30 S&P 500 Stocks Just Made New 52-Week Highs

• 30 S&P 500 stocks hit 52-week highs on Nov 13 despite the index falling 2.3% monthly. • Apple leads at $5.19T market cap; Health Care sector holds 9 of 30 names. • Median stock up 29.4% yearly; business quality matters more than momentum alone. As of Friday, November 13, 30 S&P 500 stocks are trading at 52-week highs, even as the index itself is down 2.3% over the past month. Apple (AAPL) is the largest at roughly $5.19 trillion, up 4.3% over the month and 30.7% over the year. Health Care leads with 9 of the 30 names. Among the ten largest: Eli Lilly (LLY), Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-B), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), Costco (COST), Coca-Cola (KO), Procter & Gamble (PG), Chubb (CB), and Progressive (PGR) — all posting strong annual gains, led by JNJ's 50.3%. Apple trades at 39.3x trailing earnings with a 33% operating margin; Eli Lilly trades at 46.7x earnings after 45.5% revenue growth. One-month moves across the full list range from +0.5% (Bio-Techne, TECH) to +21.9% (Cboe Global Markets, CBOE), with the median stock up 29.4% over the year. A 52-week high reflects market sentiment, not necessarily business strength. Our Guidance Momentum screen isolates stocks where management itself raised forward guidance, and the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio applies quality screens across roughly 30 names, aiming to outpace a blended S&P 500/MidCap 400/Russell 2000 benchmark.