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08/31/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/31/2026 00:23
8 Mid Cap Stocks Just Made New 52-Week Highs
A short list of new highs features a sprinting software name alongside companies with very different valuations.
One name on today's 52-week-high list has gained 55.5% over the last month, a sharp run against an S&P 500 that returned +3.7% in the same span. It is one of 8 Mid Cap stocks with market values above $10 billion trading at its strongest price of the past year. The list is led by the Information Technology sector, which accounts for 3 of the 8 names.
The question for any such list is what kind of business quality is trading at these levels. Below are the names.
The Complete 52-Week-High List
The table below lists all 8 names this screen surfaced, largest first, with one-day, one-week, one-month, and one-year returns:
| Tickers |
Market Cap |
1D % Chg |
1W % Chg |
1M % Chg |
1Y % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXPD | $25.5 Bil | 0.1% | 1.7% | 14.3% | 57.7% |
| GEN | $18.71 Bil | 1.7% | 7.2% | 14.2% | 2.9% |
| DINO | $18.01 Bil | 2.8% | 2.5% | 8.5% | 105.3% |
| DT | $15.97 Bil | 0.4% | 8.9% | 21.7% | 7.1% |
| SJM | $14.12 Bil | 0.4% | 6.5% | 9.3% | 30.4% |
| SEIC | $13.58 Bil | 0.3% | 1.9% | 8.3% | 24.8% |
| PAYC | $12.19 Bil | 0.6% | 4.3% | 47.9% | 5.7% |
| ESTC | $10.42 Bil | 19.3% | 16.3% | 55.5% | 19.9% |
What kind of earnings power does a new high buy?
The valuations on this list vary widely. Dynatrace (DT) trades at 103.6 times trailing earnings while its revenue grew 17.9% over the last twelve months. In contrast, Gen Digital (GEN) trades at a much lower 17.6 times trailing earnings. Its revenue grew 20.2% over the last twelve months, and its operating margin is 42.8%.
A high price is a question, not a verdict.
A 52-week-high list is a screen for strength, and strength often persists. But a high is a price, not a final judgment on a company's value. The disciplined move is to treat the list as a starting point for research. The work begins now: checking whether the business fundamentals can earn the stock's new level.
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.
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 the difference between a run that lasts and one that tops is always 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 three major indices - the S&P 500, S&P Mid-cap, and Russell 2000. Let the highs point; let the discipline decide.
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