The five stocks at the bottom of the barrel, which pulled down the winners, were in fact, losers. Not only were they the tail of a year with growth, but they all lost value over the year. In order of best to worst, the list includes Johnson & Johnson ( JNJ 4.13%), Merck ( MRK 2.50%), Amgen ( AMGN 2.73%), Nike ( NKE 2.73%), and Boeing ( BA -0.51%).