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Breakout Watch for Tuesday, October 27, 2026
43 US-listed large caps closed at a new 52-week high on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The largest was Exxonmobil Holdings Corporation (XOM) at $739.8B. Most represented industries: Software - Infrastructure (5), Medical - Diagnostics & Research (4), REIT - Hotel & Motel (4).
New 52-week highs
The ten largest by market cap. The one-month column compares the close with the close one month earlier.
| Symbol | Company | Close | vs a month ago | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XOM | Exxonmobil Holdings CorporationOil & Gas Integrated | $179.92 | +10.7% | Oil & Gas Integrated |
| EMR | Emerson Electric Co.Industrial - Machinery | $166.30 | +4.3% | Industrial - Machinery |
| URI | United Rentals, Inc.Rental & Leasing Services | $1,162.59 | +11.4% | Rental & Leasing Services |
| LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc.Oil & Gas Midstream | $299.60 | +11.1% | Oil & Gas Midstream |
| NDAQ | Nasdaq, Inc.Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges | $104.38 | +12.7% | Financial - Data & Stock Exchanges |
| A | Agilent Technologies, Inc.Medical - Diagnostics & Research | $177.77 | +1.5% | Medical - Diagnostics & Research |
| WAT | Waters CorporationMedical - Diagnostics & Research | $468.44 | +5.8% | Medical - Diagnostics & Research |
| IQV | IQVIA Holdings Inc.Medical - Diagnostics & Research | $272.55 | +0.6% | Medical - Diagnostics & Research |
| RPRX | Royalty Pharma plcMedical - Pharmaceuticals | $65.31 | +11.9% | Medical - Pharmaceuticals |
| WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.Medical - Instruments & Supplies | $398.29 | +6.0% | Medical - Instruments & Supplies |
Also at new highs (33 more): RBRK, VTRS, CRL, HAS, HALO, RRC, TECH, NTSK, R, CAI, HNGE, QLYS, ANF, KNSA, AMRX, BKH, TENB, HGTY, CON, HTFL, NWE, APLE, GEF-B, BTE, AVPT, FIGS, ALRM, ATRC, HOG, TALO, DRH, PEB, SHO
Setting up
51 large caps closed within 3% of a 52-week high that was set at least two weeks ago. The ten largest:
| Symbol | Company | Close | 52-week high | Below high | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | Chubb LimitedInsurance - Property & Casualty | $356.04 | $365.91 | -2.7% | Insurance - Property & Casualty |
| BNS | The Bank of Nova ScotiaBanks - Diversified | $93.80 | $95.74 | -2.0% | Banks - Diversified |
| BK | The Bank of New York Mellon CorporationInvestment - Banking & Investment Services | $141.91 | $143.94 | -1.4% | Investment - Banking & Investment Services |
| CSX | CSX CorporationRailroads | $52.27 | $53.60 | -2.5% | Railroads |
| MSI | Motorola Solutions, Inc.Communication Equipment | $484.27 | $494.85 | -2.1% | Communication Equipment |
| WBD | Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.Entertainment | $30.95 | $30.99 | -0.1% | Entertainment |
| KMI | Kinder Morgan, Inc.Oil & Gas Midstream | $33.90 | $34.81 | -2.6% | Oil & Gas Midstream |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.Chemicals - Specialty | $307.00 | $314.87 | -2.5% | Chemicals - Specialty |
| TRGP | Targa Resources Corp.Oil & Gas Midstream | $302.18 | $307.94 | -1.9% | Oil & Gas Midstream |
| FAST | Fastenal CompanyIndustrial - Distribution | $51.55 | $52.92 | -2.6% | Industrial - Distribution |
Also setting up (41 more): DVN, EA, STRC, FTS, VRSN, DGX, PKG, RVTY, HST, ALLE, EQH, CACI, SAIL, WBS, ESTC, GSAT, GTLB, SLAB, CVLT, SWX, UBSI, TXNM, GBTG, RXO, KNTK, CATY, ARX, CVBF, OGN, LXP, SGRY, CBZ, WLYB, NBTB, ATAI, BWIN, PAYO, ADUS, DV, SEM, STEL
Closing prices and market caps as of Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Most setups fail. For education only, not a recommendation.