best performing stock in march 1979

Spectrum Brands (SPB) had the highest return in March 1979 by a US stock, returning 26%.

ASSET MONTH % RETURN
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
March 1979
25.96%
Medtronic (MDT)
March 1979
23.75%
Avnet (AVT)
March 1979
14.71%
Danaher (DHR)
March 1979
14.31%
Textron (TXT)
March 1979
14%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
March 1979
13.63%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
March 1979
13.51%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
March 1979
12.5%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
March 1979
11.19%
Halliburton (HAL)
March 1979
10.22%
Xerox (XRX)
March 1979
10.14%
HP (HPQ)
March 1979
10.01%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
March 1979
9.3%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
March 1979
9.22%
Kroger (KR)
March 1979
9.09%
Kellanova (K)
March 1979
9.09%
General Dynamics (GD)
March 1979
8.28%
Marathon Oil (MRO)
March 1979
7.14%
Eli Lilly and (LLY)
March 1979
7.01%
Chevron (CVX)
March 1979
6.71%
Becton Dickinson and (BDX)
March 1979
6.38%
Ford Motor (F)
March 1979
6.37%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
March 1979
5.96%
National Fuel Gas (NFG)
March 1979
5.89%
Walt Disney (DIS)
March 1979
5.74%