Near 52-Week High

Stocks within 10% of their annual high. Momentum plays that are outperforming the broader market. $1B+ companies only.

200 stocks Updated May 9, 2026
$39.96T Total Market Cap
Avg P/E Ratio
+3.06% Avg Daily Change
$174.18 Avg Share Price

Stocks trading near their 52-week high demonstrate strong price momentum and investor confidence. This list screens for companies within 10% of their annual high — a zone that momentum investors consider prime territory for continued outperformance. Research consistently shows that stocks near highs tend to keep rising, a phenomenon known as the momentum effect.

New 52-week highs often attract additional buying from institutional investors and trend followers, creating a self-reinforcing cycle. Breakouts above the previous 52-week high are among the most watched technical signals on Wall Street, frequently triggering automated trading systems and drawing media attention that brings in further buying pressure.

This list includes companies with market caps above $1 billion, showing the current price, the 52-week high, percentage from that high, and daily change. Data is refreshed daily from market feeds. Use this list to identify stocks with strong momentum and relative strength versus the broader market.

# Symbol Name Price 52W High From High Change % Market Cap
1 WLMIY Wilmar International $28.95 $4.02 +620.1% +2.28% 24.03B
2 SGAPY Singapore Airlines Limited $36.33 $5.27 +589.4% -0.11% 79.84B
3 DBSDY DBS Group Holdings Ltd $185.02 $60.00 +208.4% -0.51% 162.83B
4 UOLGY UOL Group Limited $33.71 $11.48 +193.6% -0.03% 8.64B
5 BACHY Bank of China Limited $16.27 $6.39 +154.6% -1.31% 1.72T
6 ACGBY Agricultural Bank of China $18.90 $8.68 +117.7% -0.79% 2.40T
7 IDCBY Industrial & Commercial Bank of China $17.74 $8.40 +111.2% -0.39% 2.54T
8 SNDK Sandisk Corp $1,562.34 $965.00 +61.9% +16.60% 135.71B
9 STX Seagate Technology Holdings $782.64 $534.23 +46.5% +2.11% 115.97B
10 BHP BHP Group Limited $84.59 $59.39 +42.4% +2.47% 284.11B
11 MU Micron Technology Inc $746.81 $535.50 +39.5% +15.49% 599.50B
12 IFNNY Infineon Technologies AG $66.74 $49.00 +36.2% -0.76% 59.87B
13 MANE Veradermics Inc $108.67 $80.90 +34.3% +0.76% 2.77B
14 INTC Intel Corp $124.92 $95.69 +30.6% +13.96% 500.79B
15 FSUGY Fortescue Ltd $30.31 $23.38 +29.6% -0.13% 64.56B
16 AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc $455.19 $352.99 +29.0% +11.44% 587.80B
17 MPWR Monolithic Power Systems Inc $1,600.84 $1,250.00 +28.1% +1.58% 55.55B
18 KPELY Keppel Ltd $16.86 $13.25 +27.3% -1.69% 21.02B
19 AMN Amn Healthcare Services Inc $28.97 $23.74 +22.0% +29.04% 1.12B
20 ASML ASML Holding N.V. $1,586.45 $1,312.80 +20.8% +4.61% 467.01B
21 AKAM Akamai Technologies Inc $147.71 $122.24 +20.8% +26.58% 20.47B
22 LBTYB Liberty Global Ltd-B $16.05 $13.52 +18.7% -0.93% 4.15B
23 MRVI Maravai Lifesciences Hldgs-A $4.85 $4.11 +18.2% +23.10% 1.01B
24 UBS Ubs Group Ag-Reg $45.23 $38.39 +17.8% +1.85% 103.70B
25 ARM Arm Holdings plc $214.84 $183.16 +17.3% +0.72% 169.22B
26 VLO Valero Energy Corp $241.06 $206.77 +16.6% +1.99% 61.11B
27 WDC Western Digital Corp $480.00 $416.37 +15.3% +3.47% 138.65B
28 NXPI Nxp Semiconductors Nv $294.75 $256.36 +15.0% +1.56% 58.42B
29 ING ING Groep N.V. $30.14 $26.45 +14.0% +1.21% 68.56B
30 SYNA Synaptics Inc $125.43 $110.43 +13.6% +18.55% 4.75B
31 CMBT Cmb Tech Nv $14.83 $13.10 +13.2% +0.47% 3.62B
32 NSRGY Nestlé S.A. $101.19 $89.43 +13.2% -0.29% 198.47B
33 NVS Novartis AG $145.82 $131.00 +11.3% +0.83% 216.04B
34 FER Ferrovial Se $70.42 $63.54 +10.8% +0.56% 41.97B
35 LOGI Logitech International-Reg $109.39 $98.94 +10.6% +5.99% 11.26B
36 BELFB Bel Fuse Inc-Cl B $297.98 $271.28 +9.8% +2.59% 3.63B
37 SAN Banco Santander $12.28 $11.26 +9.1% +0.82% 154.46B
38 TTE Totalenergies Se $88.48 $81.34 +8.8% -0.28% 162.60B
39 DELL Dell Technologies -C $260.46 $239.45 +8.8% +13.11% 170.09B
40 FPS Forgent Power Solutions Inc $40.82 $37.53 +8.8% +2.85% 10.29B
41 BE Bloom Energy Corp- A $261.03 $241.60 +8.0% +0.92% 65.25B
42 LRCX Lam Research Corp $294.05 $275.84 +6.6% +2.63% 320.02B
43 MCHP Microchip Technology Inc $99.09 $93.03 +6.5% -2.45% 50.80B
44 QCOM Qualcomm Inc $219.09 $205.95 +6.4% +8.17% 158.83B
45 CVS Cvs Health Corp $90.55 $85.15 +6.3% +3.65% 99.62B
46 CEVA Ceva Inc $36.97 $34.87 +6.0% +9.64% 1.02B
47 RKLB Rocket Lab Corp $105.47 $99.58 +5.9% +34.22% 47.51B
48 HPE Hewlett Packard Enterprise $31.35 $29.63 +5.8% +5.56% 37.36B
49 GLW Corning Inc $186.94 $176.75 +5.8% +2.49% 152.18B
50 AMZN Amazon.com Inc $272.68 $258.60 +5.4% +0.56% 2.25T
51 CSCO Cisco Systems Inc $96.57 $91.67 +5.4% +4.79% 361.42B
52 CALY Callaway Golf Company $17.52 $16.65 +5.2% +18.62% 3.20B
53 FIX Comfort Systems Usa Inc $1,952.37 $1,855.43 +5.2% +0.53% 65.61B
54 ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp $84.81 $80.75 +5.0% +8.26% 1.16B
55 ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co $77.66 $74.19 +4.7% +0.17% 33.20B
56 EME Emcor Group Inc $921.64 $881.96 +4.5% -0.26% 38.74B
57 GTX Garrett Motion Inc $29.00 $27.79 +4.4% +7.29% 5.06B
58 AMAT Applied Materials Inc $435.44 $420.50 +3.6% +6.04% 313.15B
59 MRX Marex Group Plc $56.51 $54.60 +3.5% +8.92% 3.73B
60 ROK Rockwell Automation Inc $453.89 $438.72 +3.5% +1.19% 45.69B
61 CIEN Ciena Corp $548.11 $529.89 +3.4% +1.74% 77.42B
62 SANM Sanmina Corp $248.35 $241.31 +2.9% +4.75% 13.49B
63 COCO Vita Coco Co Inc/The $71.60 $69.59 +2.9% +4.98% 3.90B
64 NHC National Healthcare Corp $188.82 $184.08 +2.6% +10.15% 2.92B
65 KEYS Keysight Technologies In $360.30 $352.78 +2.1% +1.48% 59.94B
66 ADI Analog Devices Inc $416.52 $408.37 +2.0% +1.96% 193.59B
67 FLEX Flex Ltd $142.17 $139.39 +2.0% +6.89% 52.27B
68 FFIV F5 Inc $354.03 $347.47 +1.9% +2.61% 19.51B
69 IBKR Interactive Brokers Gro-Cl A $84.42 $82.88 +1.9% +0.85% 128.75B
70 UFCS United Fire Group Inc $48.13 $47.27 +1.8% +2.84% 1.24B
71 BKR Baker Hughes Co $63.89 $62.75 +1.8% +0.57% 61.82B
72 VSAT Viasat Inc $70.01 $68.92 +1.6% +5.55% 8.55B
73 FTNT Fortinet Inc $114.07 $112.39 +1.5% +5.65% 82.95B
74 MTSI Macom Technology Solutions H $359.88 $355.00 +1.4% +4.47% 27.00B
75 ENS Enersys $229.82 $226.78 +1.3% +3.08% 8.45B
76 TECK Teck Resources Ltd-Cls B $64.87 $64.07 +1.3% +6.76% 31.73B
77 GWW Ww Grainger Inc $1,233.71 $1,218.63 +1.2% -0.03% 53.50B
78 HWM Howmet Aerospace Inc $270.56 $267.31 +1.2% -0.73% 99.27B
79 DOCN Digitalocean Holdings Inc $163.95 $162.00 +1.2% +8.99% 15.70B
80 MIAX Miami International Holdings $51.99 $51.38 +1.2% +4.46% 4.56B
81 CHEF Chefs' Warehouse Inc/The $81.71 $80.79 +1.1% +1.71% 3.32B
82 KRYS Krystal Biotech Inc $305.71 $303.00 +0.9% +3.04% 8.75B
83 DVA Davita Inc $198.65 $197.08 +0.8% +1.22% 12.58B
84 URGN Urogen Pharma Ltd $30.22 $30.00 +0.7% +13.65% 1.43B
85 WST West Pharmaceutical Services $325.92 $323.63 +0.7% +1.21% 23.05B
86 SNX Td Synnex Corp $239.07 $237.51 +0.7% +2.85% 19.15B
87 KNSA Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Inte $58.60 $58.26 +0.6% +2.93% 4.51B
88 CBT Cabot Corp $85.68 $85.27 +0.5% +5.41% 4.39B
89 AAPL Apple Inc $293.32 $292.13 +0.4% +2.05% 4.31T
90 EBAY Ebay Inc $107.69 $107.34 +0.3% +1.19% 46.02B
91 BTSG Brightspring Health Services $54.83 $54.68 +0.3% +3.57% 10.27B
92 MANU Manchester United Plc-Cl A $19.69 $19.65 +0.2% +2.93% 3.36B
93 GOOGL Alphabet Inc $400.80 $400.10 +0.2% +0.71% 4.84T
94 FROG Jfrog Ltd $70.55 $70.43 +0.2% +23.73% 6.91B
95 AVGO Broadcom Inc. $430.00 $429.31 +0.2% +4.23% 1.99T
96 TWLO Twilio Inc - A $201.70 $201.40 +0.2% +2.35% 30.71B
97 SBUX Starbucks Corp $104.93 $104.82 +0.1% +0.64% 112.69B
98 VSH Vishay Intertechnology Inc $34.26 $34.23 +0.1% +5.12% 4.47B
99 HLIT Harmonic Inc $12.39 $12.38 +0.1% +0.90% 1.37B
100 LNTH Lantheus Holdings Inc $93.06 $93.00 +0.1% +2.26% 6.08B

Frequently Asked Questions

Is it good to buy stocks near their 52-week high?
Academic research supports buying stocks near 52-week highs. Studies show that stocks hitting new highs tend to outperform the market over the following 6-12 months. This contradicts the intuition that "what goes up must come down." The momentum effect is one of the most robust anomalies in finance. However, not every stock near its high will continue rising — fundamentals still matter. Combine momentum signals with analysis of valuations, earnings growth, and sector trends.
What is the 52-week high effect?
The 52-week high effect is a well-documented market phenomenon where stocks near their annual highs tend to continue outperforming. Behavioral finance research attributes this to anchoring bias — investors use the 52-week high as a reference point and are slow to adjust their expectations upward. This creates temporary underreaction to positive news, allowing momentum to persist. The effect was identified by researchers George and Hwang and has been confirmed across multiple markets and time periods.
What does it mean when a stock breaks its 52-week high?
A breakout above the 52-week high is a significant technical signal indicating strong upward momentum. It means the stock has reached its highest price in a year, clearing all overhead resistance from shareholders who bought in the past year. Breakouts on high volume are more reliable than those on low volume. After a breakout, the previous 52-week high often becomes a support level. This is one of the most followed signals by technical analysts and momentum traders.
What is momentum investing?
Momentum investing is a strategy that buys stocks showing strong recent price performance and sells those with weak performance. It is based on the empirical observation that winning stocks tend to keep winning over 3-12 month periods. Momentum is one of the most well-documented factor premiums in academic finance, alongside value and size. The strategy works because markets underreact to positive catalysts and investor behavior creates trending patterns in stock prices.
What is relative strength?
Relative strength measures a stock's performance compared to the broader market or its sector over a specific period. A stock with high relative strength is outperforming its peers. Relative strength is different from RSI (Relative Strength Index), which is a technical oscillator. Investors use relative strength to identify market leaders — stocks that go up more in bull markets and decline less in bear markets. Stocks near 52-week highs by definition have strong relative strength.
Do stocks near 52-week highs have more risk?
Counterintuitively, stocks near 52-week highs often have lower short-term risk than stocks near lows. Momentum tends to persist, and companies reaching new highs usually have strong earnings and positive catalysts driving them. The main risk is a momentum reversal, which typically occurs during broad market corrections or when a stock's fundamentals deteriorate. Position sizing and stop-loss orders can help manage the risk of sudden reversals in high-momentum names.
How often should I check the 52-week high list?
For active investors and traders, checking the 52-week high list daily or weekly can identify emerging trends and potential entry points. For longer-term investors, a monthly review is sufficient to spot stocks with sustained momentum. The most actionable signals come from stocks that first appear on the list (fresh breakouts) rather than those that have been near their highs for months. Combining the 52-week high list with fundamental screens produces the most reliable signals.

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