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.
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
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.
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 |
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Hub24 | 41.62 | Financials | -0.6% | 54.2% | |
Virgin Money | 4.11 | Financials | 0.2% | 51.7% | |
Suncorp Group | 16.25 | Financials | -1.5% | 32.9% | |
Insurance Australia Group | 6.4 | Financials | -0.6% | 29.6% | |
QBE Insurance Group | 17.98 | Financials | -0.7% | 20.6% | |
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank | 10.11 | Financials | 0.3% | 17.2% | |
Macquarie Group | 194.98 | Financials | -1.5% | 9.4% |
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 |
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Red 5 | 0.385 | Materials | 5.5% | 113.9% | |
Ramelius Resources | 1.95 | Materials | 8.0% | 45.5% | |
Sandfire Resources | 8.74 | Materials | 1.5% | 39.0% | |
West African Resources | 1.315 | Materials | 12.4% | 29.6% | |
Bluescope Steel | 23.69 | Materials | 3.0% | 20.3% | |
Northern Star Resources | 14.87 | Materials | 4.5% | 14.5% | |
Orica | 18.08 | Materials | 1.3% | 13.8% | |
Capricorn Metals | 5.19 | Materials | 1.0% | 8.8% |
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 |
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Goodman Group | 32.33 | Real Estate | -2.5% | 68.4% | |
Scentre Group | 3.28 | Real Estate | -2.4% | 16.3% | |
Stockland | 4.72 | Real Estate | -0.8% | 14.3% | |
Arena Reit | 3.78 | Real Estate | -1.8% | 1.9% | |
Vicinity Centres | 1.985 | Real Estate | -5.5% | -0.8% |
Ticker | Company | Close Price | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
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Harvey Norman | 4.84 | Discretionary | -4.2% | 30.5% | |
Wesfarmers | 66.62 | Discretionary | -1.4% | 29.7% | |
Lovisa | 31.28 | Discretionary | -3.5% | 21.2% | |
Paladin Energy | 1.42 | Energy | 4.0% | 129.0% | |
Ampol | 41.28 | Energy | 4.6% | 34.2% | |
Beach Energy | 1.895 | Energy | 7.1% | 26.3% | |
Viva Energy | 3.8 | Energy | 3.0% | 19.5% | |
Computershare | 26.2 | Industrials | 1.0% | 19.4% | |
Aurizon | 3.98 | Industrials | 0.0% | 18.5% | |
Brambles | 15.88 | Industrials | -1.2% | 16.7% | |
Elders | 9.83 | Staples | 5.5% | 16.2% | |
Origin Energy | 9.28 | Utilities | 2.2% | 12.4% |
Ticker | Company | Close Price | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
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TPG Telecom | 4.46 | Communication Services | 1.1% | -11.7% | |
IDP Education | 17.23 | Discretionary | -1.8% | -38.7% | |
IPH | 5.92 | Industrials | -2.5% | -19.9% | |
Orora | 2.21 | Materials | -17.2% | -31.3% | |
Coronado Global | 1.155 | Materials | -3.8% | -29.1% |
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