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GPOR +6883%
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MAY 2020 LEADER
NBR +170%
Nabors Industries Ltd.
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1 SUNC +60919900.0% 2 BW +1555.6% 3 AMPX +780.9% 4 BE +558.4% 5 PL +526.9%
📅 2020 YTD Top 5 Full List →
1 GPOR +6883.2% 2 CBL +3625.7% 3 NE +3621.9% 4 CLS +3284.8% 5 LEU +3186.2%
🗓 May 2020 Top 5 Full List →
1 NBR +169.5% 2 CWH +157.3% 3 BW +131.2% 4 TWLO +83.0% 5 ONIT +80.5%
Quick Access: 52-Week 2020 YTD May 2020 Market Cap Dividends
#1 NBR leads with +170% May 2020

NBR (Nabors Industries Ltd.) is the best performing stock in May 2020. Following are CWH (+157%) and BW (+131%). Top performing sectors: Communication Services (+53% avg, 1 in top 10), Energy (+50% avg, 2 in top 10), Industrials (+48% avg, 2 in top 10).

Top Stock Gainers May 2020 - Monthly Performance Ranked

Discover the best stocks of May 2020 ranked by monthly performance. Find out which public companies delivered the highest returns this month, with market caps over $100 million on Nasdaq and NYSE.
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This ranking shows the best performing stocks during May 2020, calculated from the first to the last trading day of the month. Using split-adjusted data ensures accurate performance calculations.

Monthly performance rankings help identify short-term momentum and sector rotation patterns that may not be visible in longer timeframes. These rapid movers often present opportunities for traders and momentum investors.

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Data as of March 18, 2026 at 4:09 PM EDT

Rank
Symbol
Company Name
May Gain
Market Cap
Price
Country
Sector
1
NBR
Nabors Industries Ltd.
169.53%
1.17 B
$ 79.85
Bermuda
Energy
2
CWH
Camping World Holdings, Inc.
157.35%
397.63 M
$ 6.26
United States
Consumer Cyclical
3
BW
Babcock & Wilcox Enterprise...
131.21%
1.94 B
$ 14.9
United States
Industrials
4
TWLO
Twilio Inc.
83%
19.24 B
$ 126.88
United States
Technology
5
ONIT
Onity Group Inc.
80.49%
334.39 M
$ 39.24
United States
Financial Services
6
UNFI
United Natural Foods, Inc.
75%
2.45 B
$ 40.17
United States
Consumer Defensive
7
AXL
Dauch Corporation
69.69%
2.12 B
$ 9
United States
Consumer Cyclical
8
FVRR
Fiverr International Ltd.
64.82%
405.89 M
$ 10.99
Israel
Communication Services
9
USAC
USA Compression Partners, LP
63.5%
4.12 B
$ 28.41
United States
Energy
10
TPC
Tutor Perini Corporation
59.09%
3.77 B
$ 71.44
United States
Industrials
11
RH
RH
57.78%
2.56 B
$ 136.25
United States
Consumer Cyclical
12
OII
Oceaneering International, ...
54.33%
3.45 B
$ 34.55
United States
Energy
13
HLX
Helix Energy Solutions Grou...
54.13%
1.40 B
$ 9.48
United States
Energy
14
BYON
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.
53.34%
541.91 M
$ 9.44
United States
Consumer Cyclical
15
TRGP
Targa Resources Corp.
51.48%
51.77 B
$ 240.84
United States
Energy
16
HOUS
Anywhere Real Estate Inc.
50%
762.88 M
$ 6.81
United States
Real Estate
17
RYAM
Rayonier Advanced Materials...
47.62%
787.32 M
$ 11.75
United States
Basic Materials
18
CDE
Coeur Mining, Inc.
47.44%
13.51 B
$ 21.04
United States
Basic Materials
19
REZI
Resideo Technologies, Inc.
46.47%
5.18 B
$ 34.24
United States
Industrials
20
SE
Sea Limited
45.67%
51.86 B
$ 87.59
Singapore
Consumer Cyclical
21
CCS
Century Communities, Inc.
45.45%
1.72 B
$ 58.45
United States
Real Estate
22
JILL
J.Jill, Inc.
45.3%
242.12 M
$ 15.9
United States
Consumer Cyclical
23
NREF
NexPoint Real Estate Financ...
45.16%
316.17 M
$ 13.39
United States
Real Estate
24
CLPR
Clipper Realty Inc.
44.42%
130.36 M
$ 3.07
United States
Real Estate
25
FSM
Fortuna Mining Corp.
43.45%
3.17 B
$ 10.3
Canada
Basic Materials
26
GEL
Genesis Energy, L.P.
43.21%
2.17 B
$ 17.68
United States
Energy
27
YPF
YPF Sociedad Anónima
42.37%
15.50 B
$ 38.11
Argentina
Energy
28
AROC
Archrock, Inc.
42.06%
6.35 B
$ 36.2
United States
Energy
29
DT
Dynatrace, Inc.
41.64%
11.99 B
$ 39.77
United States
Technology
30
TMHC
Taylor Morrison Home Corpor...
41.2%
5.79 B
$ 60.15
United States
Consumer Cyclical
31
MSB
Mesabi Trust
40.73%
415.90 M
$ 31.7
United States
Basic Materials
32
CMCM
Cheetah Mobile Inc.
40.51%
222.20 M
$ 7.24
China
Communication Services
33
BZH
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
40.29%
625.87 M
$ 21.21
United States
Consumer Cyclical
34
SBS
Companhia de Saneamento Bás...
40.08%
20.14 B
$ 28.76
Brazil
Utilities
35
W
Wayfair Inc.
40.04%
10.45 B
$ 79.89
United States
Consumer Cyclical
36
CVLG
Covenant Logistics Group, Inc.
40%
630.84 M
$ 25.15
United States
Industrials
37
HOV
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc.
39.74%
639.07 M
$ 107.62
United States
Consumer Cyclical
38
MED
Medifast, Inc.
39.62%
110.46 M
$ 10.05
United States
Consumer Cyclical
39
MHO
M/I Homes, Inc.
39.62%
3.37 B
$ 128.94
United States
Consumer Cyclical
40
BALY
Bally's Corporation
39.59%
627.31 M
$ 12.76
United States
Consumer Cyclical
41
HZO
MarineMax, Inc.
39.01%
574.25 M
$ 26.07
United States
Consumer Cyclical
42
RWT
Redwood Trust, Inc.
38.96%
734.94 M
$ 5.88
United States
Real Estate
43
BHVN
Biohaven Ltd.
38.61%
1.43 B
$ 9.53
United States
Healthcare
44
ESTC
Elastic N.V.
38.27%
5.84 B
$ 55.4
Netherlands
Technology
45
PAR
PAR Technology Corporation
38.18%
598.36 M
$ 14.54
United States
Technology
46
WSM
Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
38.11%
21.75 B
$ 182.17
United States
Consumer Cyclical
47
TEN
Tsakos Energy Navigation Li...
37.96%
1.05 B
$ 34.86
Greece
Energy
48
NOA
North American Construction...
37.82%
382.91 M
$ 13.17
Canada
Energy
49
IBP
Installed Building Products...
37.76%
7.71 B
$ 285.89
United States
Consumer Cyclical
50
BJ
BJ's Wholesale Club Holding...
37.61%
12.72 B
$ 96.53
United States
Consumer Defensive
51
OVV
Ovintiv Inc.
37.57%
15.71 B
$ 55.44
United States
Energy
52
RAMP
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.
37.3%
1.78 B
$ 27.95
United States
Technology
53
NGVC
Natural Grocers by Vitamin ...
37.27%
595.64 M
$ 25.86
United States
Consumer Defensive
54
RVLV
Revolve Group, Inc.
37.17%
1.66 B
$ 23.19
United States
Consumer Cyclical
55
ELF
e.l.f. Beauty, Inc.
37.12%
4.45 B
$ 74.66
United States
Consumer Defensive
56
THO
THOR Industries, Inc.
36.96%
4.29 B
$ 81.2
United States
Consumer Cyclical
57
DY
Dycom Industries, Inc.
36.56%
10.83 B
$ 361.43
United States
Industrials
58
SBH
Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.
36.54%
1.39 B
$ 14.1
United States
Consumer Cyclical
59
ALTG
Alta Equipment Group Inc.
36.46%
197.15 M
$ 6.11
United States
Industrials
60
NUS
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc.
36.34%
349.88 M
$ 7.27
United States
Consumer Defensive
61
TOL
Toll Brothers, Inc.
35.47%
13.41 B
$ 141.52
United States
Consumer Cyclical
62
PRLB
Proto Labs, Inc.
35.02%
1.35 B
$ 56.72
United States
Industrials
63
BBWI
Bath & Body Works, Inc.
34.92%
4.15 B
$ 20.27
United States
Consumer Cyclical
64
LB
LandBridge Company LLC
34.92%
6.16 B
$ 77.41
United States
Energy
65
LAC
Lithium Americas Corp.
34.64%
1.37 B
$ 4.5
Canada
Basic Materials
66
MTUS
Metallus Inc.
34.62%
615.11 M
$ 14.74
United States
Basic Materials
67
PAAS
Pan American Silver Corp.
34.47%
23.54 B
$ 55.81
Canada
Basic Materials
68
CADE
Cadence Bank
33.83%
7.85 B
$ 42.11
United States
Financial Services
69
MTH
Meritage Homes Corporation
33.78%
4.52 B
$ 64.18
United States
Consumer Cyclical
70
HVT
Haverty Furniture Companies...
33.28%
361.94 M
$ 21.93
United States
Consumer Cyclical
71
GDOT
Green Dot Corporation
33.26%
628.81 M
$ 11.32
United States
Financial Services
72
ALB
Albemarle Corporation
33.22%
19.60 B
$ 166.32
United States
Basic Materials
73
WTTR
Select Water Solutions, Inc.
33.18%
1.97 B
$ 14.6
United States
Energy
74
TPVG
TriplePoint Venture Growth ...
33.07%
214.20 M
$ 5.29
United States
Financial Services
75
PII
Polaris Inc.
33.06%
3.03 B
$ 53.45
United States
Consumer Cyclical
76
OIS
Oil States International, Inc.
32.92%
738.13 M
$ 12.26
United States
Energy
77
BAK
Braskem S.A.
32.82%
1.90 B
$ 4.78
Brazil
Basic Materials
78
LOMA
Loma Negra Compañía Industr...
32.76%
1.32 B
$ 10.07
Argentina
Basic Materials
79
DKS
DICK'S Sporting Goods, Inc.
32.52%
17.15 B
$ 190.64
United States
Consumer Cyclical
80
WOLF
Wolfspeed, Inc.
32.42%
806.64 M
$ 17.89
United States
Technology
81
OEC
Orion S.A.
31.82%
265.61 M
$ 4.72
Luxembourg
Basic Materials
82
WGO
Winnebago Industries, Inc.
31.81%
945.96 M
$ 33.52
United States
Consumer Cyclical
83
BYD
Boyd Gaming Corporation
31.73%
6.18 B
$ 81.83
United States
Consumer Cyclical
84
PSTG
Everpure, Inc.
31.71%
20.95 B
$ 63.44
United States
Technology
85
KBH
KB Home
31.43%
3.55 B
$ 54.84
United States
Consumer Cyclical
86
OKE
ONEOK, Inc.
31.32%
54.51 B
$ 86.56
United States
Energy
87
CHMI
Cherry Hill Mortgage Invest...
31.16%
101.10 M
$ 2.71
United States
Real Estate
88
TNL
Travel + Leisure Co.
30.97%
4.40 B
$ 70.46
United States
Consumer Cyclical
89
TPH
Tri Pointe Homes, Inc.
30.78%
3.99 B
$ 46.39
United States
Consumer Cyclical
90
TREX
Trex Company, Inc.
30.72%
4.03 B
$ 38.08
United States
Industrials
91
BOX
Box, Inc.
30.5%
3.50 B
$ 24.46
United States
Technology
92
GBX
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.
30.42%
1.61 B
$ 51.7
United States
Industrials
93
KFS
Kingsway Financial Services...
30.41%
315.31 M
$ 11.02
United States
Consumer Cyclical
94
EVH
Evolent Health, Inc.
30.4%
315.94 M
$ 2.83
United States
Healthcare
95
YEXT
Yext, Inc.
30.07%
679.82 M
$ 5.53
United States
Technology
96
NVRI
Enviri Corporation
29.92%
1.49 B
$ 18.29
United States
Industrials
97
CVE
Cenovus Energy Inc.
29.64%
44.43 B
$ 23.55
Canada
Energy
98
CRL
Charles River Laboratories ...
29.63%
7.57 B
$ 153.71
United States
Healthcare
99
SID
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
29.45%
1.60 B
$ 1.2
Brazil
Basic Materials
100
BBAR
Banco BBVA Argentina S.A.
29.39%
2.79 B
$ 13.12
Argentina
Financial Services
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Frequently Asked Questions

Q What is the best stock of May 2020?
A

NBR (Nabors Industries Ltd.) was the best performing stock in May 2020 with a gain of 170%. Top performers this month include NBR, CWH, BW.

Q What stocks gained the most in May 2020?
A

The biggest gainers in May 2020 were: NBR (+170%), CWH (+157%), BW (+131%), TWLO (+83%), ONIT (+80%). These monthly rankings show which stocks had the strongest short-term momentum.

Q Which sectors performed best in May 2020?
A

The top performing sectors in May 2020 included Energy, Consumer Cyclical, Industrials, based on the stocks with highest monthly gains. NBR led the Energy sector.

Q How is monthly stock performance calculated?
A

Monthly stock performance is calculated by comparing the closing price on the last trading day of the month to the opening price on the first trading day. Split-adjusted prices ensure accuracy.

Understanding Monthly Stock Performance

Monthly performance rankings reveal short-term momentum patterns and help identify stocks experiencing rapid price movements:

  • Momentum Trading: Stocks showing strong monthly performance often continue their trend into subsequent months, making this data valuable for momentum-based strategies.
  • Sector Rotation: Monthly rankings can reveal which sectors are gaining favor with investors, signaling potential rotation opportunities.
  • Event-Driven Moves: Earnings releases, product launches, and regulatory approvals often create significant monthly price movements.

Using Monthly Data Effectively

  • Combine Timeframes: Compare monthly gainers with 52-week and YTD performance to identify stocks with both short and long-term momentum.
  • Research the Catalyst: Investigate why top monthly performers moved significantly - understanding the cause helps assess sustainability.
  • Watch for Reversals: Extreme monthly gains sometimes precede corrections, so consider risk management when chasing recent performers.