Stock ticker Stock name Last Close Recommendation
AAPL Apple Inc. $112.2800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. $266.4400 Some Concerns, may need to wait
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated $479.7800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. $317.9300 Very Concerned, may need to wait
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. $58.2300 Possible Buy or Hold, but some concerns
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $3095.1300 Some Concerns, may need to wait
ANET Arista Networks Inc $200.6400 Some Concerns, may need to wait
AVGO Broadcom Inc $356.8000 Very Concerned, may need to wait
CSGP CoStar Group Inc $840.0000 Strong Buy or Hold
CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. $68.1300 Strong Buy or Hold
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. $418.0800 Strong Buy or Hold
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corp $48.6300 Very Concerned, may need to wait
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc $322.9500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
EVR Evercore Inc $61.1100 Very Concerned, may need to wait
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock $254.8200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
FIVE Five Below Inc $129.4400 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
FND Floor & Decor Holdings Inc $72.2600 Very Concerned, may need to wait
FSS Federal Signal Corporation $29.0600 Very Concerned, may need to wait
FTNT Fortinet Inc $116.8100 Some Concerns, may need to wait
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A $1439.0600 Very Concerned, may need to wait
GTN Gray Television, Inc. $13.8700 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ILMN Illumina, Inc. $299.8900 Very Concerned, may need to wait
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC $139.5800 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc $98.1200 Possible Buy or Hold, but some concerns
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc $42.0300 Very Concerned, may need to wait
LGIH LGI Homes Inc $107.8900 Very Concerned, may need to wait
LRCX Lam Research Corporation $330.2700 Possible Buy or Hold, but some concerns
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. $315.3500 Some Concerns, may need to wait
MA Mastercard Inc $331.7800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. $107.5400 Very Concerned, may need to wait
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. $465.1000 Some Concerns, may need to wait
MTZ MasTec, Inc. $42.0500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
MU Micron Technology, Inc. $49.1400 Very Concerned, may need to wait
MTCH Match Group Inc $105.7500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
NFLX Netflix, Inc. $482.8800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
NSP Insperity Inc $64.8700 Very Concerned, may need to wait
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation $514.9500 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc $93.4000 Very Concerned, may need to wait
PATK Patrick Industries, Inc. $54.3900 Some Concerns, may need to wait
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc $187.2500 Some Concerns, may need to wait
SBUX Starbucks Corporation $84.3000 Very Concerned, may need to wait
SUI Sun Communities Inc $142.7600 Very Concerned, may need to wait
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc $138.0000 Some Concerns, may need to wait
THRM Gentherm Inc $39.5400 Very Concerned, may need to wait
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc $112.0200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
TNET TriNet Group Inc $58.7800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc $216.8300 Very Concerned, may need to wait
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc $302.5000 Very Concerned, may need to wait
V Visa Inc $197.2500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc $273.9600 Strong Buy or Hold

One of the biggest challenges in investing in the stock market is picking the best stocks. In my book, “The Confident Investor” I teach my readers how to pick Good Companies. This page is designed to show the raw performance of these companies. It is not designed to show my personal portfolio, which may or may not exceed the performance stated here. Since I use the trading system described in my book, you can assume that I beat the performance recorded here.

I must caution you, I do not actually propose that you “buy and hold” any given stock, but rather you should “buy to hold” the stock. My investing technique teaches you to efficiently move your money to the stocks that are currently increasing in value the most. I use my Watch List for this work, these are Good Companies that I wait for great buying opportunities. This strategy is well described in my book, “The Confident Investor” and tends to be a very safe strategy in bear markets while typically still providing above market returns in a bull or flat market.

My Short Term Watch List are 15 companies that are hot right now. I select this list every quarter. I evenly divide a portion of my portfolio among these 15 companies. The next quarter, I add or delete companies as necessary and then re-balance the portfolio. This tends to be a more risky strategy because I don’t bail out on bad stock movement (at least until the end of the quarter). In a bull market or a flat market, these very well-run and high-performing companies tend to beat the general market by a significant margin.

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WATCH LIST STOCK RESULTS

 

Stock
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Company
name
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price
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AAPL Apple Inc. $112.28 $54.17 107.28% $88.24 27.24% $125.01 -10.18% $106.84 5.09%
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. $266.44 $175.89 51.48% $239.27 11.36% $311.10 -14.36% $265.07 0.52%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated $479.78 $277.54 72.87% $426.92 12.38% $510.32 -5.98% $467.55 2.62%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. $317.93 $175.84 80.81% $263.14 20.82% $305.64 4.02% $320.97 -0.95%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. $58.23 $48.75 19.45% $58.19 0.08% $62.03 -6.13% $56.15 3.70%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $3,095.13 $1,725.45 79.38% $2,692.87 14.94% $3,400.00 -8.97% $2,954.91 4.75%
ANET Arista Networks Inc $200.64 $242.78 -17.36% $210.63 -4.74% $222.18 -9.69% $200.98 -0.17%
AVGO Broadcom Inc $356.80 $261.61 36.39% $304.60 17.14% $336.04 6.18% $356.44 0.10%
CSGP CoStar Group Inc $840.00 $576.28 45.76% $691.07 21.55% $846.27 -0.74% $827.49 1.51%
CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. $68.13 $93.93 -27.47% $58.81 15.85% $64.72 5.27% $68.37 -0.35%
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. $418.08 $238.37 75.39% $365.08 14.52% $415.49 0.62% $397.59 5.15%
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corp $48.63 $42.75 13.76% $48.41 0.45% $54.51 -10.79% $51.95 -6.39%
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc $322.95 $180.36 79.06% $244.38 32.15% $323.73 -0.24% $316.19 2.14%
EVR Evercore Inc $61.11 $76.03 -19.63% $55.07 10.97% $62.71 -2.55% $66.35 -7.90%
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock $254.82 $177.10 43.88% $216.08 17.93% $293.22 -13.10% $252.53 0.91%
FIVE Five Below Inc $129.44 $126.49 2.33% $103.56 24.99% $110.60 17.03% $136.68 -5.30%
FND Floor & Decor Holdings Inc $72.26 $50.50 43.09% $54.18 33.37% $72.41 -0.21% $73.24 -1.34%
FSS Federal Signal Corporation $29.06 $32.47 -10.50% $28.55 1.79% $32.32 -10.09% $31.04 -6.38%
FTNT Fortinet Inc $116.81 $76.22 53.26% $134.55 -13.18% $132.07 -11.55% $117.28 -0.40%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A $1,439.06 $1,225.95 17.38% $1,362.54 5.62% $1,628.52 -11.63% $1,451.09 -0.83%
GTN Gray Television, Inc. $13.87 $15.94 -12.99% $12.87 7.77% $15.82 -12.33% $15.00 -7.53%
ILMN Illumina, Inc. $299.89 $301.28 -0.46% $360.08 -16.72% $351.11 -14.59% $295.50 1.49%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC $139.58 $127.26 9.68% $107.94 29.31% $130.06 7.32% $141.90 -1.63%
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc $98.12 $96.29 1.90% $97.56 0.57% $95.61 2.63% $97.10 1.05%
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc $42.03 $35.60 18.05% $41.28 1.82% $45.94 -8.51% $42.07 -0.10%
LGIH LGI Homes Inc $107.89 $81.79 31.91% $81.47 32.43% $113.09 -4.60% $105.76 2.01%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation $330.27 $225.98 46.15% $302.52 9.17% $341.45 -3.27% $307.21 7.51%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. $315.35 $189.72 66.22% $289.53 8.92% $374.84 -15.87% $294.76 6.99%
MA Mastercard Inc $331.78 $267.69 23.94% $288.95 14.82% $356.00 -6.80% $335.26 -1.04%
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. $107.54 $90.28 19.12% $108.41 -0.80% $118.59 -9.32% $107.33 0.20%
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. $465.10 $322.89 44.04% $489.25 -4.94% $496.20 -6.27% $438.66 6.03%
MTZ MasTec, Inc. $42.05 $64.50 -34.81% $43.41 -3.13% $46.04 -8.67% $43.46 -3.24%
MU Micron Technology, Inc. $49.14 $43.21 13.72% $48.49 1.34% $44.62 10.13% $50.74 -3.15%
MTCH Match Group Inc $105.75 $72.41 46.04% $101.18 4.52% $111.53 -5.18% $108.41 -2.45%
NFLX Netflix, Inc. $482.88 $263.08 83.55% $443.40 8.90% $526.27 -8.24% $469.96 2.75%
NSP Insperity Inc $64.87 $95.87 -32.34% $60.20 7.76% $68.18 -4.85% $67.92 -4.49%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation $514.95 $171.40 200.44% $366.09 40.66% $504.98 1.97% $487.57 5.62%
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc $93.40 $97.44 -4.15% $79.07 18.12% $95.39 -2.09% $100.39 -6.96%
PATK Patrick Industries, Inc. $54.39 $38.21 42.33% $55.80 -2.52% $58.55 -7.11% $51.74 5.12%
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc $187.25 $102.20 83.22% $170.87 9.59% $204.34 -8.36% $176.07 6.35%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation $84.30 $86.59 -2.64% $71.18 18.42% $83.41 1.07% $84.95 -0.77%
SUI Sun Communities Inc $142.76 $145.73 -2.04% $135.20 5.60% $148.45 -3.83% $140.90 1.32%
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc $138.00 $76.28 80.91% $125.41 10.04% $140.10 -1.50% $136.01 1.46%
THRM Gentherm Inc $39.54 $40.75 -2.97% $36.88 7.21% $45.16 -12.44% $42.46 -6.88%
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc $112.02 $77.56 44.43% $105.20 6.48% $115.24 -2.79% $110.72 1.17%
TNET TriNet Group Inc $58.78 $61.78 -4.86% $58.72 0.10% $68.82 -14.59% $61.13 -3.84%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc $216.83 $244.40 -11.28% $189.99 14.13% $223.95 -3.18% $231.74 -6.43%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc $302.50 $211.79 42.83% $285.70 5.88% $310.38 -2.54% $308.02 -1.79%
V Visa Inc $197.25 $172.90 14.08% $188.98 4.37% $211.03 -6.53% $202.61 -2.65%
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc $273.96 $149.58 83.15% $234.93 16.61% $270.22 1.38% $265.90 3.03%

Over the last year, my Watch List returned 32.68%
Over the last quarter, my Watch List returned 10.43%
Over the last month, my Watch List returned -4.64%
Over the last week, my Watch List returned -0.09%

 

SHORT TERM WATCH LIST STOCK RESULTS

 

Stock
Ticker
Company
name
Latest
price
Year
ago
Year ago
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Quarter
ago
Quarter ago
change
Month
ago
Month ago
change
Week
ago
Week ago
change
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $3,095.13 $1,725.45 79.38% $2,692.87 14.94% $3,400.00 -8.97% $2,954.91 4.75%
AAPL Apple Inc. $112.28 $54.17 107.28% $88.24 27.24% $125.01 -10.18% $106.84 5.09%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated $479.78 $277.54 72.87% $426.92 12.38% $510.32 -5.98% $467.55 2.62%
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc $322.95 $180.36 79.06% $244.38 32.15% $323.73 -0.24% $316.19 2.14%
FTNT Fortinet Inc $116.81 $76.22 53.26% $134.55 -13.18% $132.07 -11.55% $117.28 -0.40%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation $330.27 $225.98 46.15% $302.52 9.17% $341.45 -3.27% $307.21 7.51%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. $315.35 $189.72 66.22% $289.53 8.92% $374.84 -15.87% $294.76 6.99%
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. $107.54 $90.28 19.12% $108.41 -0.80% $118.59 -9.32% $107.33 0.20%
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. $465.10 $322.89 44.04% $489.25 -4.94% $496.20 -6.27% $438.66 6.03%
MTCH Match Group Inc $105.75 $72.41 46.04% $101.18 4.52% $111.53 -5.18% $108.41 -2.45%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation $514.95 $171.40 200.44% $366.09 40.66% $504.98 1.97% $487.57 5.62%
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc $187.25 $102.20 83.22% $170.87 9.59% $204.34 -8.36% $176.07 6.35%
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc $138.00 $76.28 80.91% $125.41 10.04% $140.10 -1.50% $136.01 1.46%
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc $112.02 $77.56 44.43% $105.20 6.48% $115.24 -2.79% $110.72 1.17%
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc $273.96 $149.58 83.15% $234.93 16.61% $270.22 1.38% $265.90 3.03%

Over the last year, my Short Term Watch List returned 73.70%
Over the last quarter, my Short Term Watch List returned 11.58%
Over the last month, my Short Term Watch List returned -5.74%
Over the last week, my Short Term Watch List returned 3.34%

Short Term List returned 74%
High growth stock: NVIDIA Corporation ($NVDA) at 200%
Total Execution Time: 0.60104608535767 Sec

Symbol Stock Price change today
ILMN Illumina, Inc. 4.7431%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation 4.2578%
AAPL Apple Inc. 3.7516%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc 3.3623%
SUI Sun Communities Inc 3.2174%
PATK Patrick Industries, Inc. 3.0114%
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 2.8709%
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc 2.7773%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated 2.5894%
CSGP CoStar Group Inc 2.5453%
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc 2.5303%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. 2.4949%
MTCH Match Group Inc 2.2431%
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock 2.12%
NFLX Netflix, Inc. 2.0715%
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc 2.071%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. 1.9398%
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc 1.738%
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc 1.5735%
NSP Insperity Inc 1.5339%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation 1.5173%
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. 1.5126%
FIVE Five Below Inc 1.4897%
MTZ MasTec, Inc. 1.3742%
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc 1.3297%
CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. 1.2784%
AVGO Broadcom Inc 1.2141%
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. 1.1565%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A 1.1386%
FTNT Fortinet Inc 1.1342%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC 1.1083%
ANET Arista Networks Inc 1.0985%
MA Mastercard Inc 1.0877%
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc 1.0823%
FND Floor & Decor Holdings Inc 0.9923%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation 0.9475%
V Visa Inc 0.8848%
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corp 0.8712%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. 0.7614%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc 0.5752%
TNET TriNet Group Inc 0.5646%
FSS Federal Signal Corporation 0.0689%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. -0.0729%
THRM Gentherm Inc -0.2019%
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. -0.4812%
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc -0.6594%
MU Micron Technology, Inc. -0.6671%
GTN Gray Television, Inc. -1.0699%
EVR Evercore Inc -1.1005%
LGIH LGI Homes Inc -2.0962%

Stock ticker Stock name Last Close Recommendation
AAPL Apple Inc. $108.2200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. $262.4700 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated $467.6700 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. $311.8800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. $57.7900 Some Concerns, may need to wait
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. $3019.7900 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ANET Arista Networks Inc $198.4600 Very Concerned, may need to wait
AVGO Broadcom Inc $352.5200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
CSGP CoStar Group Inc $819.1500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. $67.2700 Strong Buy or Hold
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. $413.3000 Strong Buy or Hold
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corp $48.2100 Very Concerned, may need to wait
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc $314.9800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
EVR Evercore Inc $61.7900 Very Concerned, may need to wait
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock $249.5300 Very Concerned, may need to wait
FIVE Five Below Inc $127.5400 Very Concerned, may need to wait
FND Floor & Decor Holdings Inc $71.5500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
FSS Federal Signal Corporation $29.0400 Very Concerned, may need to wait
FTNT Fortinet Inc $115.5000 Very Concerned, may need to wait
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A $1422.8600 Very Concerned, may need to wait
GTN Gray Television, Inc. $14.0200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ILMN Illumina, Inc. $286.3100 Very Concerned, may need to wait
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC $138.0500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc $96.6000 Very Concerned, may need to wait
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc $41.5800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
LGIH LGI Homes Inc $110.2000 Very Concerned, may need to wait
LRCX Lam Research Corporation $327.1700 Possible Buy or Hold, but some concerns
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. $315.5800 Some Concerns, may need to wait
MA Mastercard Inc $328.2100 Very Concerned, may need to wait
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. $108.0600 Some Concerns, may need to wait
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. $452.1200 Some Concerns, may need to wait
MTZ MasTec, Inc. $41.4800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
MU Micron Technology, Inc. $49.4700 Concerned, but watch close as good things may happen soon
MTCH Match Group Inc $103.4300 Very Concerned, may need to wait
NFLX Netflix, Inc. $473.0800 Very Concerned, may need to wait
NSP Insperity Inc $63.8900 Very Concerned, may need to wait
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation $493.9200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc $94.0200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
PATK Patrick Industries, Inc. $52.8000 Some Concerns, may need to wait
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc $182.1900 Very Concerned, may need to wait
SBUX Starbucks Corporation $83.0400 Very Concerned, may need to wait
SUI Sun Communities Inc $138.3100 Very Concerned, may need to wait
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc $135.2000 Very Concerned, may need to wait
THRM Gentherm Inc $39.6200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc $110.5500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
TNET TriNet Group Inc $58.4500 Very Concerned, may need to wait
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc $215.5900 Very Concerned, may need to wait
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc $292.6600 Very Concerned, may need to wait
V Visa Inc $195.5200 Very Concerned, may need to wait
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc $269.2800 Very Concerned, may need to wait

Symbol Stock Price change today
ILMN Illumina, Inc. 4.8755%
LGIH LGI Homes Inc 4.6534%
GTN Gray Television, Inc. 3.3923%
LRCX Lam Research Corporation 3.2017%
NXST Nexstar Media Group Inc 1.985%
NVDA NVIDIA Corporation 1.8497%
NSP Insperity Inc 1.5094%
CVGW Calavo Growers, Inc. 1.509%
TMUS T-Mobile Us Inc 1.422%
TNET TriNet Group Inc 1.3525%
KNX Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc 1.2664%
ALGN Align Technology, Inc. 1.1546%
MA Mastercard Inc 1.1339%
AAPL Apple Inc. 1.0269%
SWKS Skyworks Solutions Inc 0.9558%
GOOGL Alphabet Inc Class A 0.9557%
AMAT Applied Materials, Inc. 0.9432%
ABMD ABIOMED, Inc. 0.9073%
AMZN Amazon.com, Inc. 0.6644%
THRM Gentherm Inc 0.6606%
MKTX MarketAxess Holdings Inc. 0.5918%
NFLX Netflix, Inc. 0.5249%
MTCH Match Group Inc 0.5248%
MKSI MKS Instruments, Inc. 0.4182%
ETFC E*TRADE Financial Corp 0.3957%
FSS Federal Signal Corporation 0.3802%
PYPL Paypal Holdings Inc 0.3194%
AVGO Broadcom Inc 0.2645%
KEYS Keysight Technologies Inc 0.2491%
FB Facebook, Inc. Common Stock 0.2048%
FTNT Fortinet Inc 0.1995%
FIVE Five Below Inc 0.1885%
UNH UnitedHealth Group Inc 0.178%
V Visa Inc 0.0768%
EPAM EPAM Systems Inc 0.0731%
SBUX Starbucks Corporation 0.0602%
PATK Patrick Industries, Inc. 0.0189%
ANET Arista Networks Inc -0.0101%
JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC -0.0145%
DPZ Domino’s Pizza, Inc. -0.058%
EVR Evercore Inc -0.1777%
CSGP CoStar Group Inc -0.2569%
LULU Lululemon Athletica inc. -0.3757%
VEEV Veeva Systems Inc -0.4768%
MTZ MasTec, Inc. -0.5514%
ADBE Adobe Systems Incorporated -0.5782%
ULTA Ulta Beauty Inc -0.6681%
SUI Sun Communities Inc -0.7178%
MU Micron Technology, Inc. -0.7623%
FND Floor & Decor Holdings Inc -1.7035%