Best-performing Kentucky stocks last week

Stacker compiled a list of the best-performing stocks in Kentucky last week using data from IEX Cloud. Stocks are ranked by the highest percent price change from Aug. 9 to Aug. 16. Stocks headquartered in Kentucky, listed on the Russell 3000 membership list, and a market cap over $5.0 billion on April 14th were considered. All 9 stocks that met the criteria in Kentucky were included in the list.

The highest performing stock on the list returned +4.9% last week. Read on to see which companies made the list.

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#9. Texas Roadhouse Inc (TXRH)

– Last week price change: -0.2% (-$0.30)
– Market cap: $11.2 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Accommodation and Food Services

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#8. Humana (HUM)

– Last week price change: -0.1% (-$0.47)
– Market cap: $42.2 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Finance and Insurance

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#7. Yum Brands (YUM)

– Last week price change: +0.4% (+$0.61)
– Market cap: $38.6 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Accommodation and Food Services

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#6. Brown-Forman Corp. (BF.A)

– Last week price change: +1.4% (+$0.61)
– Market cap: $21.4 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Manufacturing

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#5. Brown-Forman Corp. (BF.B)

– Last week price change: +1.6% (+$0.71)
– Market cap: $21.4 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Manufacturing

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#4. Tempur Sealy International Inc (TPX)

– Last week price change: +2.1% (+$1.03)
– Market cap: $8.8 billion
– Headquarters: Lexington
– Sector: Manufacturing

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#3. Churchill Downs (CHDN)

– Last week price change: +2.4% (+$3.25)
– Market cap: $10.1 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

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#2. Valvoline Inc (VVV)

– Last week price change: +2.6% (+$1.04)
– Market cap: $5.3 billion
– Headquarters: Lexington
– Sector: Wholesale Trade

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#1. Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC)

– Last week price change: +4.9% (+$2.57)
– Market cap: $202.4 billion
– Headquarters: Bardstown
– Sector: Finance and Insurance