ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 22
Financials, Industrials and Discretionary stocks continue to dominate the 52-week high list. Here's why.
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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
Financials: 6 Highs, 0 Lows
Industrials: 5 Highs, 0 Lows
Discretionary: 4 Highs, 1 Low
Materials: 4 Highs, 1 Low
Real Estate: 2 Highs, 0 Lows
Technology: 2 Highs, 0 Lows
Telecom: 2 Highs, 0 Lows
Health Care: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Energy: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
Staples: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
What Does the Data Tell Us?
Financials and Industrials Strength: These sectors dominate the list of stocks hitting new 52-week highs, driven by several key driver: i) safe-haven demand boosting names like Commonwealth Bank, Brambles; ii) a higher-yield environment supporting insurers; and iii) reduced election uncertainty benefiting companies like Ventia.
Discretionary Sector Resilience: The Consumer Discretionary sector is showing notable strength, with heavyweights like Wesfarmers and JB Hi-Fi reaching yearly highs. UBS analysts recently highlighted that this sector tends to outperform post-election, fuelled by increased consumer confidence and spending amid policy clarity and economic stability.
Gold Miners Rebound: Gold miners are regaining momentum as US deficit and credit rating concerns create a bullish tailwind for bullion prices. Select names are showing a V-shaped recovery, approaching their yearly highs.
Source: UBS
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 23 May 2025
ASX Industrials Making 52-Week Highs
Data shows S&P/ASX 200 Industrial constituents to have hit a 52-week high in the past week, sorted by one-year % chg. Share price and performance as at Friday 23 May 2025
ASX 200 Stocks at 52-Week Highs
Ticker | Company | Close | S | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Temple & Webster | $20.38 | Discretionary | 4.6% | 379.5% | |
JB HI-FI | $108.66 | Discretionary | 5.7% | 139.9% | |
Wesfarmers | $82.31 | Discretionary | -0.3% | 79.0% | |
Tabcorp Holdings | $0.69 | Discretionary | -4.9% | -29.0% | |
Emerald Resources | $4.57 | Materials | 8.8% | 277.7% | |
Regis Resources | $4.94 | Materials | 11.0% | 145.8% | |
West African Resources | $2.65 | Materials | 16.7% | 108.7% | |
Perseus Mining | $3.75 | Materials | 11.6% | 96.9% | |
Charter Hall Retail Reit | $3.95 | Real Estate | 2.6% | -7.1% | |
Life360 | $31.56 | Technology | 4.9% | 724.0% | |
Technology One | $38.61 | Technology | 16.7% | 283.0% | |
Telstra Group | $4.75 | Telecommunication | 4.9% | 22.1% | |
EVT | $15.12 | Telecommunication | -0.9% | 4.6% |
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 23 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 23 May 2025
