Best-performing New Jersey Stocks Last Week

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Best-performing New Jersey stocks last week

Stacker compiled a list of the best-performing stocks in New Jersey last week using data from IEX Cloud. Stocks are ranked by the highest percent price change from Aug. 16 to Aug. 23. Stocks headquartered in New Jersey, listed on the Russell 3000 membership list, and a market cap over $5.0 billion on April 14th were considered. Both2 stocks that met the criteria in New Jersey were included in the list.

The highest performing stock on the list returned +9.9% last week. Read on to see which companies made the list.

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#22. Zoetis Inc (ZTS)

- Last week price change: -1.5% (-$2.81)
- Market cap: $82.0 billion
- Headquarters: Parsippany
- Sector: Manufacturing

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#21. American Water Works Co. (AWK)

- Last week price change: -0.4% (-$0.56)
- Market cap: $27.4 billion
- Headquarters: Camden
- Sector: Utilities

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#20. Catalent (CTLT)

- Last week price change: -0.2% (-$0.11)
- Market cap: $10.8 billion
- Headquarters: Somerset
- Sector: Manufacturing

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#19. Becton, Dickinson And Co. (BDX)

- Last week price change: +0.0% (+$0.05)
- Market cap: $68.3 billion
- Headquarters: Franklin Lakes
- Sector: Manufacturing

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#18. Avis Budget Group Inc (CAR)

- Last week price change: +0.5% (+$0.42)
- Market cap: $3.1 billion
- Headquarters: Parsippany
- Sector: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

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#17. Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG)

- Last week price change: +0.5% (+$0.44)
- Market cap: $40.4 billion
- Headquarters: Newark
- Sector: Utilities

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#16. Verisk Analytics Inc (VRSK)

- Last week price change: +0.6% (+$1.52)
- Market cap: $38.2 billion
- Headquarters: Jersey City
- Sector: Information

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#15. NRG Energy (NRG)

- Last week price change: +0.9% (+$0.72)
- Market cap: $17.2 billion
- Headquarters: Princeton
- Sector: Utilities

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#14. Selective Insurance Group (SIGI)

- Last week price change: +1.0% (+$0.89)
- Market cap: $5.5 billion
- Headquarters: Branchville
- Sector: Finance and Insurance

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#13. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH)

- Last week price change: +1.1% (+$0.82)
- Market cap: $38.0 billion
- Headquarters: Teaneck
- Sector: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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