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ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – 14

Tue 02 Apr 24, 10:36am (AEST)
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Key Points

  • Financials (insurers and fund administrators) and materials (gold miners) lead with notable 52-week highs
  • Telcos including TPG and Telstra are facing lows after an underwhelming February reporting season

Welcome back to the 52-week Series – A recap of ASX 200 stocks that have tagged a fresh yearly highs and lows in the past week.


52-Week Highs and Lows by Sector

  • Financials: 9 Highs, 0 Lows

  • Materials: 7 Highs, 3 Lows

  • Real Estate: 6 Highs, 0 Lows

  • Discretionary: 5 Highs, 1 Low

  • Industrials: 4 Highs, 2 Lows

  • Technology: 3 Highs, 0 Lows

  • Energy: 3 Highs, 0 Lows

  • Staples: 1 High, 0 Lows

  • Communication Services: 1 High, 3 Lows

  • Healthcare: 0 Highs, 0 Lows


Why do 52-Week Highs and Lows Matter

Here are some of the key points our first 52-Week article:

  • A research thesis by Thomas J. George and Chuan-Yang Hwang titled The 52-Week High and Momentum Investing concludes that stocks nearing their 52-week high tend to outperform in the future, surpassing the predictive power of past returns.

  • US trader Mark Minervini also notes that “when you see a growing number of names in a particular industry making new 52-week highs (especially coming off a market low), this could be an indication that a group advance is underway.”

  • 1851 Capital Chief Investment Officer Chris Stott says the numbers are useful in helping to determine which stocks have the momentum to keep making fresh highs. The data is used to identify continuous winners and generate fresh ideas.


Financials at 52-week highs

Insurance companies, propelled by leveraged higher rates and premium growth, alongside fund administrators, benefiting from promising prospects for flows and equity markets, have been consistently reaching fresh 52-week highs for several months.

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

NWL

Netwealth Group

$ 21.12

Financials

-0.8%

58.7%

VUK

Virgin Money

$ 4.11

Financials

4.1%

56.9%

HUB

Hub24

$ 42.42

Financials

1.6%

55.4%

PNI

Pinnacle Investment Management

$ 11.63

Financials

-0.3%

50.3%

IAG

Insurance Australia Group

$ 6.40

Financials

0.6%

36.2%

SUN

Suncorp Group

$ 16.38

Financials

1.4%

35.8%

QBE

QBE Insurance

$ 18.13

Financials

2.6%

24.8%

BEN

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

$ 10.25

Financials

2.7%

17.8%

MQG

Macquarie Group

$ 199.70

Financials

0.1%

16.3%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Thursday, 28 March close

Real Estate stocks at 52-week highs

Since November lows, most large cap real estate stocks have surged by 30-50%, with the sector enjoying ongoing advantages from stabilising bond yields and asset devaluations.

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

GMG

Goodman Group

$ 33.81

Real Estate

9.1%

81.2%

CHC

Charter Hall

$ 13.75

Real Estate

1.4%

25.0%

SGP

Stockland Ordinary

$ 4.85

Real Estate

1.3%

24.0%

SCG

Scentre Group

$ 3.39

Real Estate

1.2%

23.7%

ARF

Arena Reit

$ 3.97

Real Estate

5.0%

10.0%

VCX

Vicinity Centres

$ 2.13

Real Estate

2.9%

8.1%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Thursday, 28 March close

Materials stocks at 52-week highs

Gold stocks are running hot as prices for the underlying commodity hit another all-time high of US$2,265 an ounce on Monday.

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

RED

Red 5

$ 0.38

Materials

7.0%

162.1%

RMS

Ramelius Resources

$ 1.86

Materials

7.5%

51.2%

SFR

Sandfire Resources

$ 8.89

Materials

2.3%

41.6%

WAF

West African Resources

$ 1.20

Materials

9.1%

23.7%

BSL

Bluescope Steel

$ 23.85

Materials

4.0%

20.5%

NST

Northern Star Resources

$ 14.47

Materials

5.5%

20.3%

ORI

Orica

$ 18.26

Materials

4.3%

19.9%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Thursday, 28 March close

Other Sectors at 52-week highs

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

CAR

Car Group

$ 36.08

Communication Services

1.0%

63.3%

LNW

Light & Wonder Inc

$ 160.02

Discretionary

-0.8%

na

LOV

Lovisa

$ 33.37

Discretionary

2.7%

41.4%

HVN

Harvey Norman

$ 5.15

Discretionary

2.6%

38.4%

WEB

Webjet

$ 8.83

Discretionary

1.6%

26.7%

PMV

Premier Investments

$ 32.81

Discretionary

7.9%

25.5%

IEL

IDP Education

$ 17.92

Discretionary

-2.8%

-34.1%

BPT

Beach Energy

$ 1.84

Energy

4.6%

30.6%

ALD

Ampol

$ 39.79

Energy

-2.0%

30.1%

VEA

Viva Energy

$ 3.70

Energy

2.5%

21.7%

RWC

Reliance Worldwide

$ 5.75

Industrials

0.5%

55.8%

BXB

Brambles

$ 16.15

Industrials

5.2%

20.2%

AZJ

Aurizon

$ 4.00

Industrials

1.3%

17.7%

ALQ

ALS

$ 13.13

Industrials

-2.5%

8.2%

A2M

A2 Milk

$ 6.25

Staples

1.8%

7.8%

360

Life360 Inc

$ 13.09

Technology

-1.1%

174.4%

NXT

NextDC

$ 17.79

Technology

1.4%

73.8%

XRO

Xero

$ 133.32

Technology

-1.5%

50.2%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Thursday, 28 March close

Communication Services at 52-week lows

Telcos are facing continued pressure following a lackluster February reporting season. TPG, in particular, reported first-half revenue and adjusted net profits that fell short of analyst expectations, attributed to increased debt costs and weaker-than-anticipated subscriber growth.

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

TLS

Telstra

$ 3.86

Communication Services

1.9%

-8.1%

TPG

TPG Telecom

$ 4.51

Communication Services

-0.2%

-6.6%

SPK

Spark New Zealand

$ 4.37

Communication Services

-2.0%

-5.6%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week low in the past week. Share price and performance as at Thursday, 28 March close

Everything Else at 52-week lows

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

ALX

Atlas Arteria

$ 5.33

Industrials

-0.7%

-16.7%

IPH

IPH

$ 6.31

Industrials

1.3%

-14.7%

CRN

Coronado Global

$ 1.25

Materials

0.8%

-22.8%

LYC

Lynas Rare Earths

$ 5.69

Materials

-2.4%

-10.3%

LTM

Arcadium Lithium

$ 6.78

Materials

-3.1%

na

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week low in the past week. Share price and performance as at Thursday, 28 March close

 

Written By

Kerry Sun

Content Strategist

Kerry holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University. He is an avid swing trader, focused on technical set ups and breakouts. Outside of writing and trading, Kerry is a big UFC fan, loves poker and training Muay Thai. Connect via LinkedIn or email.

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