what is the most performance mid cap stock between 1977 and 1980

Avnet (AVT) had the highest return between 1977 and 1980 by a mid-cap US stock, returning 189.4%.

ASSET YEARS % RETURN
Avnet (AVT)
1977-1980
189.35%
WD-40 (WDFC)
1977-1980
178.79%
Seaboard (SEB)
1977-1980
152.31%
Range Resources (RRC)
1977-1980
150%
Kirby (KEX)
1977-1980
119.05%
Matson (MATX)
1977-1980
113.67%
New York Times (NYT)
1977-1980
108.44%
Federal Signal (FSS)
1977-1980
79.31%
Gap (GAP)
1977-1980
79.23%
Murphy Oil (MUR)
1977-1980
67.6%
APA (APA)
1977-1980
67.31%
Nordstrom (JWN)
1977-1980
52.56%
Wendy’s (WEN)
1977-1980
52.45%
Associated Banc (ASB)
1977-1980
50%
Weatherford International (WFRD)
1977-1980
35.91%
Regal Beloit (RRX)
1977-1980
33.93%
H B Fuller (FUL)
1977-1980
31.58%
Skyline (SKY)
1977-1980
28.92%
H&R Block (HRB)
1977-1980
26.53%
Black Hills (BKH)
1977-1980
25.62%
National Fuel Gas (NFG)
1977-1980
25.13%
Alcoa (AA)
1977-1980
24.56%
Tootsie Roll Industries (TR)
1977-1980
22.1%
Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO)
1977-1980
16.36%
Bank of Hawaii (BOH)
1977-1980
16.21%
Mid-cap stocks are treated as having a market cap between $2B and $10B.