Micron’s Monster Month

For US equities as a whole, May has been a pretty good month with the average S&P 500 stock rising nearly 1%. In terms of individual stocks, though, there have been a number of standouts. The table below lists the 17 stocks in the index that have rallied over 15% this month. Topping the list of winners is Micron ( MU).

Of the 21 trading days so far this month, the stock has been up on 16 of them for a total gain of 40%. Besides MU, a number of retail-related stocks made the list of biggest winners including Tiffany ( TIF), Foot Locker ( FL), Ralph Lauren ( RL), Under Armour ( UAand UAA), and Lowe’s.