Best five Large-Cap Companies of 2012 – (S, LYG, STX, MPC, CX)

2012 has ended and many of you may like to know which large-cap companies have made investors happy with their top performance during the last year.

For the year 2012, Sprint Nextel Corporation(NYSE:S) was found on top of the winners list with a performance of 142.31%. The stock, as of last close, traded 170.00% up from its 52 week low and was –6.13% behind its 52 week high. Its latest closing price was 36.61% above the SMA200 while the distance from SMA 50 and SMA 20 was +1.00% and +1.14% respectively.[article_detail_ad_1]

Another top performer, Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR)(NYSE:LYG) had performance up at 110.53% over the past year. Its price, as of the latest close, was up 111.92% compared with the 52 week low and was -1.54% below the 52 week high. The stock’s latest closing price was up +42.71% from the average-price of 200 days while it kept its distance from the SMA 50 at +10.88% and +4.64% compared with the SMA 20.

Seagate Technology PLC(NASDAQ:STX) has shown an uptrend of 95.38% by the end of 2012 with a monthly performance of 22.02% and 3-month performance down-2.41%. Its latest closing price was 10.05% up from an average-price of 200 days while it maintained a distance from the SMA 50 at +9.79% and +6.92% compared with the SMA 20. The stock was up 106.96% from the 52 week low and was -12.73% below the 52 week high.

The 2012 performance of Marathon Petroleum Corp(NYSE:MPC)remained94.26% with a gain of 16.28% in the last three months and +95.11% in the previous twelve months. Its price, as of the latest close, was 113.86% up from the 52 week low and was -0.69% below the 52 week high. Its latest closing price was +31.94% up from an average-price of 200 days while it kept its distance from the SMA 50 at +9.29% and +2.79% compared with the SMA 20.

Cemex SAB de CV (ADR)(NYSE:CX) moved up90.54% for 2012 and its monthly performance stands at +9.54%. The stock was up +99.80% from the 52 week low and was -2.66% below the 52 week high. Its latest closing price was 30.11% up from an average-price of 200 days while it kept its distance from the SMA 50 at +8.21% and +5.59% compared with the SMA 20.