Sandisk Is the Best-Performing S&P 500 Stock During the First Half of 2026. Here's What Stock I Think Will Dominate the Second Half (Hint: It's Not SpaceX)

Published July 3, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

The S&P 500 as a whole has had a solid 2026 so far, rising nearly 10%. If it continues this trend throughout the rest of 2026, the index would return a decent amount ahead of the 10% annual returns investors normally pencil in for the S&P 500. However, individual components within the S&P 500 have had far different experiences in 2026.

The best stock in the S&P 500, Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK), is up around 800%. The worst stock, Intuit, is down around 60%. That's quite a delta in performance, but how will these stocks fare in the second half?

Details

Let's take a look at why Sandisk rose to the top and which stock could be the best-performing stock in the second half of 2026.

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Source

Originally published at www.fool.com.

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