Stocks Hitting 52-Week Highs

VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) shares reached a new 52-week high of $78.40. Oppenheimer upgraded Vmware from Perform to Outperform.
Loews Corporation (NYSE: L) shares gained 5.1 percent to reach a new 52-week high of $43.13 after the company posted better-than-expected Q1 earnings.
Sunedison Semiconductor Ltd (NASDAQ: SEMI) shares touched a new 52-week high of $11.865. Sunedison Semiconductor shares have gained 6.44 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has increased 1.06 percent in the same period.
Providence & Worcester Railroad Company (NASDAQ: PWX) shares touched a new 52-week high of $25.03. Providence & Worcester Railroad shares have surged 53.60 percent over the past 52 weeks, while the S&P 500 index has gained 1.06 percent in the same period.