Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) has had a favorable start to 2020, seeing significant gains in April in particular. Amazon outperformed the S&P 500 in 2020, and as of April 24, rose by approximately 30.4% in comparison to the S&P 500’s loss of about 12.2%.
Roku Inc. (ROKU) has had a challenging start to 2020, though it’s followed the S&P 500’s performance somewhat closely. While Roku experienced a multi-month downward trend in price, more recently, it has seen improvement. As of April 17, Roku’s stock has fallen by 5.3% versus the S&P 500’s decline of about 11%.
Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY) has seen a rough start to 2020, displaying a likely downward turn on the WhaleWisdom Heatmap at the end of the first quarter. As of April 10, 2020, Occidental’s stock had decreased by approximately 67.5% in comparison to the S&P 500’s loss of about 17.6% from its 2020 highs.
FedEx Corp. (FDX) had a disappointing performance over the past year, facing challenges in 2019 and 2020. As a result, the shares of the delivery company have fallen by over 32% versus an S&P 500 decline of 9.7%. Overall, analysts have been bearish on the stock, decreasing price targets, as institutional investors began to turn negative on FedEx in the fourth quarter, with nearly two sellers for every buyer.
Netflix, Inc.’s (NFLX) stock has performed reasonably well during this recent period of market volatility, falling by just 14.2% from its highs, versus the S&P 500’s fall of almost 32%. Over the past year, Netflix’s value has decreased by approximately 12% in comparison to the S&P 500’s loss of 19.2%.