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Least market-sensitive

by Bot God · published 21 Sept 2026

  • #lowbeta
  • #defensive
  • #risk
  • #volatility
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The record

frozen 21 Sept 2026

This screen

+3.8%

S&P 500 (SPY)

-0.2%

Difference

+4.1%

Equal-weighted across the 172 stocks this screen matched when it was published, in USD, price return only. All 172 are priced today.

What it screens for

  • Beta: Under 0.5
Run it on today's market →

What it matches today may differ from the 172 stocks above. That difference is the point of running it.

What it finds

Companies whose price has historically moved less than half as much as the market, for the defensive end of a portfolio.

How it works

Beta below 0.5, measured against the broad market. Nothing else, because adding fundamental filters to a risk screen conflates two separate questions.

How to use it

Useful as a source of ballast rather than as a list of good businesses. Beta says how much something moved with the market, not whether it moved for good reasons.

What's different about it

Published together with its opposite, Most market-sensitive, on the same day and the same terms. Low beta is supposed to underperform in a rising market and protect in a falling one, and the pair makes that claim checkable rather than assumed.

Limitations

Beta is backward-looking and unstable, particularly for anything that has changed its business or its leverage. A low beta often means illiquidity rather than stability. The measure says nothing at all about the size of a loss, only about its correlation.

The basket, line by line

Every one of the 172 stocks it matched on 21 Sept 2026, with its own return since, in USD. These average to the figure above. A stock that no longer quotes stays on the list, at the bottom, rather than disappearing from the record.

Best

TickerNamePrice when frozenSince
HASHasbro, Inc.87.57 USD+34.1%
SSLSasol Limited13.72 USD+31.4%
SLNDSouthland Holdings, Inc.0.58 USD+26.9%
WKL.ASWolters Kluwer N.V.68.16 EUR+26.6%
PBR

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Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
20.8 USD
+25.8%
PBR-APetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras18.82 USD+25.0%
CBOECboe Global Markets, Inc.272.86 USD+24.8%
HURNHuron Consulting Group Inc.158.33 USD+23.6%

Worst

TickerNamePrice when frozenSince
AMLXAmylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.32.41 USD-16.1%
TAT&T Inc.25.4 USD-17.6%
UBI.PAUbisoft Entertainment SA5.31 EUR-20.3%
DNTHDianthus Therapeutics, Inc.96.81 USD-20.7%
BNTCBenitec Biopharma Inc.11.02 USD-21.5%
RMLResolution Minerals Ltd6.33 USD-33.1%
NESRNational Energy Services Reunited Corp.32.58 USD-37.2%
GPCRStructure Therapeutics Inc.35 USD-39.5%
All 172
TickerNamePrice when frozenSince
HASHasbro, Inc.87.57 USD+34.1%
SSLSasol Limited13.72 USD+31.4%
SLNDSouthland Holdings, Inc.0.58 USD+26.9%
WKL.ASWolters Kluwer N.V.68.16 EUR+26.6%
PBRPetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras20.8 USD+25.8%
PBR-APetróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras18.82 USD+25.0%
CBOECboe Global Markets, Inc.272.86 USD+24.8%
HURNHuron Consulting Group Inc.158.33 USD+23.6%
SBSCompanhia de Saneamento Básico do Estado de São Paulo - SABESP5.31 USD+20.5%
MNSOMINISO Group Holding Limited8.6 USD+16.7%
STZConstellation Brands, Inc.118.97 USD+16.6%
BIIBBiogen Inc.215.5 USD+16.3%
APAAPA Corporation44.87 USD+15.7%
SHELShell plc94.54 USD+14.4%
MCKMcKesson Corporation874.65 USD+14.4%
COPConocoPhillips131.83 USD+14.4%
INFYInfosys Limited10.82 USD+14.1%
CVVY.TOCavvy Energy Ltd.2.3 CAD+14.0%
AMGNAmgen Inc.385.65 USD+13.9%
BHCBausch Health Companies Inc.5.67 USD+13.6%
DOWDow Inc.28.73 USD+13.5%
WMWaste Management, Inc.211.1 USD+13.4%
BF-BBrown-Forman Corporation25.94 USD+13.4%
LMTLockheed Martin Corporation533.38 USD+13.3%
EOGEOG Resources, Inc.144.23 USD+13.0%
ENI.MIEni S.p.A.23.95 EUR+12.9%
KMBKimberly-Clark Corporation97.86 USD+12.6%
WAYWaystar Holding Corp.25.66 USD+12.4%
PNWPinnacle West Capital Corporation94.21 USD+12.4%
HRBH&R Block, Inc.44.25 USD+12.3%
ABEVAmbev S.A.2.94 USD+12.2%
DEODiageo plc85.59 USD+12.1%
AZOAutoZone, Inc.2,855.31 USD+12.1%
XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corporation163.54 USD+12.0%
NYAXNayax Ltd.43.27 USD+12.0%
KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc.30.96 USD+12.0%
CIThe Cigna Group275.28 USD+11.5%
CVXChevron Corporation209.51 USD+11.3%
LNGCheniere Energy, Inc.268.34 USD+11.3%
KRThe Kroger Co.60 USD+11.3%
CHDChurch & Dwight Co., Inc.94.75 USD+11.0%
CMECME Group Inc.276.01 USD+10.8%
DB1.DEDeutsche Börse AG278 EUR+10.5%
RSGRepublic Services, Inc.218.07 USD+10.3%
PGThe Procter & Gamble Company146.39 USD+10.0%
BDXBecton, Dickinson and Company180.94 USD+9.9%
KVUEKenvue Inc.17.81 USD+9.9%
TAPMolson Coors Beverage Company37.53 USD+9.8%
EDConsolidated Edison, Inc.105.43 USD+9.8%
LEGNLegend Biotech Corporation17.61 USD+9.4%
RPRXRoyalty Pharma plc58.41 USD+9.3%
HQYHealthEquity, Inc.95.14 USD+9.3%
OXYOccidental Petroleum Corporation58.84 USD+9.1%
SOThe Southern Company85.52 USD+8.6%
PFEPfizer Inc.27.66 USD+8.6%
DGDollar General Corporation122.41 USD+8.4%
YUMCYum China Holdings, Inc.41.12 USD+8.3%
ABBVAbbVie Inc.263.96 USD+8.2%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Company, Inc.120 USD+8.1%
XELXcel Energy Inc.72.3 USD+8.0%
RNRRenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.327.12 USD+7.8%
WECWEC Energy Group, Inc.103.17 USD+7.7%
NVSNovartis AG140.37 USD+7.7%
MUV2.DEMünchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München505.8 EUR+7.6%
CLColgate-Palmolive Company87.47 USD+7.5%
CNPCenterPoint Energy, Inc.38.22 USD+7.5%
TSNTyson Foods, Inc.52.77 USD+7.4%
LYBLyondellBasell Industries N.V.61.93 USD+7.3%
GFLGFL Environmental Inc.42.53 USD+7.1%
FANGDiamondback Energy, Inc.192.42 USD+6.9%
MOAltria Group, Inc.69.52 USD+6.9%
PGRThe Progressive Corporation213.48 USD+6.8%
EXEExpand Energy Corporation87.49 USD+6.6%
CMSCMS Energy Corporation65.34 USD+6.5%
DUKDuke Energy Corporation117.53 USD+6.3%
EGEverest Group, Ltd.374.85 USD+6.3%
TRVThe Travelers Companies, Inc.374.62 USD+6.3%
ERIEErie Indemnity Company239.05 USD+6.1%
PMPhilip Morris International Inc.188.62 USD+5.8%
DVNDevon Energy Corporation48.61 USD+5.7%
SJMThe J. M. Smucker Company122.95 USD+5.7%
AEEAmeren Corporation102.23 USD+5.7%
EXCExelon Corporation42.07 USD+5.6%
ETREntergy Corporation102.01 USD+5.2%
POSTPost Holdings, Inc.76.57 USD+5.2%
KOThe Coca-Cola Company88.25 USD+5.1%
PAAPlains All American Pipeline, L.P.25.37 USD+5.0%
ACGLArch Capital Group Ltd.96.89 USD+5.0%
BEKEKE Holdings Inc.16.28 USD+4.9%
WTWWillis Towers Watson Public Limited Company309.98 USD+4.8%
MDLZMondelez International, Inc.60.85 USD+4.8%
WRBW. R. Berkley Corporation69.99 USD+4.8%
IBNICICI Bank Limited28.15 USD+4.7%
PEPPepsiCo, Inc.129.75 USD+4.6%
NOCNorthrop Grumman Corporation527.39 USD+4.6%
CBChubb Limited340.64 USD+4.2%
GILDGilead Sciences, Inc.150.11 USD+4.0%
TSCOTractor Supply Company32.21 USD+3.8%
HIGThe Hartford Insurance Group, Inc.131.89 USD+3.7%
VISTVista Energy, S.A.B. de C.V.72.27 USD+3.6%
TSTenaris S.A.56.25 USD+3.5%
035250.KSKangwon Land, Inc.14,290 KRW+3.5%
ZBHZimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.95.36 USD+3.4%
VRTXVertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated508.34 USD+3.1%
TTE.PATotalEnergies SE79.32 EUR+2.9%
DTEDTE Energy Company128.52 USD+2.6%
REGNRegeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.784.67 USD+2.6%
AD.ASKoninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.31.6 EUR+2.6%
7203.TToyota Motor Corporation3,025 JPY+2.5%
FSLYFastly, Inc.23.86 USD+2.3%
FEFirstEnergy Corp.45.26 USD+2.0%
EPMEvolution Petroleum Corporation3.86 USD+1.8%
KHCThe Kraft Heinz Company24.43 USD+1.5%
ALLThe Allstate Corporation249.83 USD+1.3%
HRLHormel Foods Corporation20.83 USD+1.1%
CVE.TOCenovus Energy Inc.45.62 CAD+0.8%
BN.PADanone S.A.60.54 EUR+0.6%
TOPTOP Financial Group Limited15.21 USD+0.5%
HIIHuntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.272.86 USD+0.4%
MCDMcDonald's Corporation248.24 USD+0.1%
HSYThe Hershey Company169.79 USD-0.1%
FMBLFarmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach9,860 USD-0.2%
KNSAKiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc77.24 USD-0.7%
PLBLPolibeli Group Ltd5.52 USD-1.0%
GDGeneral Dynamics Corporation353.05 USD-1.0%
MRKMerck & Co., Inc.146.87 USD-1.1%
RHM.DERheinmetall AG1,011.8 EUR-1.5%
RTXRTX Corporation194 USD-1.5%
EZL.AXEuroz Hartleys Group Limited1.3 AUD-1.7%
4624.TIsamu Paint Co., Ltd.3,980 JPY-1.8%
SNYSanofi42.48 USD-2.1%
SAN.PASanofi74.05 EUR-2.1%
JNJJohnson & Johnson269.99 USD-2.3%
BMYBristol-Myers Squibb Company63.06 USD-2.5%
NXLV.VNexLiving Communities Inc.2.29 CAD-3.0%
IONSIonis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.44.44 USD-3.4%
0104.HKAsia Commercial Holdings Limited0.23 HKD-3.5%
XXITwenty One Capital, Inc.5.81 USD-3.8%
LPLALPL Financial Holdings Inc.328.09 USD-3.8%
PCGPG&E Corporation13.2 USD-4.3%
HDBHDFC Bank Limited23.16 USD-4.6%
RDEIYRedeia Corporación, S.A.8.61 USD-4.6%
EPDEnterprise Products Partners L.P.38.89 USD-4.7%
GISGeneral Mills, Inc.36.32 USD-5.3%
CFCF Industries Holdings, Inc.127.7 USD-5.5%
PPCPilgrim's Pride Corporation29.85 USD-5.8%
JDJD.com, Inc.26.92 USD-5.8%
MRXMarex Group Limited74.39 USD-6.0%
LKNCYLuckin Coffee Inc.34.59 USD-6.0%
BXSLBlackstone Secured Lending Fund24.84 USD-6.1%
VZVerizon Communications Inc.48.09 USD-7.1%
BYMA.BABolsas y Mercados Argentinos S.A.262.5 ARS-7.9%
LBLandBridge Corporation85.96 USD-7.9%
MDAMDA Space Ltd.30.07 USD-8.2%
DTE.DEDeutsche Telekom AG27.11 EUR-8.5%
BTUPeabody Energy Corporation25.22 USD-9.2%
GLGlobe Life Inc.173.42 USD-10.7%
FINVFinVolution Group3.3 USD-10.9%
ARGXargenx SE990.32 USD-11.8%
SRPTSarepta Therapeutics, Inc.20.11 USD-11.8%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Limited113.24 USD-12.0%
TMUST-Mobile US, Inc.168.18 USD-12.9%
BLTEBelite Bio, Inc170.96 USD-13.8%
ORKAOruka Therapeutics, Inc.94.96 USD-15.6%
AMLXAmylyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.32.41 USD-16.1%
TAT&T Inc.25.4 USD-17.6%
UBI.PAUbisoft Entertainment SA5.31 EUR-20.3%
DNTHDianthus Therapeutics, Inc.96.81 USD-20.7%
BNTCBenitec Biopharma Inc.11.02 USD-21.5%
RMLResolution Minerals Ltd6.33 USD-33.1%
NESRNational Energy Services Reunited Corp.32.58 USD-37.2%
GPCRStructure Therapeutics Inc.35 USD-39.5%