Stocks Trading Near 52-Week Highs and Lows
Momentum trading strategies often involve the buying of stocks that are trading at or near their 52-week high in the expectation that the stock will continue to reach new highs. See study "52-Week High and Momentum Investing" cited below for evidence on the effectiveness of this trading strategy.Contrarian trading strategies, on the other hand, can involve buying stocks at or near 52-week lows in anticipation that a bottom may be near, but this strategy can be quite risky, as such stocks tend to be highly volatile in either direction.
Short selling stocks at 52-week lows may be quite profitable, but is also dangerous, as stocks will frequently bounce higher after hitting 52-week lows, even if they are headed far lower in the longer term.
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S&P 100 Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
(As of market close 02/08/2019)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| ABT - Abbott Laboratories | $73.33 | $57.17 | $74.27 | 95% |
| BA - Boeing Co | $404.91 | $294.16 | $411.11 | 95% |
| DHR - Danaher Corp | $109.25 | $94.46 | $110.92 | 91% |
| DUK - Duke Energy Corp | $90.30 | $72.12 | $90.90 | 97% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $47.72 | $36.60 | $48.13 | 97% |
| FOX - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $49.33 | $35.19 | $49.39 | 100% |
| FOXA - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $49.68 | $35.69 | $49.79 | 99% |
| KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc | $18.02 | $14.71 | $18.57 | 87% |
| KO - Coca-Cola Co | $49.50 | $41.55 | $50.51 | 90% |
| LLY - Eli Lilly & Company | $119.60 | $74.76 | $120.89 | 98% |
| MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc | $46.90 | $37.57 | $46.90 | 100% |
| MRK - Merck & Co | $77.52 | $53.27 | $79.34 | 94% |
| NEE - NextEra Energy | $183.01 | $148.10 | $183.01 | 100% |
| PG - Procter & Gamble Co | $97.71 | $70.94 | $98.03 | 99% |
| PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc | $91.87 | $71.73 | $94.28 | 91% |
| SBUX - Starbucks Corporation | $69.75 | $48.54 | $69.75 | 100% |
| SO - Southern Company | $49.12 | $42.66 | $49.16 | 99% |
| UNP - Union Pacific Corp | $161.72 | $127.28 | $164.99 | 92% |
S&P 100 Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 02/08/2019)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AGN - Allergan Plc | $132.09 | $129.82 | $193.46 | 4% |
| QCOM - Qualcomm Inc | $50.29 | $49.40 | $75.09 | 4% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P 100 Stocks
(As of market close 02/08/2019)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AAPL - Apple Inc | $170.41 | $142.19 | $232.07 | 37% |
| ABBV - AbbVie Inc | $79.67 | $77.14 | $121.54 | 7% |
| ABT - Abbott Laboratories | $73.33 | $57.17 | $74.27 | 95% |
| ACN - Accenture Ltd | $155.59 | $133.67 | $174.19 | 57% |
| AGN - Allergan Plc | $132.09 | $129.82 | $193.46 | 4% |
| AIG - American International Group | $42.45 | $36.59 | $60.22 | 30% |
| ALL - Allstate Corporation | $92.46 | $77.27 | $102.03 | 65% |
| AMGN - Amgen Inc | $186.00 | $166.05 | $208.89 | 49% |
| AMZN - Amazon.Com Inc | $1588.22 | $1339.60 | $2039.51 | 41% |
| AXP - American Express Co | $104.52 | $89.50 | $112.89 | 67% |
| BA - Boeing Co | $404.91 | $294.16 | $411.11 | 95% |
| BAC - Bank Of America Corp | $28.29 | $22.73 | $32.84 | 59% |
| BIIB - Biogen Inc | $315.12 | $257.52 | $383.83 | 51% |
| BK - Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | $51.83 | $44.49 | $58.18 | 57% |
| BKNG - Booking Holdings, Inc | $1871.09 | $1616.83 | $2206.09 | 47% |
| BLK - Blackrock Incorporated | $411.76 | $361.77 | $577.18 | 28% |
| BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $50.22 | $45.12 | $68.98 | 25% |
| BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Cl B | $200.92 | $184.91 | $223.76 | 44% |
| C - Citigroup | $62.01 | $49.26 | $77.65 | 51% |
| CAT - Caterpillar Inc | $128.60 | $112.34 | $163.69 | 36% |
| CELG - Celgene Corp | $87.91 | $59.21 | $96.49 | 81% |
| CHTR - Charter Communications | $344.16 | $261.04 | $365.66 | 82% |
| CL - Colgate-Palmolive Co | $65.69 | $57.88 | $72.44 | 56% |
| CMCSA - Comcast Corp Cl A | $37.60 | $30.59 | $40.08 | 76% |
| COF - Capital One Financial Cp | $77.83 | $70.78 | $100.90 | 27% |
| COP - ConocoPhillips | $66.26 | $52.02 | $79.89 | 56% |
| COST - Costco Wholesale Corp | $207.75 | $180.72 | $244.21 | 46% |
| CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc | $47.19 | $39.53 | $49.14 | 81% |
| CVS - CVS Health Corporation | $65.01 | $60.60 | $80.80 | 24% |
| CVX - Chevron Corp | $117.58 | $100.99 | $130.39 | 60% |
| DHR - Danaher Corp | $109.25 | $94.46 | $110.92 | 91% |
| DIS - Walt Disney Company | $111.51 | $98.54 | $118.90 | 66% |
| DUK - Duke Energy Corp | $90.30 | $72.12 | $90.90 | 97% |
| DWDP - DowDuPont Inc | $51.71 | $49.09 | $74.06 | 13% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $66.74 | $55.49 | $78.52 | 53% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $47.72 | $36.60 | $48.13 | 97% |
| F - Ford Motor Co | $ 8.39 | $ 7.63 | $12.11 | 21% |
| FB - Facebook Inc | $167.33 | $124.06 | $217.50 | 53% |
| FDX - Fedex Corp | $177.24 | $152.70 | $265.53 | 27% |
| FOX - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $49.33 | $35.19 | $49.39 | 100% |
| FOXA - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $49.68 | $35.69 | $49.79 | 99% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $172.12 | $148.21 | $229.95 | 34% |
| GE - General Electric Co | $ 9.81 | $ 6.71 | $15.29 | 46% |
| GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc | $67.47 | $60.54 | $81.82 | 36% |
| GM - General Motors Company | $38.70 | $30.56 | $44.85 | 62% |
| GOOG - Alphabet Inc | $1095.06 | $976.22 | $1268.33 | 44% |
| GOOGL - Alphabet Inc Class A | $1102.38 | $984.67 | $1285.50 | 42% |
| GS - Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $191.67 | $156.35 | $273.38 | 36% |
| HAL - Halliburton Co | $29.70 | $25.14 | $54.40 | 22% |
| HD - Home Depot Inc | $184.54 | $158.14 | $213.85 | 51% |
| HON - Honeywell International | $148.61 | $124.83 | $167.34 | 59% |
| IBM - International Business Machines Corporation | $133.71 | $107.57 | $160.91 | 54% |
| INTC - Intel Corp | $48.84 | $42.42 | $57.08 | 47% |
| JNJ - Johnson & Johnson | $132.40 | $119.40 | $147.84 | 48% |
| JPM - JPMorgan Chase and Co | $101.36 | $92.14 | $118.77 | 38% |
| KHC - Kraft Heinz Company | $47.46 | $42.54 | $72.71 | 20% |
| KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc | $18.02 | $14.71 | $18.57 | 87% |
| KO - Coca-Cola Co | $49.50 | $41.55 | $50.51 | 90% |
| LLY - Eli Lilly & Company | $119.60 | $74.76 | $120.89 | 98% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $301.50 | $245.22 | $361.00 | 53% |
| LOW - Lowes Companies Inc | $97.17 | $81.48 | $116.84 | 49% |
| MA - Mastercard Incorporated | $216.58 | $165.20 | $223.77 | 89% |
| MCD - McDonalds Corp | $174.75 | $148.27 | $189.26 | 67% |
| MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc | $46.90 | $37.57 | $46.90 | 100% |
| MDT - Medtronic PLC | $89.01 | $76.55 | $99.49 | 58% |
| MET - Metlife Inc | $42.71 | $38.24 | $48.79 | 45% |
| MMM - 3M Company | $199.82 | $178.62 | $244.14 | 36% |
| MO - Altria Group Inc | $48.84 | $43.33 | $66.13 | 28% |
| MRK - Merck & Co | $77.52 | $53.27 | $79.34 | 94% |
| MS - Morgan Stanley | $40.81 | $37.01 | $58.91 | 21% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $105.67 | $87.18 | $115.61 | 68% |
| NEE - NextEra Energy | $183.01 | $148.10 | $183.01 | 100% |
| NFLX - Netflix Inc | $347.57 | $233.88 | $418.97 | 68% |
| NKE - Nike Inc Cl B | $82.36 | $64.12 | $85.55 | 87% |
| NVDA - NVIDIA Corporation | $148.17 | $127.08 | $289.36 | 19% |
| ORCL - Oracle Corp | $51.03 | $42.69 | $52.97 | 83% |
| OXY - Occidental Petro Cp | $64.96 | $57.11 | $86.48 | 31% |
| PEP - Pepsico Inc | $113.01 | $96.16 | $121.94 | 68% |
| PFE - Pfizer Inc | $42.23 | $34.16 | $46.23 | 70% |
| PG - Procter & Gamble Co | $97.71 | $70.94 | $98.03 | 99% |
| PM - Philip Morris International | $79.98 | $65.97 | $109.00 | 38% |
| PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc | $91.87 | $71.73 | $94.28 | 91% |
| QCOM - Qualcomm Inc | $50.29 | $49.40 | $75.09 | 4% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $175.92 | $146.67 | $228.13 | 41% |
| SBUX - Starbucks Corporation | $69.75 | $48.54 | $69.75 | 100% |
| SLB - Schlumberger Ltd | $42.78 | $35.19 | $75.03 | 26% |
| SO - Southern Company | $49.12 | $42.66 | $49.16 | 99% |
| SPG - Simon Property Group | $184.10 | $146.74 | $190.59 | 87% |
| T - AT&T Inc | $29.55 | $27.36 | $37.46 | 25% |
| TGT - Target Corporation | $70.88 | $61.13 | $89.26 | 39% |
| TXN - Texas Instruments Inc | $104.55 | $87.80 | $118.11 | 59% |
| UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc. | $261.90 | $212.55 | $286.33 | 70% |
| UNP - Union Pacific Corp | $161.72 | $127.28 | $164.99 | 92% |
| UPS - United Parcel Service Inc | $108.10 | $89.89 | $124.66 | 56% |
| USB - US Bancorp | $50.58 | $43.76 | $55.84 | 59% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $122.49 | $102.06 | $142.08 | 55% |
| V - Visa Inc | $140.38 | $116.32 | $150.79 | 72% |
| VZ - Verizon Communications | $53.95 | $46.29 | $60.65 | 57% |
| WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | $70.12 | $59.70 | $85.69 | 45% |
| WFC - Wells Fargo & Company | $47.65 | $43.60 | $60.02 | 28% |
| WMT - Walmart Inc | $95.58 | $82.40 | $105.56 | 60% |
Notes:
Stocks are deemed to be near their 52-week high (low) if they are within 3 percent of the high (low) or they achieved a new high (low) within the 5 most recent market days.Price relative to 52-week range is calculated as [log(price)-log(low price)]/[log(high price)-log(low price)]*100%. Thus a stock with a current price of $4 with a 52-week high of $8 and a 52-week low of $2 will have price relative to range of 50%.
See George, Thomas J. and Chuan-Yang Hwang (2004). "The 52-Week High and Momentum Investing." The Journal of Finance. Volume LIX. Number 5. 2145-2176.