In the Barron's Street­wise col­umn this week­end, Michael San­toli fea­tured a list that we pro­vided of the ten least volatile S&P 500 stocks over the last decade.  Below is a table that expands the list to the forty least volatile S&P 500 names.  These are cur­rent S&P 500 stocks that have the small­est dif­fer­ence between their high price and low price over the last decade.

As shown, Wal-Mart (WMT) has been the least volatile stock over the last ten years with a 10-year hi/lo spread of just 54.07%.  Its 10-year high is $63.94, while its 10-year low is $41.50.  Just six other S&P 500 stocks have a 10-year hi/lo spread that is less than 100% — KMB, PGN, JNJ, SCG, KO and ED.  Other nota­bles on the list of least volatile stocks include Microsoft (MSFT), UPS, Ver­i­zon (VZ), 3M (MMM), Proc­ter & Gam­ble (PG), and Berk­shire Hath­away (BRK/B).

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