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Best-performing Alabama stocks last week

Stacker compiled a list of the best-performing stocks in Alabama 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 Alabama, listed on the Russell 3000, and a market cap over $5.0 billion on October 27th were considered. All 4 stocks that met the criteria in Alabama were included in the list.

The highest performing stock on the list returned +2.7% last week. Read on to see which companies made the list.

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#4. Regions Financial Corp. (RF)

– Last week price change: -6.5% (-$1.44)
– Market cap: $19.2 billion
– Headquarters: Birmingham
– Sector: Regional Banks

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#3. Medical Properties Trust (MPW)

– Last week price change: -3.5% (-$0.41)
– Market cap: $6.8 billion
– Headquarters: Birmingham
– Sector: Health Care REITs

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#2. Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC)

– Last week price change: -2.9% (-$5.28)
– Market cap: $23.5 billion
– Headquarters: Birmingham
– Sector: Construction Materials

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#1. Encompass Health Corp. (EHC)

– Last week price change: +2.7% (+$1.49)
– Market cap: $5.8 billion
– Headquarters: Birmingham
– Sector: Health Care Facilities