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10/10/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/10/2026 00:11
13 S&P 500 Stocks Just Made New 52-Week Highs
As of Friday, October 9, there are 13 S&P 500 stocks trading at their 52-week highs.
At about $725.0 billion in market value, Visa (V) is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 5.0% over the past month and up 10.6% over the past year. By sector, Information Technology leads the list with 8 of the 13 names. For context, the S&P 500 is up 3.0% over the past month, including dividends.
The Ten Largest At New Highs
The table below shows the 10 largest of the 13 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers |
Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | $725.0 Bil | 2.8% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 10.6% |
| PLTR | $501.7 Bil | 5.2% | 10.8% | 26.0% | 13.9% |
| ABBV | $489.1 Bil | 1.5% | 5.2% | 8.4% | 23.3% |
| PM | $313.5 Bil | 0.3% | 7.3% | 6.9% | 34.2% |
| ANET | $273.1 Bil | 2.7% | 4.5% | 14.7% | 37.7% |
| FTNT | $142.8 Bil | 3.0% | 7.6% | 22.6% | 125.2% |
| DDOG | $104.5 Bil | 7.1% | 5.8% | 32.3% | 78.7% |
| HPE | $98.1 Bil | 3.5% | 6.0% | 33.4% | 186.7% |
| HUM | $51.9 Bil | 11.6% | 11.2% | 7.8% | 46.5% |
| NTAP | $46.5 Bil | 2.9% | 5.0% | 29.5% | 97.7% |
Strong Prices, But How Strong Are The Businesses?
Visa (V) trades at 32.1 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 14.4% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 65.6%.
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) trades at 166.3 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 78.9% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 42.8%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +5.0% for Visa (V) to +33.4% for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).
The median stock on the list is up 37.7% over the past year.
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.
One more pattern worth noticing: 8 of the 13 names are Information Technology stocks. When a whole group is making new highs together, a technology ETF like XLK, which holds 5 of the 6 largest of them, is one way to own part of the group's strength without betting on which single name leads it from here.
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.
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