S&P 500 Stocks Trading At 52-Week High
As on Thursday, December 11, 64 of the S&P 500 stocks are trading at their 52-week highs. Among these stocks, Albemarle (ALB) has outpaced the rest in the last one month, generating a robust 29% return over this period.
Stocks At 52W Highs
Below is a list of 10 S&P 500 stocks out of the 64 stocks, sorted by market capitalization – highlighting some impressive near-term gains across industries ranging from Diversified Banks and Regional Banks to Asset Management & Custody Banks and Consumer Staples Merchandise Retail:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D % Chg |
1W % Chg |
1M % Chg |
1Y % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMT | $919.7 Bil | 1.9% | 0.4% | 11.5% | 24.1% |
| JNJ | $505.3 Bil | 1.7% | 3.7% | 9.0% | 44.7% |
| BAC | $407.3 Bil | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 21.6% |
| WFC | $294.6 Bil | 2.1% | 2.6% | 7.4% | 30.3% |
| CAT | $293.8 Bil | 1.7% | 4.4% | 10.2% | 59.1% |
| MS | $283.2 Bil | 0.3% | 3.1% | 8.3% | 44.1% |
| GS | $282.1 Bil | 2.5% | 8.7% | 13.0% | 56.5% |
| AXP | $266.3 Bil | 2.5% | 3.7% | 4.0% | 31.1% |
| LRCX | $213.3 Bil | 0.3% | 7.4% | 6.2% | 120.5% |
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What is the point? Stocks near 52-week highs signal strong momentum and investor conviction. This level often serves as an anchor for investor expectations and can trigger further institutional buying. It is not just a number, but a potential continuation setup. But fundamentals matter when evaluating such stocks. Among the stocks above, we find Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) attractive
Confident that the current high in these stocks is just one of many to come? That might very well be true, but stock picking – no matter how good it looks now – comes with risks. On the other hand, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 — the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.