best performing stocks each month of 1979

Transcat (TRNS) had the best month in 1979 by a US stock in March 1979, returning 71.4%.

ASSETMONTH% RETURN
Transcat (TRNS)
March 1979
71.39%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC)
May 1979
60.06%
Western Digital (WDC)
January 1979
53.33%
Diodes (DIOD)
May 1979
50.02%
Western Digital (WDC)
March 1979
50.01%
Teradyne (TER)
November 1979
45.7%
NACCO Industries (NC)
November 1979
40.51%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
August 1979
39.73%
Mattel (MAT)
March 1979
38.89%
Skyworks Solutions (SWKS)
June 1979
36%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
December 1979
35.72%
Chicago Rivet & Machine (CVR)
January 1979
34.1%
Ducommun (DCO)
January 1979
32.42%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
June 1979
32.41%
Walmart (WMT)
August 1979
31.41%
McCormick (MKC)
October 1979
31.2%
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
November 1979
30.46%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
November 1979
30.33%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
January 1979
30%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
March 1979
29.97%
Danaher (DHR)
November 1979
28.99%
Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC)
November 1979
28.96%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
July 1979
28.6%
Western Digital (WDC)
August 1979
27.78%
CNA Financial (CNA)
March 1979
26.96%