persisted across the quarter and the year, with several names at or within a few percent of their 52-week high.
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NTRA
Health Care
Up 62.83% over the quarter and 131.18% over the year and sitting at its 52-week high, though it trades at 23.2 times sales with a negative 12.5% return on equity.
P/B 34.38
ROE -12.5%
D/E 0.13
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1m 5.5%
1y 131.2%
0% off high
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CRL
Health Care
Up 61.76% over the quarter and 104.25% over the year at its 52-week high, and the strength costs 29.5 times forward earnings.
P/B 6.32
ROE -7.5%
D/E 1.05
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1m 27.5%
1y 104.2%
0% off high
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HALO
Health Care
Up 58.93% over the quarter and 97.35% over the year at its 52-week high, with 47.7% revenue growth and a 24.9% net margin.
P/E 38.4
P/B 104.19
ROE 173.7%
D/E 15.18
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1m 18.8%
1y 97.3%
0% off high
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PAYC
Information Technology
Up 58.98% over the quarter and 29.62% over the year, 5.1% below its high, at 27.6 times earnings and a 41.1% return on equity.
P/E 27.6
P/B 19.84
ROE 41.1%
D/E 1.72
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1m 19.8%
1y 29.6%
-5% off high
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TEAM
Information Technology
Up 102.05% over the quarter and 28.53% over the year, 10.3% below its high, for which the market is paying 30.3 times forward earnings and 118.4 times EV/EBITDA.
P/B 48.86
ROE -4.5%
D/E 1.16
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1m 13.8%
1y 28.5%
-10% off high
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P
Information Technology
Up 77.79% over the quarter and 50.79% over the year, with 37.7% revenue growth, at 32.9 times forward earnings and 117.0 times EV/EBITDA.
P/E 187.9
P/B 29.68
ROE 17.7%
D/E 0.15
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1m 4.9%
1y 50.8%
-13% off high
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Every candidate in this screen is either Information Technology or Health Care, so the six picks are split three and three across those two sectors.
Contrarian
Names down more than 20% over the past month that are still higher over the year, a gap between short-horizon weakness and long-horizon advance.
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ONTO
Information Technology
Down 27.92% over the month but still up 63.55% over the year and 41.4% below its high, at 19.0 times forward earnings.
P/E 83.4
P/B 5.66
ROE 6.8%
D/E 0.77
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1m -27.9%
1y 63.5%
-41% off high
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STX
Information Technology
Down 24.06% over the month against a 226.71% gain over the year, 36.0% below its high, at 10.8 times forward earnings.
P/E 36.7
P/B 46.66
ROE 259.4%
D/E 0.68
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1m -24.1%
1y 226.7%
-36% off high
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SNDK
Information Technology
Down 23.56% over the month while up 798.44% over the year, 43.0% below its high, at 18.0 times trailing and 5.0 times forward earnings.
P/E 18.0
P/B 12.59
ROE 91.6%
D/E 0.01
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1m -23.6%
1y 798.4%
-43% off high
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CORT
Health Care
Down 25.41% over the month and 24.93% over the quarter but still up 9.35% over the year, 30.4% below its high, at 20.5 times forward earnings.
P/E 191.0
P/B 13.14
ROE 8.2%
D/E 0.01
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1m -25.4%
1y 9.3%
-30% off high
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CRS
Materials
Down 23.17% over the month and 42.52% over the quarter while up 23.56% over the year, 51.8% below its high, at 18.7 times forward earnings.
P/E 26.3
P/B 6.78
ROE 27.8%
D/E 0.32
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1m -23.2%
1y 23.6%
-52% off high
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MSGS
Communication Services
Down 23.45% over the month and 21.21% over the quarter while up 39.52% over the year, 25.5% below its high, with 36.7% revenue growth.
P/E 1201.2
P/B -35.15
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1m -23.4%
1y 39.5%
-26% off high
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Nine of the sixteen candidates are Information Technology, so three of the six picks come from that sector, with Materials, Health Care and Communication Services supplying the rest.
Candidates for each strategy are screened in the database — liquidity, drawdown, multi-horizon returns — and the model chooses six from that list and explains each from its own numbers. It cannot pick a stock the screen did not offer. Screening tool over your own data, not investment advice.
The value shortlist is screened on reported fundamentals from 2026-10-29 — profitability, return on equity and leverage as gates, then a composite of P/E, P/B, P/S and EV/EBITDA — covering 988 companies. These are current-snapshot ratios with no point-in-time history behind them, so the screen has not been tested through a cycle.