best performing stocks by year 1979 to 1980

Rand Capital (RAND) had the best year between 1979 and 1980 by a US stock in 1980, returning 266.7%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Rand Capital (RAND)
1980
266.67%
Western Digital (WDC)
1980
229.16%
Lennar (LEN)
1980
200%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1979
168.25%
CACI International (CACI)
1980
165.9%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1980
153.04%
Range Resources (RRC)
1980
150%
Southwest Airlines (LUV)
1980
143.85%
Sony (SONY)
1980
133.89%
Union Pacific (UNP)
1980
119.9%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979
119.08%
Kirby (KEX)
1980
119.05%
PulteGroup (PHM)
1980
116.91%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1979
108.88%
Service Corporation International (SCI)
1980
103.08%
Halliburton (HAL)
1980
100.14%
Avnet (AVT)
1980
99.03%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979
95.17%
Analog Devices (ADI)
1980
93.69%
Hess (HES)
1980
86.06%
Revvity (RVTY)
1980
85.14%
Walmart (WMT)
1980
83%
Gap (GAP)
1980
79.46%
Federal Signal (FSS)
1980
79.33%
Sysco (SYY)
1980
78.18%