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ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 15

Mon 08 Apr 24, 10:43am (AEST)
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Key Points

  • Gold miners are soaring as prices for the underlying commodity hit another all-time high of US$2,300 an ounce
  • Insurance stocks continue to benefit from the resurgence on bond yields

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

  • Materials: 8 Highs, 2 Lows

  • Financials: 7 Highs, 0 Lows

  • Real Estate: 5 Highs, 0 Lows

  • Energy: 4 Highs, 0 Lows

  • Discretionary: 3 Highs ,1 Low

  • Industrials: 3 Highs ,1 Low

  • Staples: 1 High, 0 Lows

  • Communication Services: 0 Highs, 1 Low

  • Health Care, Technology: 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

The three insurance majors (Suncorp, QBE Insurance and IAG) have continued to trend higher, buoyed by rising bond yields (the US 10-year yield is currently trading at the highest level since November 2023).

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

HUB

Hub24

41.62

Financials

-0.6%

54.2%

VUK

Virgin Money

4.11

Financials

0.2%

51.7%

SUN

Suncorp Group

16.25

Financials

-1.5%

32.9%

IAG

Insurance Australia Group

6.4

Financials

-0.6%

29.6%

QBE

QBE Insurance Group

17.98

Financials

-0.7%

20.6%

BEN

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank

10.11

Financials

0.3%

17.2%

MQG

Macquarie Group

194.98

Financials

-1.5%

9.4%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at 5 April 2024

Materials stocks at 52-week highs

Gold stocks are soaring as prices for the underlying commodity have soared almost 13% in the past six weeks.

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

RED

Red 5

0.385

Materials

5.5%

113.9%

RMS

Ramelius Resources

1.95

Materials

8.0%

45.5%

SFR

Sandfire Resources

8.74

Materials

1.5%

39.0%

WAF

West African Resources

1.315

Materials

12.4%

29.6%

BSL

Bluescope Steel

23.69

Materials

3.0%

20.3%

NST

Northern Star Resources

14.87

Materials

4.5%

14.5%

ORI

Orica

18.08

Materials

1.3%

13.8%

CMM

Capricorn Metals

5.19

Materials

1.0%

8.8%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at 5 April 2024

Real estate stocks at 52-week highs

Real estate stocks kicked off last week with strength, but many have since experienced a 2-5% decline in response to higher bond yields.

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

GMG

Goodman Group

32.33

Real Estate

-2.5%

68.4%

SCG

Scentre Group

3.28

Real Estate

-2.4%

16.3%

SGP

Stockland

4.72

Real Estate

-0.8%

14.3%

ARF

Arena Reit

3.78

Real Estate

-1.8%

1.9%

VCX

Vicinity Centres

1.985

Real Estate

-5.5%

-0.8%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at 5 April 2024

Other sectors and stocks at 52-week highs

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

HVN

Harvey Norman

4.84

Discretionary

-4.2%

30.5%

WES

Wesfarmers

66.62

Discretionary

-1.4%

29.7%

LOV

Lovisa

31.28

Discretionary

-3.5%

21.2%

PDN

Paladin Energy

1.42

Energy

4.0%

129.0%

ALD

Ampol

41.28

Energy

4.6%

34.2%

BPT

Beach Energy

1.895

Energy

7.1%

26.3%

VEA

Viva Energy

3.8

Energy

3.0%

19.5%

CPU

Computershare

26.2

Industrials

1.0%

19.4%

AZJ

Aurizon

3.98

Industrials

0.0%

18.5%

BXB

Brambles

15.88

Industrials

-1.2%

16.7%

ELD

Elders

9.83

Staples

5.5%

16.2%

ORG

Origin Energy

9.28

Utilities

2.2%

12.4%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at 5 April 2024

ASX 200 stocks at 52-week lows

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

TPG

TPG Telecom

4.46

Communication Services

1.1%

-11.7%

IEL

IDP Education

17.23

Discretionary

-1.8%

-38.7%

IPH

IPH

5.92

Industrials

-2.5%

-19.9%

ORA

Orora

2.21

Materials

-17.2%

-31.3%

CRN

Coronado Global

1.155

Materials

-3.8%

-29.1%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week low in the past week. Share price and performance as at 5 April 2024

 

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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