ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 37
Gold miners and retail stocks continued to trend higher last week, despite the broader market slipping 1.1%.
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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
Materials: 8 Highs, 0 Lows
Discretionary: 6 Highs, 2 Lows
Industrials: 3 Highs, 1 Low
Financials: 3 Highs, 0 Lows
Technology: 3 Highs, 0 Lows
Real Estate: 3 Highs, 0 Lows
Staples: 2 Highs, 3 Lows
Health Care: 1 High, 3 Lows
Energy: 1 High, 0 Lows
Utilities: 1 High, 0 Lows
Telecommunications: 1 High, 0 Lows
What Does the Data Tell Us?
Market breadth remains solid: While the broader S&P/ASX 200 slipped 1.1% last week, several stocks and sectors continued their upward momentum. This strength was driven by multiple tailwinds including rising gold prices, solid retail sales data and ongoing momentum from strong reporting season winners such as Zip, Austal, Coles, Codan and NRW Holdings.
Gold miners maintain their stellar run: The gold sector extended its rally, with most names now sitting 150-300% higher over the past twelve months. This surge has been fuelled by gold prices climbing 4.0% last week to a record US$3,588 per ounce, supported by a range of factors including mounting government fiscal and debt concerns, growing expectations for rate cuts, sustained central bank purchasing, and US dollar weakness. Adding to this positive backdrop, the World Gold Council's August report highlighted robust institutional demand, with global gold ETFs recording their third consecutive month of inflows. Year-to-date inflows have reached US$47 million, marking the second strongest performance on record after 2020's peak. This demand surge reflects persistent trade risks, broader market uncertainty, consensus short dollar positioning, and lower rate expectations.
Reporting season creates clear winners and losers: Stocks continued to extend post-reporting season moves. On the positive side, companies like Harvey Norman, The Lottery Corp, Tabcorp, Austal, NRW, and Coles continued to move higher, building on the sizeable rallies they experienced on their respective results days. Conversely, companies that disappointed the market continue to face headwinds, with names like Domino's Pizza, Endeavour Group, CSL, and Sonic Healthcare still declining following their poor results announcements.
ASX 200 Materials at 52-Week Highs
Ticker | Company | Close | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ramelius Resources | $3.43 | 8.2% | 383.1% | |
Genesis Minerals | $5.36 | 18.9% | 366.1% | |
Westgold Resources | $3.72 | 8.1% | 330.1% | |
Capricorn Metals | $11.25 | 10.0% | 227.0% | |
Perseus Mining | $4.25 | 12.4% | 183.3% | |
Vault Minerals | $0.60 | 12.2% | 144.9% | |
Brickworks | $35.80 | 0.2% | 72.9% | |
Newmont Corporation | $115.80 | 3.5% | 50.7% |
S&P/ASX 200 Materials constituents that hit 52-week highs in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 5 September 2025.
ASX 200 Discretionary Stocks at 52-Week Highs
S&P/ASX 200 Discretionary constituents that hit 52-week highs in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 5 September 2025.
Other ASX 200 Stocks and Sectors at 52-Week Highs
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deep Yellow | $1.91 | Energy | 5.2% | 64.0% | |
Zip | $4.49 | Financials | 5.4% | 393.4% | |
Washington H Soul Pattinson | $43.96 | Financials | 0.5% | 70.9% | |
National Australia Bank | $43.17 | Financials | 0.9% | 45.8% | |
Neuren Pharmaceuticals | $20.48 | Health Care | 7.7% | 220.0% | |
Austal | $8.18 | Industrials | 5.3% | 220.8% | |
NRW | $4.33 | Industrials | 12.8% | 58.0% | |
Smartgroup | $9.10 | Industrials | 0.6% | 56.9% | |
Scentre Group | $4.06 | Real Estate | -0.5% | 40.5% | |
GPT Group | $5.42 | Real Estate | -2.9% | 26.9% | |
Homeco Daily Needs | $1.36 | Real Estate | 1.1% | 5.4% | |
Coles Group | $23.96 | Staples | 0.3% | 37.4% | |
Metcash | $4.13 | Staples | -1.7% | 0.5% | |
Codan | $30.77 | Technology | -0.4% | 404.4% | |
Megaport | $14.09 | Technology | -14.3% | 69.2% | |
Data#3 | $9.29 | Technology | 0.9% | 47.0% | |
Chorus | $8.91 | Telecommunications | 0.2% | 25.7% | |
APA Group | $8.88 | Utilities | 0.8% | -16.7% |
All other S&P/ASX 200 stocks and sectors that hit 52-week highs in the past week, sorted by sector and one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 5 September 2025.
ASX 200 Stocks at 52-Week Lows
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Domino's Pizza | $14.65 | Discretionary | -2.9% | -76.2% | |
Endeavour Group | $3.72 | Staples | -2.6% | -50.2% | |
Bapcor | $3.53 | Discretionary | -11.3% | -48.3% | |
Reece | $10.42 | Industrials | -6.6% | -31.8% | |
CSL | $209.25 | Health Care | -1.7% | -30.2% | |
Sonic Healthcare | $22.94 | Health Care | -4.6% | -30.0% | |
Amcor | $12.55 | Materials | -4.5% | -29.9% | |
Woolworths | $27.59 | Staples | -4.2% | -24.6% | |
Inghams Group | $2.67 | Staples | -1.5% | 6.8% | |
Telix Pharmaceuticals | $13.80 | Health Care | -5.5% | 130.8% |
S&P/ASX 200 stocks and sectors that hit 52-week lows in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 5 September 2025.
