ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 17
ASX 200 holds near record highs, but consumer-facing stocks drag as lithium, energy and Macquarie's commodities business find fresh ground.
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Welcome back to the 52-Week Series, where we recap the S&P/ASX 200 stocks that have hit fresh yearly highs and lows over the past week. Tracking this data point helps identify emerging trends across various stocks and sectors.
When clusters of stocks within a sector reach new highs or lows, it often points to meaningful underlying drivers such as shifting commodity prices, changing demand patterns (such as AI, pivots into defensive sectors, consumer weakness etc), or companies beating/missing earnings expectations.
52-Week highs and lows by sector
Energy: 4 High, 0 Low
Materials: 3 High, 1 Low
Industrials: 1 High, 2 Low
Financials: 1 High, 0 Low
Utilities: 1 High, 0 Low
Discretionary: 0 High, 2 Low
Health Care: 0 High, 2 Low
Technology: 0 High, 2 Low
Real Estate: 0 High, 1 Low
Staples: 0 High, 0 Low
Telecommunications: 0 High, 0 Low
What Does the Data Tell Us?
Not a whole lot: The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.1% last week, though it remains up 7% from its 23 March low and within 3% of all-time highs. This leaves the 52-week list relatively thin for another week. A handful of sub-sectors hit yearly highs, including lithium (PLS Group), energy (Karoon, Viva, Ampol) and defensives (APA Group). Macquarie also reached a fresh 52-week high on optimism that elevated volatility in commodity markets, particularly LNG and gas, will drive strong earnings growth in its CGM division, which contributed roughly 20% of group revenue in FY25. On the other side, consumer-facing segments broadly struggled, with yearly lows recorded across building products (Fletcher, Mirvac), retail (Harvey Norman, Super Retail) and healthcare (Ansell, ResMed).
ASX 200 stocks at 52-week highs
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PLS Group | $6.04 | Materials | 12.7% | 322.4% | |
Paladin Energy | $14.54 | Energy | 15.5% | 219.6% | |
Lynas Rare Earths | $20.70 | Materials | -4.9% | 134.2% | |
Karoon Energy | $2.14 | Energy | 7.5% | 59.7% | |
Viva Energy Group | $2.53 | Energy | 0.8% | 59.1% | |
Rio Tinto | $173.75 | Materials | 1.5% | 55.8% | |
Ampol | $32.93 | Energy | -0.2% | 48.1% | |
Macquarie Group | $239.88 | Financials | 6.6% | 33.4% | |
Aurizon | $4.09 | Industrials | -2.2% | 32.4% | |
APA Group | $9.94 | Utilities | -0.5% | 21.5% |
S&P/ASX 200 stocks and sectors that hit a 52-week high in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 17 April 2026.
ASX 200 stocks at 52-week lows
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fletcher Building | $2.36 | Industrials | -6.0% | -21.6% | |
Mirvac Group | $1.78 | Real Estate | 2.9% | -18.0% | |
Orora | $1.47 | Materials | -1.4% | -16.5% | |
Megaport | $8.49 | Technology | 26.5% | -15.4% | |
Harvey Norman | $4.57 | Discretionary | -2.8% | -9.2% | |
Ansell | $27.13 | Health Care | -9.0% | -7.7% | |
Resmed | $31.52 | Health Care | -2.4% | -6.2% | |
Austal | $4.63 | Industrials | -1.5% | -5.3% | |
Super Retail Group | $12.49 | Discretionary | -0.6% | -1.5% | |
Life360 | $21.35 | Technology | 9.6% | 8.4% |
S&P/ASX 200 stocks and sectors that hit a 52-week low in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 17 April 2026.
