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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 Dec. 9 to Dec. 16. Stocks headquartered in Kentucky, listed on the Russell 3000, and a market cap over $5.0 billion on October 27th were considered. All 7 stocks that met the criteria in Kentucky were included in the list.

The highest performing stock on the list returned +1.3% last week. Read on to see which companies made the list.

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#7. Humana (HUM)

– Last week price change: -5.6% (-$29.89)
– Market cap: $63.7 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Managed Health Care

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#6. Valvoline (VVV)

– Last week price change: -4.3% (-$1.37)
– Market cap: $5.3 billion
– Headquarters: Lexington
– Sector: Commodity Chemicals

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

– Last week price change: -3.0% (-$2.06)
– Market cap: $31.6 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Distillers & Vintners

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#4. Brown-Forman Corp. Class A (BF.A)

– Last week price change: -2.5% (-$1.68)
– Market cap: $31.6 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Distillers & Vintners

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#3. Churchill Downs (CHDN)

– Last week price change: -1.7% (-$3.72)
– Market cap: $8.1 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Casinos & Gaming

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#2. Texas Roadhouse Class A (TXRH)

– Last week price change: -1.3% (-$1.26)
– Market cap: $6.5 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Restaurants

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#1. Yum! Brands (YUM)

– Last week price change: +1.3% (+$1.66)
– Market cap: $36.4 billion
– Headquarters: Louisville
– Sector: Restaurants