Popular stay-at-home stocks like Peloton and Zoom, which surged during the height of pandemic lockdowns in 2020, have taken a beating this year as investors increasingly focus on companies that will benefit from the economy reopening and consumers returning to in-person activities.
As the U.S. economic reopening gained speed in 2021, however, many of the companies at the center of the pandemic stay-at-home trade have seen share prices fall and are vastly underperforming the rest of the market.