ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 19
Breadth took a notable turn for worse, with 11 S&P/ASX 200 constituents hitting a fresh yearly low last week.
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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
Materials: 5 High, 2 Low
Energy: 2 High, 0 Low
Industrials: 1 High, 3 Low
Discretionary: 1 High, 7 Low
Utilities: 1 High, 0 Low
Technology: 1 High, 1 Low
Financials: 0 High, 1 Low
Health Care: 0 High, 5 Low
Staples: 0 High, 2 Low
Telecommunications: 0 High, 1 Low
Real Estate: 0 High, 0 Low
What Does the Data Tell Us?
Breadth is deteriorating: The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.65% last week but finally snapped an eight-day losing streak on Friday. While the index is still up around 5.5% over the last twelve months, it has now slipped back to breakeven year-to-date. Despite headline returns holding up reasonably well, market breadth is deteriorating noticeably, with 22 constituents (11%) hitting fresh 52-week lows last week. That said, the stocks making yearly lows have largely been catalyst-driven. Discretionary names such as Temple & Webster, Nick Scali, Harvey Norman and ARB Corp all suffered sharp selloffs during February reporting season, and have continued to trend lower. In parallel, Australian consumer confidence in April recorded its largest monthly drop since the pandemic, sitting back near historical lows. Healthcare has been weighed down by growth concerns from heavyweights Cochlear and CSL, while Industrials like Cleanaway have tempered guidance off the back of Middle East impacts. Orora issued a material Saverglass downgrade for FY26, reflecting weaker volumes and a mix shift toward lower-margin products, and in Tech, Iress recently (23-Apr) guided to FY26 revenue landing at the bottom of its $520–528 million range. Overall, these incidents remain relatively isolated, but the sheer quantum of updates, combined with the underlying catalysts of deteriorating consumer confidence and Middle East/oil-related pressures, suggests there is likely more to come. This is not a good look.
ASX 200 stocks at 52-week highs
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liontown | $2.64 | Materials | 17.9% | 412.6% | |
PLS Group | $6.14 | Materials | 6.4% | 317.7% | |
Mineral Resources | $66.70 | Materials | 12.4% | 227.8% | |
Codan | $43.33 | Technology | 21.6% | 166.3% | |
Predictive Discovery | $0.91 | Materials | -4.7% | 149.3% | |
Tabcorp Holdings | $1.17 | Discretionary | 5.0% | 86.4% | |
Nickel Industries | $1.07 | Materials | 7.0% | 79.0% | |
Karoon Energy | $2.17 | Energy | -3.1% | 52.8% | |
Ampol | $35.82 | Energy | 4.7% | 43.6% | |
Aurizon | $4.27 | Industrials | 2.2% | 42.3% | |
APA Group | $10.50 | Utilities | 3.8% | 25.6% |
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, 1 May 2026.
ASX 200 stocks at 52-week lows
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temple & Webster Group | $5.54 | Discretionary | -5.5% | -67.9% | |
IDP Education | $3.28 | Discretionary | -6.6% | -65.2% | |
ARB Corporation | $18.70 | Discretionary | -4.3% | -39.7% | |
Flight Centre Travel Group | $10.15 | Discretionary | -4.3% | -19.5% | |
Nick Scali | $14.90 | Discretionary | -0.2% | -17.2% | |
Harvey Norman | $4.49 | Discretionary | -0.9% | -15.1% | |
Super Retail Group | $12.06 | Discretionary | -1.1% | -9.0% | |
Judo Capital | $1.45 | Financials | 3.6% | 0.7% | |
Cochlear | $98.77 | Health Care | 1.5% | -63.1% | |
CSL | $124.84 | Health Care | -4.0% | -50.2% | |
Resmed | $28.73 | Health Care | -7.0% | -23.0% | |
Ansell | $26.31 | Health Care | -1.7% | -15.7% | |
Fisher & Paykel | $29.61 | Health Care | 0.7% | -9.9% | |
Fletcher Building | $2.39 | Industrials | 3.9% | -19.3% | |
Austal | $4.21 | Industrials | -8.9% | -17.9% | |
Cleanaway Waste Management | $2.26 | Industrials | -3.4% | -13.7% | |
Amcor PLC | $53.47 | Materials | -2.6% | -25.8% | |
Orora | $1.38 | Materials | -3.5% | -25.7% | |
Metcash | $2.70 | Staples | -4.3% | -16.4% | |
The A2 Milk Company | $7.27 | Staples | -1.8% | -12.0% | |
Iress | $6.68 | Technology | -2.9% | -17.1% | |
EVT | $12.08 | Telecommunications | -5.6% | -17.9% |
S&P/ASX 200 stocks and sectors that hit a 52-week low in the past week, sorted by sector and one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 1 May 2026.
