best performing stock in aug 1979

Walmart (WMT) had the highest return in August 1979 by a US stock, returning 31.8%.

ASSET MONTH % RETURN
Walmart (WMT)
August 1979
31.77%
General Dynamics (GD)
August 1979
26.88%
HP (HPQ)
August 1979
21.1%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
August 1979
20.2%
Danaher (DHR)
August 1979
20.03%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
August 1979
17.66%
Ball (BALL)
August 1979
15.48%
Medtronic (MDT)
August 1979
15.02%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
August 1979
11.95%
Boeing (BA)
August 1979
11.91%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
August 1979
11.87%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
August 1979
11.57%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
August 1979
11.06%
Kroger (KR)
August 1979
10.73%
American International (AIG)
August 1979
10.28%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
August 1979
10.2%
Avnet (AVT)
August 1979
10.06%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
August 1979
10%
Altria (MO)
August 1979
9.93%
Colgate-Palmolive (CL)
August 1979
9.84%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
August 1979
9.38%
Sysco (SYY)
August 1979
9.37%
Alcoa (AA)
August 1979
9.29%
Deere (DE)
August 1979
9.16%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
August 1979
8.6%