Weekly top industrial gainers and losers: Generac Holdings, Boeing lead, Lockheed Martin ends in red

Wall Street ended higher last week with the S&P 500 (SP500) and Nasdaq Composite (COMP:IND) hitting record closing highs amid trade negotiations. The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ETF (NYSEARCA:XLI) climbed 1.03%, showing an improvement from a week ago.

Weekly top 5 gainers

• Generac Holdings (NYSE:GNRC) ended as the highest gainer last week with its shares +11.83%.
• Boeing (NYSE:BA) rose 7.95% for the week after analysts turned optimistic despite growing scrutiny. Seeking Alpha analyst Dhierin Bechai rated it a Buy, citing stronger positioning than Airbus (OTCPK:EADSF), while Redburn also upgraded the stock to Buy from Neutral.
• Parker-Hannifin (NYSE:PH) ended the week +7.32%.
• GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) was +6.72%. The company said this week that it would build a C$70M service center for small nuclear reactors in Ontario. It also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25, in line with the previous dividend.
• Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) +6.71%.

Weekly top 5 losers

• Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) lost the most this week with shares -2.54% as the news of a $250M U.S. Navy contract was offset by Donald Trump’s new defense budget which outlines fewer F-35 jets from the company to trim its spending.
• Waste Management (NYSE:WM) was -1.59%. The company revealed its growth targets through 2027 this week, which included a 9.4% compound annual growth rate for revenues to $28.88B in 2027.
• Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) entered the list of losers last week with its shares -1.54%.
• Republic Services (NYSE:RSG) ended -1.54% after SA analyst IWA Research issued a Hold call on the stock, calling it overvalued. They flagged the firm’s weak balance sheet and high debt as major causes of concern.
• RTX (NYSE:RTX) -1.35% tumbled down from the top spot in the previous week. The company received two contracts from the U.S. Army and Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric Corporation last week. However, its gains were erased after several SA analysts appeared bullish on the company with Stone Fox Capital recommending to sell the stock.

ETFs to tab the industrial sector include: (NYSEARCA:XLI), (VIS), (XAR), (EXI), (PSCI), (PRN), (FIDU).