On April 29, 2025, stock markets clearly demonstrated how differently stocks in the Dow Jones performed. Notably, Sherwin-Williams and Honeywell International stood out.
Top Performers
- Sherwin-Williams: A daily gain of +5.90%, but with a monthly weakness of -6.42%.
- Honeywell International: +5.33% according to Wallstreet-Online, while other sources show +5.40% to $211.49.
- Amgen: +2.44% daily performance, with varying figures from 1.93% to $288.56.
- Merck & Co: +2.34% or +1.83% to $84.71 from different sources.
- IBM: +2.11% daily, while other sources report +1.37% to $239.39.
Bottom Stocks
Among the losers of the day were:
- UnitedHealth Group: -2.56% to $409.23, the weakest index member.
- McDonald’s: -0.73% at $314.50.
- Chevron: -0.57%.
- Amazon and Boeing with minimal losses under -0.20%.
Market Context
The Dow Jones finished the previous day with slight gains, but has been suffering a decline of 4.40% since the beginning of the year. Noteworthy are the monthly losses of the daily winners:
- Sherwin-Williams: -6.42%
- Honeywell: -7.42%
- Amgen: over -11.20%
For retail investors, the following figures are also important:
- NVIDIA leads the trading volume with 33 million shares.
- Apple remains the most valuable company at €2.77 trillion.
- Verizon offers a dividend yield of 6.45% with a P/E ratio of 9.06.
This discrepancy between short-term recoveries and medium-term weaknesses underscores the current market volatility.