ASX 200 stocks hitting fresh 52-week highs and lows – Week 5
The Materials sector continued its epic breakout, with the 26 miners that made the 52-week high list rallying an average 5.1%.
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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 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
Materials: 26 Highs, 0 Lows
Industrials: 6 Highs, 2 Lows
Energy: 3 Highs, 0 Lows
Technology: 2 Highs, 2 Lows
Financials: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Health Care: 0 Highs, 1 Low
Discretionary: 0 Highs, 2 Lows
Utilities: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
Staples: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
Real Estate: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
Telecommunications: 0 Highs, 0 Lows
What Does the Data Tell Us?
The Materials sector continues its formidable breakout, up 1.5% in the past week and 11.2% year-to-date. 26 constituents recorded fresh yearly highs, rising an average 5.1% over the week. The move has been underpinned by strong commodity prices, with gold up 8.5% last week to record highs above US$5,000, copper up 1.5% to around US$6/lb, nickel up 4.8% to the highest since Jun-24, and aluminium up 1.3% to the highest since Apr-22.
While the resource sector continues trending higher, commodity prices are experiencing elevated volatility. Gold rallied as much as 2.4% last Friday to a record US$5,111/oz but closed just 0.4% higher at US$5,009/oz. The swings reflect the barrage of headlines surrounding Trump's threat of 100% tariffs on Canada, rising odds of another US government shutdown, the US dollar tumbling to a fresh four-month low, and uncertainty over the next Fed Chair and rate cut path. The underlying trend remains higher, but volatile moves are likely ahead.
Among 52-week lows, tech heavyweights Wisetech and Xero continue trending lower, as they have since mid-2025. Suncorp appeared on the list after flagging a material overrun on first-half hazard costs, exceeding its allowance by over $450 million, though management reiterated full-year GWP guidance. Analysts expect the overrun to prompt widespread FY26 earnings downgrades. ARB Corp was another announcement-driven name, tumbling 12% on 20-Jan after preliminary 1H26 results missed market expectations. Management attributed the weak outcome to lower gross margins from the weaker Australian dollar against the Thai baht and lower factory overhead recoveries as inventory levels increased materially vs. the prior period.
ASX 200 Materials at 52-Week Highs
Ticker | Company | Close | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Resolute Mining | $1.36 | 5.8% | 235.8% | |
Liontown | $2.19 | 1.9% | 231.8% | |
Westgold Resources | $7.67 | 15.3% | 204.4% | |
Regis Resources | $8.35 | 7.9% | 183.1% | |
Catalyst Metals | $9.45 | 5.0% | 173.1% | |
Newmont Corporation | $178.49 | 5.5% | 169.7% | |
Evolution Mining | $14.86 | 13.3% | 167.8% | |
Genesis Minerals | $7.86 | 7.7% | 162.0% | |
Vault Minerals | $5.85 | -1.0% | 150.0% | |
Perseus Mining | $6.35 | 8.9% | 132.6% | |
West African Resources | $3.72 | 8.8% | 132.5% | |
PLS Group | $5.08 | 8.6% | 122.8% | |
Ora Banda Mining | $1.58 | -2.5% | 116.4% | |
Ramelius Resources | $4.92 | 8.4% | 112.1% | |
Capricorn Metals | $15.36 | 4.1% | 103.4% | |
Emerald Resources | $7.51 | 9.8% | 102.4% | |
Sandfire Resources | $19.06 | -0.5% | 96.1% | |
Greatland Resources | $13.94 | 9.6% | 91.0% | |
Bellevue Gold | $1.85 | 13.9% | 67.0% | |
Northern Star Resources | $27.60 | 2.9% | 64.4% | |
Sims | $20.14 | 0.4% | 49.7% | |
Bluescope Steel | $30.47 | -1.7% | 48.1% | |
South32 | $4.39 | 5.5% | 30.3% | |
Rio Tinto | $148.72 | 0.3% | 26.4% | |
Deterra Royalties | $4.53 | 1.6% | 13.0% | |
Champion Iron | $6.19 | -6.5% | 11.9% |
S&P/ASX 200 Materials constituents that hit 52-week highs in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 23 January 2026.
Other Stocks at 52-Week Highs
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nexgen Energy | $18.30 | Energy | 5.4% | 79.8% | |
Paladin Energy | $13.31 | Energy | 19.8% | 63.3% | |
Whitehaven Coal | $9.00 | Energy | 1.4% | 48.8% | |
Monadelphous Group | $29.91 | Industrials | -0.3% | 94.7% | |
NRW Holdings | $5.40 | Industrials | -3.9% | 58.8% | |
ALS | $24.08 | Industrials | 0.9% | 52.2% | |
Ventia Services Group | $5.83 | Industrials | -8.5% | 50.3% | |
Downer | $7.78 | Industrials | -4.5% | 37.7% | |
Fletcher Building | $3.36 | Industrials | 0.0% | 28.2% | |
Codan | $39.41 | Technology | 6.1% | 142.7% | |
Data#3 | $9.50 | Technology | -2.8% | 37.7% |
All other S&P/ASX 200 stocks and sectors that hit 52-week highs in the past week, sorted by one-year returns. Data as at Friday, 23 January 2026.
ASX 200 Stocks at 52-Week Lows
Ticker | Company | Close | Sector | 1 Week | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Telix Pharmaceuticals | $10.95 | Health Care | -4.6% | -61.3% | |
Premier Investments | $13.88 | Discretionary | 4.8% | -51.4% | |
Wisetech Global | $61.89 | Technology | -7.7% | -48.3% | |
Xero | $101.22 | Technology | -2.3% | -42.4% | |
ARB Corporation | $26.51 | Discretionary | -18.6% | -33.1% | |
Suncorp Group | $16.55 | Financials | -2.1% | -30.2% | |
Reliance Worldwide | $3.80 | Industrials | -6.2% | -29.0% | |
Cleanaway | $2.49 | Industrials | -2.0% | -10.1% |
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, 23 January 2026.
