Benchmark Beaters is a weekly report tracking stocks making new highs relative to their benchmark. Each week we surface new leaders, repeat outperformers, and sustained streaks - objectively and consistently.

Benchmark Beaters Weekly

Every week, our Benchmark Beaters screener identifies the Canadian and US stocks that are outperforming their benchmarks. Each blog post highlights 2 Canadian and 2 US “new” stocks - with a 1-year price chart, a quick business description, and a brief investment insight.

Canadian Stocks (New This Week 🟢)

Groupe Dynamite – GRGD

Theme: Fast Fashion Finds Its Footing

The company operates a dual-banner retail concept targeting Millennial and Gen Z women through its Garage and Dynamite store formats across North America. GRGD hits our screen on accelerating comparable store sales momentum that extended through the holiday quarter and into early calendar year, paired with expanding profitability as the business scales its refreshed store concept and prepares for international expansion. Investors are rotating into Canadian consumer discretionary names demonstrating pricing power and market share gains despite cautious consumer sentiment, with GRGD standing out as a rare growth story in an otherwise defensive TSX retail cohort.

Neo Performance Materials – NEO

Theme: Rare Earth Supply Chain Reshoring

Neo manufactures rare earth materials and rare metal-based functional materials used in magnets, catalysts, and advanced industrial applications. The stock joins our list on the opening of its first European magnet production facility and the securing of multi-year supply agreements with automotive tier-one customers, positioning the company as a Western alternative to China-dominated supply chains. NEO is benefiting from a broader investor pivot toward critical materials plays as governments prioritize supply chain resilience and electric vehicle manufacturers seek geographically diversified sourcing, driving the stock to multi-year highs against a relatively flat TSX Materials index. 

US Stocks (New This Week 🟢)

Equinix – EQIX

Theme: Interconnection Meets AI Infrastructure

Equinix operates a global platform of data center assets and interconnection services spanning financial hubs and enterprise markets worldwide. The name appears on our screen following record bookings activity driven by artificial intelligence workload deployment and a transformational Nordic acquisition that expands its capacity in power-rich geographies. Real estate investors are increasingly differentiating between commodity data center operators and interconnection-focused platforms with embedded network effects, with EQIX capturing a premium multiple as hyperscalers and AI developers prioritize proximity and low-latency connectivity over raw compute capacity alone.

Exxon Mobil – XOM

Theme: Permian Scale Meets Energy Rotation

Exxon Mobil is an integrated energy supermajor with upstream, downstream, and chemical operations spanning global markets. XOM breaks onto our list following record production volumes concentrated in the Permian Basin and an assertion of multi-decade growth runway in North American unconventional oil, combined with one of the sector's most aggressive shareholder return programs. Energy has emerged as the standout S&P sector performer in the current quarter as investors rotate toward cash-generative, capital-disciplined operators amid geopolitical supply uncertainties, with Exxon's operational scale and balance sheet flexibility positioning it as the defensive anchor in a volatile commodity environment.

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