ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 20
After two weeks of subdued activity, 28 stocks reached new 52-week highs last week. Here's what you need to know.
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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 powerful 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
Real Estate: 6 Highs, 0 Lows
Financials: 5 Highs, 1 Low
Materials: 5 Highs, 0 Lows
Discretionary: 5 Highs, 0 Lows
Industrials: 3 Highs, 1 Low
Telecommunication: 3 Highs, 0 Lows
Staples: 1 High, 0 Lows
Health Care: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Technology: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Energy: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
Utilities: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
What Does the Data Tell Us?
Breadth returns: After two weeks of subdued activity, 28 stocks reached new 52-week highs, signaling a market rebound from disruptions caused by Trump tariff concerns.
New Financials leadership: The Financials sector is driving the rally, with a diverse group of stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs, showcasing renewed sector strength. This time round, fund administrators (e.g. Hub24 and Netwealth) and investment funds (e.g. HMC and Pinnacle) are still trading below recent highs.
REITs showing strength: REITs are gaining momentum with a V-shaped recovery into new yearly highs, amid stable bond yields and cooling inflation trends. I often quote US trader Mark Minervini's comment about “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.” Retail REITs, like Scentre Group, are well-positioned to benefit from expiring low-rate leases signed during the Covid-19 downturn, with Morgan Stanley forecasting a steady 4.5% annual growth in funds from operations (FFO) through 2027, making them a compelling choice for investors seeking stable real estate returns.
ASX 200 Financials Making 52-Week Highs
Data shows S&P/ASX 200 Financials constituents to have hit a 52-week high in the past week, sorted by one-year % chg. Share price and performance as at Friday 9 May 2025
ASX 200 REITs Making 52-Week Highs
Data shows S&P/ASX 200 real estate constituents to have hit a 52-week high in the past week, sorted by one-year % chg. Share price and performance as at Friday 9 May 2025
ASX 200 Stocks at 52-Week Highs
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temple & Webster | $18.92 | Discretionary | 5.0% | 313.1% | |
Eagers Automotive | $19.42 | Discretionary | 1.7% | 71.9% | |
AUB Group | $33.53 | Discretionary | 5.1% | 71.5% | |
The Lottery Corp | $5.29 | Discretionary | 1.5% | NA | |
Wesfarmers | $80.24 | Discretionary | 0.9% | 64.5% | |
ALS | $17.87 | Industrials | 3.4% | 49.0% | |
Transurban Group | $14.36 | Industrials | -0.1% | 4.2% | |
Emerald Resources | $4.58 | Materials | 10.9% | 326.1% | |
Vault Minerals | $0.47 | Materials | 10.6% | 28.8% | |
Gold Road Resources | $3.28 | Materials | 10.4% | 156.3% | |
Regis Resources | $4.85 | Materials | 8.7% | 168.0% | |
Perseus Mining | $3.61 | Materials | 6.2% | 113.0% | |
Coles Group | $22.48 | Staples | 2.5% | 22.6% | |
EVT | $15.02 | Telecommunication | 2.4% | 9.6% | |
TPG Telecom | $5.20 | Telecommunication | 1.4% | -12.8% | |
Telstra Group | $4.61 | Telecommunication | 0.7% | 19.1% |
Data shows all other S&P/ASX 200 constituents to have hit a 52-week high in the past week, sorted by one-year % chg. Share price and performance as at Friday 9 May 2025
ASX 200 Stocks at 52-Week Lows
Data shows all other S&P/ASX 200 constituents to have hit a 52-week low in the past week, sorted by one-year % chg. Share price and performance as at Friday 9 May 2025
