Large Cap Stocks At 52-Week Highs: Friday’s Full List
As of Friday, November 6, there are 3 Large Cap US and Canada-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe trading at their 52-week highs. Large Cap here means a market value above $40 billion.
Cardinal Health (CAH), with a market value of about $63.0 billion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 13.7% over the past month and up 39.4% over the past year. For context, the S&P 500 is down 4.9% over the past month, including dividends.
The Complete 52-Week-High List
Here are all 3 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAH | $63.0 Bil | 1.5% | 8.5% | 13.7% | 39.4% |
| EW | $58.9 Bil | 1.3% | 11.0% | 21.2% | 23.3% |
| HUM | $52.1 Bil | 5.3% | 4.6% | 12.3% | 65.8% |
The Businesses Behind The Largest New Highs
Cardinal Health (CAH) trades at 34.7 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 10.0% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 1.3%.
Edwards Lifesciences (EW) trades at 57.6 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 13.4% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 28.8%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +12.3% for Humana (HUM) to +21.2% for Edwards Lifesciences (EW).
The median stock on the list is up 39.4% over the past year.
3 of the 3 names are also S&P 500 members.
Before chasing any name on this list, ask what the company itself expects next. Our Guidance Momentum screen surfaces the stocks whose managements just raised their own outlooks.
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