best performance stocks august 1978

Medtronic (MDT) had the highest return in August 1978 by a US stock, returning 22.7%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Medtronic (MDT)
August 1978
22.71%
Avnet (AVT)
August 1978
22.46%
Standex International (SXI)
August 1978
19.8%
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)
August 1978
18.35%
Skyline (SKY)
August 1978
18.18%
Carpenter Technology (CRS)
August 1978
16.76%
WW Grainger (GWW)
August 1978
14.45%
Kennametal (KMT)
August 1978
14.16%
SIFCO Industries (SIF)
August 1978
10.87%
Clorox (CLX)
August 1978
10.01%
Nabors Industries (NBR)
August 1978
10%
Boeing (BA)
August 1978
9.95%
Matson (MATX)
August 1978
8.78%
American International (AIG)
August 1978
8.74%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
August 1978
8.72%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
August 1978
8.71%
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY)
August 1978
8.48%
Pentair (PNR)
August 1978
8.29%
H2O America (HTO)
August 1978
8.22%
Timken (TKR)
August 1978
7.85%
Wells Fargo (WFC)
August 1978
7.59%
Bank of New York Mellon (BK)
August 1978
7.22%
CVS Health (CVS)
August 1978
6.96%
Stewart Information Services (STC)
August 1978
6.93%
Campbell’s (CPB)
August 1978
6.45%