25 Best Performing Nasdaq Stocks in the first quarter of 2021
The following 25 stocks have the best performances in Nasdaq 100 Index in 2021 as of March 31. With a return of 54.81%, Applied Materials stock has the highest return in 2021. It is followed by Walgreens Boots Alliance stock and Intel stock with returns of 37.66% and 28.46%, respectively.
| STOCK | COMPANY | YEAR TO DATE (YTD) RETURN | 1 YEAR RETURN |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMAT | Applied Materials | +54.81% | +196.56% |
| WBA | Walgreens Boots Alliance | +37.66% | +24.77% |
| INTC | Intel Corp | +28.46% | +22.21% |
| KLAC | K L A-Tencor Corp | +27.61% | +132.28% |
| NXPI | Nxp Semiconductors | +26.62% | +147.65% |
| ASML | Asml Hld NY Reg | +26.58% | +144.38% |
| LRCX | Lam Research Corp | +26.04% | +146.76% |
| CDW | CDW Corp | +25.77% | +76.80% |
| MRNA | Moderna Inc | +25.35% | +335.77% |
| FOXA | Fox Corp Cl A | +24.00% | +60.42% |
| EBAY | Ebay Inc | +21.87% | +102.92% |
| FOX | Fox Corp Cl B | +20.95% | +58.48% |
| SWKS | Skyworks Solutions | +20.02% | +110.68% |
| GOOG | Alphabet Cl C | +18.08% | +86.24% |
| GOOGL | Alphabet Cl A | +17.68% | +85.77% |
| TCOM | Trip.com Group Ltd | +17.49% | +68.93% |
| MU | Micron Technology | +17.33% | +102.87% |
| CSCO | Cisco Systems Inc | +15.55% | +33.20% |
| KHC | Kraft Heinz Company | +15.41% | +65.02% |
| TXN | Texas Instruments | +15.15% | +88.05% |
| BIIB | Biogen Inc | +14.25% | -5.73% |
| MCHP | Microchip Technology | +12.39% | +127.60% |
| MAR | Marriot Int Cl A | +12.27% | +87.84% |
| ORLY | O’Reilly Automotive | +12.08% | +61.84% |
| GILD | Gilead Sciences Inc | +10.93% | -11.28% |
