ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 28
Choppy, directionless markets have thinned the 52-week high list, but staples are surging and defensives are quietly climbing.
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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
Financials: 3 Highs, 2 Lows
Materials: 2 Highs, 1 Low
Staples: 2 Highs, 1 Low
Technology: 2 Highs, 0 Lows
Industrials: 1 High, 1 Low
Energy: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Real Estate: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Telecommunications: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Utilities: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Discretionary: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
Health Care: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
What Does the Data Tell Us?
A choppy market: Since the market bounced from the initial US-Iran selloff in early April, the S&P/ASX 200 has traded within +/-2% year-to-date. It's been choppy and directionless, with many of the high-flyers that once populated the 52-week high list (copper, lithium, industrials, energy) pulling back, while battered sectors like tech, real estate and discretionary have bottomed and bounced off their lows. What's left are thin lists that lack broad themes and are driven more by stock-specific catalysts.
Supermarket strength, defensives on the rise: That said, the S&P/ASX 200 Staples sector has emerged as the best performer in recent weeks, up 15% since mid-May. Woolworths and Coles both eased from multi-year highs last week, but this remains a key sector to watch given the strength behind its two heavyweights. The 52-week high list also features defensive, yield-oriented names like Deterra Royalties, QBE Insurance and Soul Patts.
ASX 200 stocks at 52-week highs
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NRW Holdings | $7.23 | Industrials | -0.3% | 141.8% | |
Codan | $44.00 | Technology | 1.2% | 131.2% | |
Megaport | $19.19 | Technology | -5.3% | 49.6% | |
Dyno Nobel | $3.93 | Materials | 1.8% | 42.4% | |
Woolworths Group | $39.78 | Staples | -1.1% | 28.2% | |
Challenger | $10.33 | Financials | 6.0% | 27.9% | |
Deterra Royalties | $4.66 | Materials | 1.8% | 20.1% | |
Coles Group | $23.28 | Staples | -4.6% | 12.3% | |
QBE Insurance | $24.83 | Financials | 0.0% | 9.8% | |
Washington H. Soul Pattinson | $45.50 | Financials | 0.2% | 7.7% |
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, 3 July 2026.
ASX 200 stocks at 52-week lows
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
REA Group | $141.91 | Telecommunications | 6.3% | -39.9% | |
Pexa Group | $8.54 | Real Estate | -16.4% | -33.5% | |
Karoon Energy | $1.40 | Energy | 10.7% | -27.7% | |
Austal | $4.19 | Industrials | 2.0% | -26.9% | |
Pantoro Gold | $2.39 | Materials | -0.4% | -26.7% | |
Generation Development Group | $4.06 | Financials | 20.5% | -20.6% | |
Elders | $5.30 | Staples | 5.6% | -17.1% | |
Hub24 | $81.04 | Financials | 16.0% | -15.5% | |
Origin Energy | $10.36 | Utilities | -5.5% | -9.4% |
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, 3 July 2026.
