Zacks highlights Murphy USA, DaVita, Hewlett Packard, and Vishay as stocks near 52-week highs with further upside

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Zacks.com featured Murphy USA, DaVita, Hewlett Packard, and Vishay Intertechnology as stocks trading near 52-week highs that still have room to rise. Murphy USA reported strengthening fuel contribution and merchandise growth, raised its dividend 28% to 64 cents per share, and priced $500 million in senior notes to refinance debt. DaVita raised full-year guidance to adjusted operating income of $2.15 to $2.25 billion and adjusted EPS of $14.1 to $15.2, while repurchasing 5 million shares through early May. Hewlett Packard completed its H3C divestiture for roughly $1.36 billion, posted record second-quarter revenues, and raised full-year guidance across revenues, EPS, and free cash flow. Vishay Intertechnology posted first-quarter revenues of $839.2 million with a 1.34 book-to-bill ratio, guided second-quarter revenues to $875 to $905 million, and introduced new products targeting EVs, solar inverters, and aerospace.