Insight Guru Inc.
10/31/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2026 05:05
21 Mid Cap Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs On Friday
As of Friday, October 30, there are 21 Mid Cap US and Canada-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe trading at their 52-week highs. Mid Cap here means a market value between $10 billion and $40 billion, the upper figure excluded.
Extra Space Storage (EXR), with a market value of about $31.9 billion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is up 13.7% over the past month and up 11.8% over the past year. For context, the S&P 500 is down 1.1% over the past month, including dividends.
The Ten Largest At New Highs
The table below shows the 10 largest of the 21 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers |
Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXR | $31.9 Bil | 0.9% | 5.5% | 13.7% | 11.8% |
| FTS | $29.9 Bil | 1.0% | 1.2% | 11.2% | 20.9% |
| PBA | $29.8 Bil | 1.0% | 2.0% | 13.4% | 43.4% |
| AWK | $28.7 Bil | 1.5% | 1.1% | 12.9% | 14.0% |
| VLTO | $27.1 Bil | 6.8% | 6.5% | 17.4% | 12.3% |
| GPN | $26.1 Bil | 13.0% | 16.9% | 20.6% | 23.9% |
| UTHR | $25.5 Bil | 0.9% | 1.9% | 4.8% | 31.5% |
| PKG | $22.7 Bil | 0.9% | 3.9% | 11.8% | 33.9% |
| PR | $21.8 Bil | 1.8% | 2.1% | 18.7% | 114.9% |
| OVV | $20.3 Bil | 1.5% | 0.5% | 21.1% | 101.3% |
What Sits Behind The Biggest New Highs?
Extra Space Storage (EXR) trades at 30.7 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 4.1% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 44.1%.
Fortis (FTS) trades at 16.5 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 4.0% over the last twelve months and earned an operating margin of 28.3%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from +4.8% for United Therapeutics (UTHR) to +22.5% for APA.
The median stock on the list is up 31.5% over the past year.
7 of the 21 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.
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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