25 Top Performing Nasdaq Stocks in 2021 as of May 18
The following 25 stocks have the best performances in Nasdaq 100 Index in 2021 as of May 18. With a return of 49.21%, Moderna Inc stock has the highest return in 2021. It is followed by Walgreens Boots Alliance stock and Applied Materials stock with returns of 38.19% and 37.76%, respectively.
| STOCK | COMPANY | YEAR TO DATE (YTD) RETURN | 1 YEAR RETURN |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRNA | Moderna Inc | 49.21% | 117.50% |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance | 38.19% | 38.57% |
| AMAT | Applied Materials | 37.76% | 114.33% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Cl C | 30.03% | 65.86% |
| FOXA | Fox Corp Cl A | 28.26% | 35.97% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Cl A | 27.46% | 62.54% |
| CDW | CDW Corp | 27.02% | 57.94% |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | 25.56% | 45.50% |
| ASML | Asml Hld NY Reg | 25.43% | 99.76% |
| FOX | Fox Corp Cl B | 24.65% | 33.63% |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp | 21.63% | 119.52% |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive | 21.10% | 33.71% |
| NXPI | Nxp Semiconductors | 20.28% | 87.37% |
| EBAY | Ebay Inc | 20.16% | 42.41% |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd | 20.07% | 56.98% |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | 17.49% | -5.38% |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | 17.21% | 17.59% |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc | 14.76% | -11.04% |
| NTES | Netease Inc Ads | 13.41% | 42.20% |
| ALXN | Alexion Pharm Inc | 12.20% | 73.19% |
| FB | Facebook Inc | 11.95% | 41.00% |
| KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | 11.94% | 31.59% |
| KLAC | K L A-Tencor Corp | 11.25% | 66.96% |
| INTU | Intuit Inc | 8.86% | 44.21% |
| INTC | Intel Corp | 8.81% | -10.08% |
