Insight Guru Inc.
10/06/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/06/2026 00:57
The 52-Week-High List: 16 S&P 500 Names On Monday
As of Monday, October 5, there are 16 S&P 500 stocks trading at their 52-week highs.
NVIDIA (NVDA), with a market value of about $5.78 trillion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 4.7% over the past month and up 26.8% over the past year. Information Technology contributed the most names, 6 of the 16. For context, the S&P 500 is up 0.4% over the past month, including dividends.
The Ten Largest At New Highs
The table below shows the 10 largest of the 16 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers |
Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | $5,779.0 Bil | 2.1% | 4.4% | 4.7% | 26.8% |
| PANW | $329.1 Bil | 0.9% | 3.7% | 22.5% | 94.3% |
| CRWD | $278.0 Bil | 1.0% | 5.2% | 26.8% | 119.5% |
| FTNT | $135.0 Bil | 1.8% | 4.4% | 17.8% | 113.4% |
| MPC | $125.3 Bil | 2.6% | 11.3% | 11.8% | 129.2% |
| VLO | $123.3 Bil | 3.2% | 7.6% | 13.1% | 160.0% |
| JCI | $95.4 Bil | 0.4% | 5.3% | 10.6% | 46.1% |
| LITE | $93.2 Bil | 0.6% | 18.5% | 28.8% | 543.1% |
| WBD | $77.7 Bil | 0.0% | 0.2% | 9.1% | 60.9% |
| ILMN | $44.3 Bil | 7.6% | 8.0% | 32.5% | 195.8% |
What Sits Behind The Biggest New Highs?
NVIDIA (NVDA) trades at 30.0 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 83.4% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 65.2%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +3.7% for Expeditors International of Washington (EXPD) to +32.5% for Illumina (ILMN).
The median stock on the list is up 74.9% 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.
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.
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