The latest U.S. inflation data has sparked a massive rally, putting the S & P 500 on track for a strong weekly performance. The S & P 500 is up about 5.1% week to date. That would be the broader market index’s biggest one-week gain since the week ending June 24, when it jumped 6.5%. On Thursday, the U.S. government said the consumer price index — a widely followed measure of inflation — rose 7.7% in October on a year-over-year basis . That’s less than a Dow Jones estimated gain of 7.9%. That report sparked a 5.5% rally in the S & P 500, its biggest one-day gain since 2020. The Dow Jones Industrial Average also had its best day in more than two year, surging 1,200 points. Given these moves, CNBC Pro screened the S & P 500 for this week’s best performers. The chart below also shows where analysts stand on these names. Dish Network is one of the big winners this week, rallying 21%. The move comes after the company last week reported better-thane-expected third-quarter earnings. Dish also said it increased net pay-TV and wireless subscribers despite a difficult environment with inflation hurting consumers. The stock’s run-up may not be done, if analysts are correct. On average, analysts see Dish shares rallying 97% over the next 12 months. More than 62% of those covering the stock also rate it a buy. Solar panel company SolarEdge was the biggest gainer this week, adding 31.5%. The company beat revenue estimates while missing on per-share earnings when reporting third quarter results Monday. Analysts see more gains for the company, with the average price target implying upside of about 17%. Just under two-thirds of analysts covering the stock rate it a buy, FactSet data shows. Meanwhile, investing company T. Rowe Price shot up during Thursday’s rally and now stands to end the week up 23.6%. But the stock is not favored by analysts with none rating it as a buy and the average price target showing its value could go down by 29.1%.
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