5 Large Cap Stocks Just Made New 52-Week Highs
As of Tuesday, November 3, there are 5 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.
Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), with a market value of about $1.20 trillion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 10.5% over the past month and up 16.7% over the past year. Health Care contributed the most names, 2 of the 5. For context, the S&P 500 is down 2.6% over the past month, including dividends.
Every Name On The List
The table below lists all 5 names this screen surfaced, largest first, with one-day, one-week, one-month and one-year returns:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRK-B | $1,200.3 Bil | 0.2% | 2.6% | 10.5% | 16.7% |
| MAR | $109.9 Bil | 0.0% | 6.7% | 17.0% | 61.1% |
| REGN | $99.0 Bil | 1.3% | 19.3% | 34.0% | 50.1% |
| PSA | $61.4 Bil | 0.0% | 6.7% | 18.4% | 24.6% |
| EW | $54.9 Bil | 2.1% | 4.8% | 9.1% | 15.5% |
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.
Marriott International (MAR) trades at 42.5 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 4.7% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 15.7%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +9.1% for Edwards Lifesciences (EW) to +34.0% for Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (REGN).
The median stock on the list is up 24.6% over the past year.
5 of the 5 names are also S&P 500 members.
A new high tells you what the market already believes. The harder question is which of these runs management itself is underwriting. Our Guidance Momentum screen tracks exactly that: stocks where the company raised its own forward numbers.
Chasing Highs Is A Reflex. Owning Strength Is A System
A 52-week-high list is seductive: everything on it has been going right. But buying a stock because it is at its high is buying a price, and prices revert; what persists is the quality underneath the run.
The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio is built to own that quality before and after it makes headlines: roughly 30 businesses selected for consistent cash generation, strong margins, and resilient balance sheets, sized and rebalanced with rules. It has a track record of outpacing a benchmark that combines the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400, and the Russell 2000. Admire the list; own the system.