Stocks Closest to 52-Week Highs

Even after rallying more than 25% off of the March lows, the S&P 1500 is still 39% below its 52-week high. The average stock in the index is even further below its 52-week high at -44%.

But there are stocks that have been doing extremely well lately, and below we highlight the 30 names in the index that are the closest to their 52-week highs. Carter's Inc (CRI), 3Com (COMS), Hansen Natural (HANS), J&J Snack Foods (JJSF), Macrovision (MVSN), and MAXIMUS (MMS) are all less than 1% from their 52-week highs. As shown, the majority of the stocks on the list are in the consumer sectors. There are no Financials, Industrials, Telecom, or Utilities on the list.

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Comments

[Fabien Hug:]

Very interesting perspective. Maybe we are not in a crisis but a simple re shuffling of badly managed businesses towards well managed businesses. And you can say yes, but see $Tree is on top, proof that things are bad and I can answer why would you pay $3 for something you can get for $1 (i.e. Colgate). I never did that even when I had plenty of money.

Apr 29 08:57 AM