Weekly Market Update: Stocks Down as Energy Rises and Technology Falls
Paypal and Cintas were among the best-performing stocks, while semiconductor stocks SanDisk, Marvell Technologies dropped.

Stock Market Update for the Trading Week Ended July 17
- The Morningstar US Market Index fell 1.53%.
- The best-performing sectors were energy, up 4.54%, and real estate, up 2.64%.
- The worst-performing sectors were technology, down 3.65%, and basic materials, down 1.85%.
- Large-cap stocks fell 1.90%, mid-cap stocks fell 0.66%, and small-cap stocks fell 0.15%.
- Growth stocks fell 4.12%, blend stocks fell 0.07%, and value stocks rose 0.54%.
- The S&P 500 fell 1.55%, and the Nasdaq fell 2.9%.
- Of the 882 US-listed companies covered by Morningstar, 499, or 57%, were up, one was unchanged, and 371, or 42%, were down.
Bonds and Commodities
- Yields on 10-year US Treasury notes fell to 4.55% from 4.56%.
- Yields on 2-year US Treasury notes fell to 4.18% from 4.21%.
- West Texas Intermediate crude prices rose 15.42% to $82.54 per barrel.
- Comex Gold prices fell 1.79% to $4,017.20.
Top Stock Gainers
PayPal Holdings PYPL, Dentsply Sirona XRAY, Cintas CTAS, Restoration Hardware RH, and HF Sinclair DINO were the top performers among US-listed stocks covered by Morningstar analysts.
- PayPal topped the list, rising 22.13%, and it’s up 14.17% over the past three months. This narrow-moat company with a 4-star rating has decreased 21.68% over the past 12 months. The stock closed the week at $56.56, trading at a 29% discount to its fair value estimate of $80.00 per share.
- Dentsply Sirona was the second-best performer, with a weekly return of 14.72%. The 3-star stock has gained 14.56% over the last three months. Shares in this no-moat company are down 10.37% over the past 12 months. Dentsply Sirona stock wrapped up the week at $14.05, trading near its fair value estimate of $14.00 per share.
- Cintas ranked third for the week, rising 13.81%. The 3-star, wide-moat stock has gained 16.44% over the last three months but is down 2.79% over the past 12. Cintas stock closed at $204.45, trading near its fair value estimate of $200.00 per share.
- The fourth-best-performing stock was no-moat Restoration Hardware, which gained 13.63%. The 4-star stock has gained 46.12% over the last three months and is up 0.47% over the past 12. Restoration Hardware finished the week at $187.88, trading at a 30% discount to its fair value estimate of $270.00 per share.
- HF Sinclair stock climbed 13.48% in the latest week. This narrow-moat company has seen a 45.30% increase over the last three months and a rise of 107.23% over the past 12. The 3-star stock ended the week at $88.59 per share, trading at a 24% premium to its fair value estimate of $70.00.
Top Stock Losers
Sandisk SNDK, International Business Machines IBM, Marvell Technology MRVL, Intellia Therapeutics NTLA, and Nebius NBIS did the worst among US-listed stocks covered by Morningstar analysts.
- Sandisk was the worst-performing stock of the week, falling 29.31%. This 2-star, no-moat company has risen 53.47% over the past three months and 3,311.70% over the past 12. The stock ended the week at $1,354.82, trading at a 41% premium to its fair value estimate of $1,000.00 per share.
- IBM was the week’s second-worst performer, with a 26.04% decline. The narrow-moat company, rated 4 stars, has fallen 12.06% over the past three months and 19.91% over the past 12. Closing at $212.67, the stock trades at a 16% discount to its fair value estimate of $260.00 per share.
- Marvell came in third, experiencing a 20.01% drop this week. This 4-star, narrow-moat company has risen 41.23% over the past three months and is up 166.11% over the past 12. The stock finished the week at $188.68, trading at a 20% discount to its fair value estimate of $235 per share.
- Next was is Intellia, which fell 19.95% this week. The no-moat company with a 5-star rating has fallen 16.24% over the past three months and 0.84% over the past 12. At $11.38, the stock trades at a 56% discount to its fair value estimate of $27.00 per share.
- Nebius rounded out the list with a 18.88% decline this week. This 2-star, no-moat company has risen 3.89% over the past three months and 222.21% over the past 12. The stock closed the week at $177.71, trading at a 43% premium to its fair value estimate of $120.00 per share.
Highlights of This Week’s Market and Investing Events
- Monday, July 20: June Leading Indicators, earnings from Zions Bancorporation ZION
- Tuesday, July 21: Earnings from General Motors GM, Charles Schwab SCHW, KeyCorp KEY
- Wednesday, July 22: Earnings from AT&T T, Alphabet GOOGL, Kinder Morgan KMI, ServiceNow NOW, Tesla TSLA
- Thursday, July 23: Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims, earnings from American Airlines AAL, Huntington Bancshares HBAN, PG&E PCG, Verizon Communications VZ
- Friday, July 24: July Purchasing Managers Index Composite, June New Home Sales
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