These stocks outperformed in August. Here's where they're expected to go

A handful of stocks stood out this month as the market recovered from a global sell-off. The market has bounced back and largely erased their losses from a stark sell-off that started August. The S & P 500 has added 1.

2%. The Nasdaq has lagged with a 0.5% slide, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average has ticked up 1.

2%. At their lows this month, the S & P 500 was down 7.3%, while the Dow and Nasdaq had shed 5.

4% and 10.7%, respectively. With August wrapping up, CNBC Pro screened for the best-performing stocks month to date.

We then looked for where analysts stand on them. Here are the criteria used for the screener: Stocks are members of the S & P 500 Shares have gained at least 15% in August Clorox made the list. Shares of the consumer cleaning product company have added more than 18% in 2024 and nearly 10% in August alone.

Analysts expect shares to cool moving forward, with their average price targets implying 7% downside ahead. CLX YTD mountain Clorox stock. The company's fourth-quarter earnings surpassed Wall Street estimates earlier this month, underpinning the stock's strong performance throughout August.

Clorox also raised its full-year earnings outlook to a forecast $6.55 per share to $6.80, excluding items.

Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected $6.48 per share. Cloud security firm CrowdStrike has also had a strong August, with shares surging more than 16%.

The stock drew investor ire in July after a software update tied to CrowdStrike caused one of the largest IT bla.