Investors often look for foreign countries in expectations of better returns. Russia, under communist regime, has had its fair share of ups and downs as a capital market for investment over last several decades. On the positive side, it was a part of BRIC nations which stood for Brazil, Russia, India and China, a group which was once classified as the promising growth markets of the world. However, in recent times Russia has run into long-standing issues like problems with other nations, currency fluctuations and the likes. Investors may find opportunities for investments in the troubled times by buying at lower prices, and reap the benefits when the situation improves. Fortunately, many Russian companies have listed their stocks in the American exchanges.
While Mexican companies do provide a good opportunity to diversify an investor's portfolio, one can also explore the best performing stocks of other growing economies (including a few BRIC economies) which are as follows: - Best Performing Mexico Stocks of 2020-YTD - Best Performing Indian Stocks of 2020-YTD - Best Performing Brazil Stocks of 2020-YTD - Best Performing China Stocks of 2020-YTD
Among the various Russia sector companies whose stocks are listed on stock exchanges, which ones generated the top returns this year? Which of those figured among the winners in the long list of Russia stocks? This article provides a list of Russia stocks which have generated top returns in the year 2020 so far till date of writing. The list is prepared based on the percentage returns generated by the individual Russia stocks between the end of the previous year and Dec 31, 2020, and the top 10 return generating Russia stocks are listed below.
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The following list presents stocks of the companies which belong to the broader Russia sector or the stock market index, their corresponding prices as of given date, and the percentage gains realized: 1) Yandex N.V. (YNDX)
There's more... See price performance, YTD-gains, market-cap and other details of all the 5 Russia stocks with sorting features in a tabular format. Alternatively, one can also explore the List of Top Russia ETFs.
Here's a look at the basic details and how the above mentioned stocks fared during the period:
Yandex
Yandex N.V., incorporated in June 2004, is an Internet and technology company, and operates Internet search engine. The Companys segments include Search and Portal, E-commerce, Taxi, Classifieds and Experimental businesses. ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Yandex. The Netherlands-based Yandex N.V. (YNDX) belongs to the Technology sector and is categorized as a Computer Software-Programming and Data Processing company. The stock of Yandex ended the previous year at a price of $43.49 per share. As of Dec 31, 2020, the stock price has reached $69.58 apiece, which indicates a change of 59.99 percent making the company rank among the top performing stocks of the Russia for the year 2020 till date. At the end of the last year, company's market capitalization stood at $14.3 billion. It has now changed to $24.52 billion as of writing.
Mechel PAO
Mechel PAO, together with its subsidiaries, engages in mining, steel, and power businesses in Russia, Asia, Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, the Middle East, the United States, and internationall ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Mechel PAO. The Moscow, Russia-based Basic Industries sector company Mechel PAO (MTL) holds the number two spot among the best performing stocks of the Russia sector. Classified as the Steel and Iron business, the stock price of Mechel PAO ended the previous year at a price of $2.06 per share while it reached the level of $2.05 apiece as of Dec 31, 2020 translating to a percentage change in stock price of -0.49%. As of writing, the company's market-cap value stands at $577.31 million.
Mobile TeleSystems OJSC
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock Company, formerly Mobile TeleSystems Open Joint Stock Company, incorporated on August 22, 2002, is a provider of telecommunications services. The Company provides mobile and fixed ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC. The Russia-headquartered company Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (MBT) is ranked number three among the best performing stocks of Russia of 2020. The Public Utilities sector business falls under the Telecommunications Equipment industrial sub-sector. Since the start of the year 2020, the stock price of Mobile TeleSystems OJSC has changed by -11.82 percent, which is calculated based on the previous year's closing price of $10.15 per share and year-to-date closing price of $8.95 per share as of writing. The market value of the company as indicated by its market-cap changed from $9.19 billion to $7.88 billion during the same period. Along with Russia, the company is also in the business of Public Utilities, Telecommunications Equipment, Communication Services, Telecom Services, Telecom, among other usual products and services.
Gazprom Neft
Gazprom Neft PAO is a vertically integrated oil company operating in the Russian Federation, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and internationally. The Company's principal activities include exploration, production and development of crude oil and gas, production of refined petroleum products and distribution and marketing operations through its retail outlets. The Company manages its operation ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Gazprom Neft. During the given months of the year 2020, Gazprom Neft PAO (GZPFY) was successful in generating YTD returns of -35.86 percentage which helped it gain the number four spot in the list of the top performing stocks which generated maximum returns during year 2020 till date. As of December of the previous year, the stock of the Russia-based Gazprom Neft closed at a price of $34.3 per share, while it traded at a price of $22 per share as of Dec 31, 2020. The company's market cap changed from $32.22 billion to $20.68 billion during the same period YTD. The company is classified under the Energy industry sector and further specialized as a Integrated oil Companies sector business.
QIWI
QIWI plc, incorporated on February 26, 2007, is a provider of payment services in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). The Companys network enables payment services across physical, ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of QIWI. Rank number five in the coveted list is held by QIWI plc (QIWI) for being among the top performing stocks of 2020. Headquartered in Cyprus, the Miscellaneous sector company is categorized under the industrial sub-sector of Business Services. Since the start of the year 2020, stock of QIWI has so far gained -46.8 percentage, based on the previous year's closing price of $19.36 per share and year-to-date price of $10.3 per share. During the same period, the market capitalization of the company changed from $1.18 billion to $645.94 million.This page is updated every week/month. Bookmark this site to track the best performing stocks regularly.