S&P 500 Stocks Trading At 52-Week High

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As On Wednesday, December 31, 3 of the S&P 500 stocks are trading at their 52-week highs. Among these stocks, Viatris (VTRS) has outpaced the rest in the last one month, generating a robust 17% return over this period.

Stocks At 52W Highs
Below is the complete list of these S&P 500 stocks, sorted by market capitalization – highlighting the tailwind in the industry Integrated Oil & Gas, that has the largest number of stocks in this list:

Tickers Market
Cap
1D
% Chg
1W
% Chg
1M
% Chg
1Y
% Chg
XOM $524.0 Bil 0.4% 2.4% 4.4% 17.8%
VTRS $14.6 Bil 1.4% 4.4% 17.3% 4.9%
AIZ $12.3 Bil 0.3% 0.3% 6.5% 13.2%

 

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.

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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.