best performing nasdaq stocks in 1979

Teradyne (TER) had the highest return in 1979 by a US stock in the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC), returning 115.1%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Teradyne (TER)
1979
115.15%
Avnet (AVT)
1979
64.8%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1979
28.3%
Xerox (XRX)
1979
21.35%
Texas Instruments (TXN)
1979
12.02%
H2O America (HTO)
1979
7.24%
Commerce Bancshares (CBSH)
1979
0%
American Electric Power (AEP)
1979
-6.04%
Evergy (EVRG)
1979
-8.55%
Campbell’s (CPB)
1979
-11.76%