best mid cap stocks 1978

Seaboard (SEB) had the highest return in 1978 by a mid-cap US stock, returning 73%.

ASSET YEAR % RETURN
Seaboard (SEB)
1978
73.03%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1978
63.09%
Standex International (SXI)
1978
51.54%
New York Times (NYT)
1978
49.65%
Graham (GHC)
1978
30.98%
Chemed (CHE)
1978
19.09%
PLDT Inc ADR (PHI)
1978
12.85%
Griffon (GFF)
1978
12.5%
H B Fuller (FUL)
1978
12.34%
Olin (OLN)
1978
8.15%
Black Hills (BKH)
1978
6.38%
MSA Safety (MSA)
1978
3.58%
American States Water (AWR)
1978
3.57%
Matson (MATX)
1978
2.68%
H&R Block (HRB)
1978
1.15%
Campbell’s (CPB)
1978
0.74%
Tutor Perini (TPC)
1978
0%
Avista (AVA)
1978
-1.14%
Avnet (AVT)
1978
-2.34%
Southwest Gas (SWX)
1978
-2.36%
Timken (TKR)
1978
-2.45%
National Fuel Gas (NFG)
1978
-2.56%
California Water Service (CWT)
1978
-3.21%
Molson Coors Brewing (TAP)
1978
-5.66%
GATX (GATX)
1978
-7.25%
Mid-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $2B and $10B.