23 Large Cap Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs On Monday
As of Monday, November 2, there are 23 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.
At about $1.20 trillion in market value, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 10.6% over the past month and up 16.2% over the past year. By sector, Financials leads the list with 7 of the 23 names. For context, the S&P 500 is down 2.3% over the past month, including dividends.
The Biggest Names On The List
The table below shows the 10 largest of the 23 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK-B | $1,198.2 Bil | 2.5% | 1.4% | 10.6% | 16.2% |
| V | $800.3 Bil | 2.9% | 5.3% | 18.0% | 24.3% |
| MA | $575.8 Bil | 3.1% | 7.3% | 19.3% | 19.6% |
| KO | $412.4 Bil | 1.9% | 3.4% | 11.9% | 42.6% |
| PFE | $174.8 Bil | 0.5% | 3.0% | 10.3% | 35.1% |
| CB | $142.3 Bil | 1.3% | 3.4% | 11.5% | 34.3% |
| MAR | $109.9 Bil | 4.3% | 5.5% | 16.0% | 60.1% |
| MRSH | $97.8 Bil | 2.4% | 5.5% | 20.8% | 17.5% |
| REGN | $97.8 Bil | 3.6% | 19.0% | 30.7% | 47.7% |
| ECL | $86.5 Bil | 1.8% | 6.7% | 12.7% | 21.3% |
Strong Prices, But How Strong Are The Businesses?
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B) trades at 14.0 times trailing earnings and grew revenue 10.4% over the last twelve months.
Visa (V) trades at 35.4 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 14.4% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 65.6%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +4.1% for Fastenal (FAST) to +35.3% for Roper Technologies (ROP).
Over the past year, the median name here is up 24.7%.
22 of the 23 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.
New Highs Fade. Discipline Compounds
Some of the names on this list will keep setting highs for years, and some are at the top of their run right now. Sorting one from the other, name by name, every day, is the work most investors never keep up with.
That sorting is what the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio does systematically: about 30 quality businesses screened for the fundamentals that sustain a run, held with rules instead of excitement. It has a track record of outpacing a benchmark that combines the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400, and the Russell 2000. Use the high list for ideas; use the portfolio for the compounding.