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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 Oct. 21 to Oct. 28. Stocks headquartered in Alabama, listed on the Russell 3000, and a market cap over $5.0 billion were considered. All 4 stocks that met the criteria in Alabama were included in the list.

The highest performing stock on the list returned +15.0% last week. Read on to see which companies made the list.

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#4. Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC)

– Last week price change: +6.6% (+$10.26)
– Market cap: $22.0 billion
– Headquarters: Birmingham
– Sector: Construction Materials

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#3. Regions Financial Corp. (RF)

– Last week price change: +11.9% (+$2.33)
– Market cap: $20.4 billion
– Headquarters: Birmingham
– Sector: Regional Banks

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#2. Medical Properties Trust (MPW)

– Last week price change: +13.4% (+$1.37)
– Market cap: $6.9 billion
– Headquarters: Birmingham
– Sector: Health Care REITs

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#1. Encompass Health Corp. (EHC)

– Last week price change: +15.0% (+$7.13)
– Market cap: $5.5 billion
– Headquarters: Birmingham
– Sector: Health Care Facilities