DATA INSIGHTS

New highs and lows: 16% of the ASX 200 hit a fresh 52-week low last week

Stocks are facing a broad range of headwinds as yields climb to near quarter century highs.

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23 October 2023
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New highs and lows: 16% of the ASX 200 hit a fresh 52-week low last week

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KEY POINTS

  • 33 ASX 200 stocks (16%) hit new 52-week lows last week, primarily in Materials, Discretionary, Industrials, and Financials
  • Widespread weakness stems from operational challenges, waning consumer spending, and yield-related headwinds
  • Only nine stocks reached 52-week highs, with notable gains in Technology, Utilities, and Healthcare

Welcome back to the 52-week Series – A recap of ASX 200 stocks marking yearly highs and lows in the past week.


52-Week Highs and Lows by Sector

  • Materials: 2 Highs, 7 Lows

  • Discretionary: 1 High, 5 Lows

  • Industrials: 0 Highs, 5 Lows

  • Healthcare: 1 High, 4 Lows

  • Financials: 3 Highs, 4 Lows

  • Real Estate: 0 Highs, 4 Lows

  • Staples: 0 Highs, 2 Lows

  • Utilities: 1 High, 1 Low

  • Technology: 1 High, 0 Lows

  • Energy: 0 Highs, 0 Lows


Stocks at 52-Week Highs

Ticker
Company Name
Close Price
Sector
1 Year
News Corp
$35.48
Discretionary
33.9%
QBE Insurance
$15.61
Financials
36.0%
Hub24
$31.68
Financials
33.5%
Medibank
$3.53
Financials
5.1%
Pro Medicus
$78.16
Healthcare
51.2%
Ramelius Resources
$1.73
Materials
183.4%
Deterra Royalties
$4.88
Materials
23.5%
Light & Wonder Inc
$119.00
Technology
29.7%
Origin Energy
$9.19
Utilities
81.9%

Stocks at 52-week Lows

A significant 33 stocks or 16% of the ASX 200 hit new 52-week lows in the past week. This widespread weakness hit several sectors, notably Materials, Discretionary, Industrials and Financials. The downturn relates to a broad-range of factors including operational and capex challenges for miners, waning consumer spending and yield-related headwinds for sectors like Industrials and Real Estate.

Ticker
Company Name
Close Price
Sector
1 Year
Bapcor
$5.52
Discretionary
-6.9%
Tabcorp
$0.86
Discretionary
-7.9%
Lovisa
$17.87
Discretionary
-19.1%
EVT
$10.75
Discretionary
-21.1%
Endeavour Group
$5.09
Discretionary
-28.8%
ASX
$54.35
Financials
-14.0%
Credit Corp
$12.40
Financials
-21.6%
Magellan Financial
$6.44
Financials
-27.6%
Insignia Financial
$2.04
Financials
-29.4%
CSL
$233.09
Healthcare
-11.7%
Ansell
$21.46
Healthcare
-17.0%
Resmed
$22.64
Healthcare
-34.0%
Polynovo
$1.12
Healthcare
-41.7%
Transurban
$11.97
Industrials
1.2%
Cleanaway Waste Management
$2.35
Industrials
-7.1%
Atlas Arteria
$5.37
Industrials
-10.5%
Qantas
$4.77
Industrials
-18.3%
IPH
$6.98
Industrials
-24.3%
Amcor
$13.61
Materials
-17.6%
Mineral Resources
$59.55
Materials
-17.7%
Iluka Resources
$6.96
Materials
-23.3%
IGO
$11.16
Materials
-25.5%
Alumina
$0.81
Materials
-36.0%
Chalice Mining
$1.86
Materials
-57.5%
Sayona Mining
$0.08
Materials
-63.1%
GPT Group
$3.73
Real Estate
0.1%
Dexus
$6.93
Real Estate
-1.4%
Lendlease Group
$6.49
Real Estate
-18.6%
Charter Hall
$9.01
Real Estate
-20.4%
Coles
$15.13
Staples
-3.7%
A2 Milk
$4.07
Staples
-23.5%
APA Group
$7.97
Utilities
-12.7%

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lead Writer

Kerry holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Monash University. He is passionate about equity research and trading (swing and intraday), with a focus on breaking down market-related catalysts into clear, contextual insights and developing data-driven market biases.

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