best performance stocks may 1979

NACCO Industries (NC) had the highest return in May 1979 by a US stock, returning 22.5%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
NACCO Industries (NC)
May 1979
22.5%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
May 1979
18.32%
SIFCO Industries (SIF)
May 1979
9.83%
Spire (SR)
May 1979
7.87%
Matson (MATX)
May 1979
7.85%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
May 1979
6.61%
PG&E (PCG)
May 1979
6.21%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
May 1979
6.14%
Edison International (EIX)
May 1979
5.57%
Universal (UVV)
May 1979
5.34%
Danaher (DHR)
May 1979
5.31%
Kennametal (KMT)
May 1979
5%
WW Grainger (GWW)
May 1979
4.41%
Northwest Natural Gas (NWN)
May 1979
4.35%
IDACORP (IDA)
May 1979
4.12%
Xerox (XRX)
May 1979
3.42%
Textron (TXT)
May 1979
3.42%
Consolidated Edison (ED)
May 1979
3.34%
Emerson Electric (EMR)
May 1979
2.95%
DTE Energy (DTE)
May 1979
2.55%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
May 1979
2.35%
Mesabi Trust (MSB)
May 1979
2.29%
Cummins (CMI)
May 1979
2.04%
Ducommun (DCO)
May 1979
1.94%
Evergy (EVRG)
May 1979
1.94%