ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 4
Gold stocks soared as bullion prices charge towards all-time highs while real estate stocks struggled amid soaring bond yields.
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Welcome back to the 52-week Series – A recap of S&P/ASX 200 stocks that have tagged a fresh yearly highs and lows in the past week. By tracking these 52-week highs and lows, we can spot emerging trends across different stocks and sectors.
When we see clusters of stocks hitting new milestones within a sector, it often signals significant underlying factors – whether it's shifting commodity prices, evolving demand trends (like the current AI boom), or companies exceeding or falling short of earnings expectations.
52-Week Highs and Lows by Sector
Materials: 7 highs, 1 low
Health Care: 3 highs, 2 lows
Industrials: 2 highs, 1 low
Discretionary: 2 highs, 3 lows
Financials: 1 high, 0 lows
Technology: 0 highs, 2 lows
Staples: 0 highs, 2 lows
Real Estate: 0 highs, 4 lows
Telecommunication: 0 highs, 0 lows
Utilities: 0 highs, 0 lows
Energy: 0 highs, 0 lows
What Does the Data Tell Us?
Gold stocks are soaring. Gold prices are demonstrating remarkable strength, climbing approximately 3% year-to-date to US$2,700 an ounce. The soaring US dollar has pushed the price of gold even higher in Aussie dollar terms, to a record A$4,365. This positive momentum has propelled the S&P/ASX All Ords Gold Index up for nine straight sessions, marking a 10% increase since January 6 and reaching its highest point since November 2023. Companies exhibiting strong operational performances and effective cost cost have emerged as standout performers.
Real estate stocks are struggling. This was one of the best performing sectors last year as bond yields such as the US 10-year Treasury yield dipped as low as 3.60% (from peaks of 4.7%). However, the recent surge has finally started to weigh on the sector, with a handful of names tumbling to fresh 52-week lows. Morgan Stanley's analysis provides valuable insight into this relationship:
"Charter Hall is by far the most linked to bond yields. Its P/E multiple has a -0.77 correlation vs. Australian 10 year bond yields, and -0.68 vs. US 10 year Treasury yields. Dexus is the second most linked at -0.66/-0.44. This means that as bond yields decline, the multiples of these two stocks generally re-rate upwards."
Retail showing cracks. Premier Investments hit a fresh 52-week low last week after the company reported a weaker-than-expected trading update for the first-half of FY25. The company said it expects total global sales between $855-865m and retail underlying EBIT between $160-165m, or 3% and 20% below consensus expectations of $886m and $203m respectively.
ASX 200 Materials Making 52-Week Highs
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arcadium Lithium | $9.20 | Materials | 0.8% | NA | |
Capricorn Metals | $7.17 | Materials | 6.2% | 100.8% | |
Genesis Minerals | $2.91 | Materials | 7.0% | 71.2% | |
Gold Road Resources | $2.39 | Materials | 10.7% | 58.3% | |
De Grey Mining | $2.01 | Materials | 3.9% | 41.7% | |
Regis Resources | $2.97 | Materials | 7.6% | 41.4% | |
Evolution Mining | $5.60 | Materials | 8.1% | 34.9% |
Data shows Materials stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday 17 January 2025
ASX 200 Stocks at 52-Week Highs
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JB HI-FI | $92.09 | Discretionary | -5.1% | 91.1% | |
Aristocrat Leisure | $70.76 | Discretionary | -1.6% | 64.7% | |
Insignia Financial | $4.43 | Financials | 7.5% | 25.1% | |
Sigma Healthcare | $2.83 | Health Care | -5.7% | 494.7% | |
Telix Pharmaceuticals | $26.59 | Health Care | 10.8% | 228.7% | |
Ansell | $34.18 | Health Care | 0.9% | 1.7% | |
Qantas Airways | $9.03 | Industrials | -3.3% | 79.2% | |
Qube Holdings | $4.06 | Industrials | 1.3% | 36.7% | |
Origin Energy | $11.15 | Utilities | 0.6% | 88.3% |
Data shows all other ASX 200 stocks to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday 17 January 2025
ASX 200 Discretionary Making 52-Week Lows
Data shows ASX 200 Discretionary stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday 17 January 2025
ASX 200 Real Estate Making 52-Week Lows
Data shows ASX 200 Real Estate stock to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday 17 January 2025
ASX 200 Stocks at 52-Week Lows
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ramsay Health Care | $34.16 | Health Care | 1.2% | -48.0% | |
Neuren Pharmaceuticals | $13.20 | Health Care | 10.8% | 252.0% | |
Kelsian Group | $3.73 | Industrials | 7.8% | -44.6% | |
Nufarm | $3.66 | Materials | 3.4% | -21.1% | |
Elders | $7.12 | Staples | 2.5% | -37.2% | |
Endeavour Group | $4.19 | Staples | 2.4% | -34.3% | |
Megaport | $7.52 | Technology | 10.3% | -51.4% | |
Data#3 | $6.56 | Technology | 3.0% | 5.0% |
Data shows all other ASX 200 stocks to have hit a 52-week high in the past week. Share price and performance as at Friday 17 January 2025
