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10/05/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/05/2026 01:23
9 Large Cap Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs On Friday
As of Friday, October 2, there are 9 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.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), with a market value of about $1.03 trillion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 38.7% over the past month and up 286.5% over the past year. Information Technology contributed the most names, 8 of the 9. For context, the S&P 500 is up 0.8% over the past month, including dividends.
The Full List, Largest First
The table below lists all 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD | $1,034.5 Bil | 3.0% | 0.5% | 38.7% | 286.5% |
| PANW | $326.2 Bil | 1.8% | 7.6% | 22.8% | 95.0% |
| CRWD | $275.3 Bil | 1.5% | 7.1% | 32.7% | 116.0% |
| FTNT | $132.7 Bil | 1.2% | 4.3% | 17.1% | 112.4% |
| JCI | $95.0 Bil | 2.9% | 4.0% | 12.5% | 45.2% |
| LITE | $92.7 Bil | 3.8% | 15.3% | 24.7% | 533.3% |
| HPE | $92.6 Bil | 7.4% | 10.2% | 34.1% | 183.1% |
| KEYS | $65.8 Bil | 2.9% | 6.2% | 19.6% | 122.2% |
| NTAP | $44.3 Bil | 5.2% | 12.5% | 25.2% | 94.3% |
Strong Prices, But How Strong Are The Businesses?
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) trades at 160.8 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 39.5% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 15.7%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +12.5% for Johnson Controls International (JCI) to +38.7% for Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
The median stock on the list is up 116.0% over the past year.
9 of the 9 names are also S&P 500 members.
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 9 names are Information Technology stocks. When a whole group is making new highs together, a technology ETF like XLK, which holds 6 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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