best performing stocks in the year 1979

Spectrum Brands (SPB) had the best year in 1979 by a US stock in 1979, returning 179%.

ASSETYEAR% RETURN
Spectrum Brands (SPB)
1979
179.04%
Trinity Industries (TRN)
1979
153.54%
Ducommun (DCO)
1979
118.91%
Medtronic (MDT)
1979
116.48%
Teradyne (TER)
1979
115.15%
BP PLC ADR (BP)
1979
113.38%
Carlisle Companies (CSL)
1979
103.15%
Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM)
1979
100%
General Dynamics (GD)
1979
95.18%
NACCO Industries (NC)
1979
91.37%
Lockheed Martin (LMT)
1979
76.91%
Revvity (RVTY)
1979
70%
Avnet (AVT)
1979
64.8%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1979
60.93%
UGI (UGI)
1979
60.55%
Western Digital (WDC)
1979
60%
Ampco-Pittsburgh (AP)
1979
58.87%
GATX (GATX)
1979
53.13%
Matson (MATX)
1979
52.6%
Northwest Natural Gas (NWN)
1979
50.01%
Snap-On (SNA)
1979
47.26%
Walmart (WMT)
1979
46.99%
SIFCO Industries (SIF)
1979
44.09%
Kennametal (KMT)
1979
40.61%
Dupont De Nemours (DD)
1979
35.64%