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10/28/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/28/2026 01:28
12 S&P 500 Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs On Tuesday
As of Tuesday, October 27, there are 12 S&P 500 stocks trading at their 52-week highs.
At about $241.9 billion in market value, Amgen (AMGN) is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 7.1% over the past month and up 57.8% over the past year. By sector, Health Care leads the list with 8 of the 12 names. For context, the S&P 500 is up 0.6% over the past month, including dividends.
The Biggest Names On The List
The table below shows the 10 largest of the 12 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers |
Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMGN | $241.9 Bil | 0.7% | 2.1% | 7.1% | 57.8% |
| GILD | $197.7 Bil | 0.2% | 1.6% | 4.5% | 34.8% |
| EMR | $92.9 Bil | 2.8% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 27.3% |
| WAT | $46.0 Bil | 2.8% | 5.8% | 5.8% | 30.3% |
| MTD | $33.9 Bil | 0.9% | 3.1% | 9.1% | 17.5% |
| WST | $28.2 Bil | 0.9% | 2.4% | 6.0% | 34.3% |
| EXPD | $26.1 Bil | 1.6% | 0.6% | 5.9% | 71.2% |
| VTRS | $21.8 Bil | 2.4% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 87.3% |
| RVTY | $18.1 Bil | 0.9% | 3.8% | 7.2% | 64.1% |
| CRL | $17.2 Bil | 0.4% | 13.8% | 21.8% | 82.1% |
What Sits Behind The Biggest New Highs?
Amgen (AMGN) trades at 27.7 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 9.1% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 30.0%.
Gilead Sciences (GILD) grew revenue 5.5% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 38.5%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +2.5% for Viatris (VTRS) to +32.3% for Hasbro (HAS).
The median stock on the list is up 46.3% 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 12 names are Health Care stocks. When a whole group is making new highs together, a health care ETF like XLV, which holds 4 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.
Strength Is A Clue. It Is Not A Plan
A stock at its 52-week high has momentum on its side, and momentum is a real force. It is also the most crowded signal in the market, and what separates a run that lasts from one that tops is usually the business underneath.
Checking that business, across thousands of names, is how the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio is assembled: roughly 30 companies that pass the quality screens, rebalanced on 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. Let the highs point; let the discipline decide.
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