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ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 17

Mon 22 Apr 24, 10:43am (AEST)
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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

Very few stocks and sectors were able to hit a fresh 52-week high after the ASX 200 tumbled 2.8% last week.

  • Materials: 9 Highs, 2 Lows

  • Utilities: 1 High, 0 Lows

  • Energy, Healthcare, 1 High, 1 Low

  • Financials, Industrials, Technology, Staples: 0 Highs, 0 Lows

  • Real Estate: 0 Highs, 1 Low

  • Discretionary: 0 Highs, 4 Lows

  • Telecommunication: 0 Highs, 5 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.


Materials at 52-Week Highs

Gold is all the rage right now amid rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and strong central bank buying, especially out of China. Prices for the underlying commodity rallied 2.1% last week to close at record highs of US$2,391 an ounce last Friday.

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

AWC

Alumina

$1.51

Materials

0.7%

-1.0%

RRL

Regis Resources

$2.28

Materials

3.2%

6.5%

NST

Northern Star Resources

$15.50

Materials

1.3%

12.7%

SLR

Silver Lake Resources

$1.44

Materials

4.0%

15.3%

EVN

Evolution Mining

$4.07

Materials

2.3%

15.6%

RMS

Ramelius Resources

$2.06

Materials

3.3%

49.8%

CSR

CSR

$8.86

Materials

0.2%

68.1%

EMR

Emerald Resources

$3.64

Materials

1.4%

105.7%

RED

Red 5

$0.43

Materials

0.0%

168.8%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday, 19 April 2024 close

ASX 200 Stocks at 52-Week Highs

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

PDN

Paladin Energy

$14.00

Energy

-8.9%

124.0%

TLX

Telix Pharmaceuticals

$13.61

Health Care

5.3%

36.1%

ORG

Origin Energy

$9.76

Utilities

-0.1%

17.9%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday, 19 April 2024 close

Telcos at 52-Week Lows

Major telcos and media stocks continued to mark yearly lows last week. The sector is still struggling to find a floor after a post-covid earnings downturn.

Back in February, Macquarie analysts "our investment thesis for traditional media companies is to become more positive when we believe the ad markets bottoming. We think we are 6-12 months away from this point."

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

NEC

Nine Entertainment

$1.50

Telecommunication

-6.3%

-27.2%

TPG

TPG Telecom

$4.17

Telecommunication

-3.0%

-20.9%

TLS

Telstra

$3.65

Telecommunication

-2.9%

-14.9%

DHG

Domain

$2.91

Telecommunication

-3.6%

-10.7%

SPK

Spark New Zealand

$4.27

Telecommunication

-0.9%

-8.8%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week low in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday, 19 April 2024 close

ASX 200 Stocks at 52-Week Lows

Ticker

Company

Close Price

Sector

1 Week

1 Year

WOW

Woolworths

$31.40

Consumer Staples

-2.6%

-18.8%

SGR

The Star Entertainment

$0.42

Discretionary

-16.8%

-64.8%

IEL

IDP Education

$16.44

Discretionary

1.4%

-41.8%

CTD

Corporate Travel Management

$15.09

Discretionary

-8.4%

-28.5%

DMP

Domino's Pizza

$37.29

Discretionary

-7.2%

-28.1%

WDS

Woodside Energy

$29.40

Energy

-2.7%

-12.7%

SHL

Sonic Healthcare

$26.27

Health Care

-3.0%

-27.6%

ORA

Orora

$2.14

Materials

-1.4%

-34.8%

LTM

Arcadium Lithium

$5.86

Materials

-11.8%

na

LIC

Lifestyle Communities

$13.90

Real Estate

-3.0%

-15.0%

Data shows any stock to have hit a 52-week low in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday, 19 April 2024 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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