best performing sandp stocks by month in 1989

Pinnacle West Capital (PNW) had the best month in 1989 by a US stock in the S&P 500 (GSPC) in December 1989, returning 111.9%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Pinnacle West Capital (PNW)
December 1989
111.91%
Nike (NKE)
March 1989
57.71%
Tyler Technologies (TYL)
December 1989
56.82%
Charles Schwab (SCHW)
January 1989
51.82%
Viatris (VTRS)
August 1989
50.64%
Charles Schwab (SCHW)
July 1989
50.31%
Devon Energy (DVN)
February 1989
43.59%
MGM Resorts International (MGM)
May 1989
39.13%
Amgen (AMGN)
October 1989
36.91%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
July 1989
31.82%
Tyson Foods (TSN)
July 1989
31.58%
Fair Isaac (FICO)
February 1989
30.54%
Cooper Companies (COO)
November 1989
30.03%
Bank of America (BAC)
May 1989
29.6%
Jack Henry & Associates (JKHY)
November 1989
28.73%
Nike (NKE)
September 1989
27.93%
UnitedHealth (UNH)
February 1989
27.44%
Franklin Resources (BEN)
January 1989
27.21%
Constellation Brands Inc Class A (STZ)
January 1989
26.66%
APA (APA)
July 1989
26.32%
Oracle (ORCL)
September 1989
25.99%
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS)
January 1989
25.56%
Best Buy (BBY)
October 1989
25.43%
MGM Resorts International (MGM)
July 1989
25.37%
Motorola Solutions (MSI)
May 1989
25.28%