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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Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
(As of market close 11/15/2019)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AAPL - Apple Inc | $265.76 | $142.19 | $265.76 | 100% |
| ACN - Accenture Ltd | $196.81 | $133.67 | $201.12 | 95% |
| AGN - Allergan Plc | $183.61 | $115.73 | $183.61 | 100% |
| ALL - Allstate Corporation | $111.10 | $77.27 | $111.10 | 100% |
| AMGN - Amgen Inc | $220.86 | $166.70 | $221.31 | 99% |
| BAC - Bank Of America Corp | $32.93 | $22.73 | $33.26 | 97% |
| BLK - Blackrock Incorporated | $490.96 | $361.77 | $490.96 | 100% |
| BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $58.59 | $42.77 | $58.79 | 99% |
| BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Cl B | $219.74 | $187.76 | $222.74 | 92% |
| C - Citigroup | $74.40 | $49.26 | $76.12 | 95% |
| CAT - Caterpillar Inc | $145.31 | $113.38 | $148.16 | 93% |
| CELG - Celgene Corp | $110.02 | $59.21 | $110.41 | 99% |
| CHTR - Charter Communications | $475.60 | $273.52 | $480.16 | 98% |
| COF - Capital One Financial Cp | $97.38 | $70.78 | $98.08 | 98% |
| COST - Costco Wholesale Corp | $303.66 | $189.99 | $305.21 | 99% |
| DHR - Danaher Corp | $142.99 | $94.85 | $146.47 | 94% |
| DIS - Walt Disney Company | $144.67 | $100.35 | $148.72 | 93% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $73.53 | $55.49 | $74.07 | 97% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $187.08 | $148.21 | $192.67 | 89% |
| GE - General Electric Co | $11.52 | $ 6.45 | $11.52 | 100% |
| GOOG - Alphabet Inc | $1334.87 | $976.22 | $1334.87 | 100% |
| GOOGL - Alphabet Inc Class A | $1333.54 | $984.67 | $1333.54 | 100% |
| GS - Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $220.25 | $156.35 | $223.29 | 96% |
| HD - Home Depot Inc | $237.29 | $158.14 | $237.93 | 99% |
| HON - Honeywell International | $181.75 | $124.83 | $182.01 | 100% |
| INTC - Intel Corp | $57.96 | $43.46 | $58.82 | 95% |
| JPM - JPMorgan Chase and Co | $129.53 | $92.14 | $130.38 | 98% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $393.55 | $245.22 | $397.04 | 98% |
| LOW - Lowes Companies Inc | $115.52 | $85.96 | $117.18 | 95% |
| MDT - Medtronic PLC | $112.06 | $82.45 | $112.06 | 100% |
| MRK - Merck & Co | $84.90 | $71.15 | $86.91 | 88% |
| MS - Morgan Stanley | $48.99 | $37.01 | $49.15 | 99% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $149.97 | $94.13 | $149.97 | 100% |
| NEE - NextEra Energy | $231.42 | $168.08 | $238.34 | 92% |
| NVDA - NVIDIA Corporation | $204.19 | $127.08 | $210.50 | 94% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $218.88 | $146.67 | $218.88 | 100% |
| SO - Southern Company | $62.20 | $43.02 | $62.66 | 98% |
| T - AT&T Inc | $39.50 | $27.36 | $39.50 | 100% |
| TGT - Target Corporation | $113.21 | $61.13 | $113.68 | 99% |
| UNP - Union Pacific Corp | $176.27 | $128.21 | $179.95 | 94% |
| UPS - United Parcel Service Inc | $123.73 | $89.89 | $124.30 | 99% |
| USB - US Bancorp | $59.09 | $43.76 | $59.10 | 100% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $149.36 | $102.06 | $149.36 | 100% |
| VZ - Verizon Communications | $59.51 | $53.05 | $61.05 | 82% |
| WFC - Wells Fargo & Company | $53.80 | $43.38 | $54.35 | 95% |
| WMT - Walmart Inc | $118.87 | $85.82 | $120.98 | 95% |
Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 11/15/2019)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $45.02 | $43.83 | $50.95 | 18% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P-100 Stocks
(As of market close 11/15/2019)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AAPL - Apple Inc | $265.76 | $142.19 | $265.76 | 100% |
| ABBV - AbbVie Inc | $88.63 | $62.98 | $94.27 | 85% |
| ABT - Abbott Laboratories | $85.71 | $65.56 | $88.74 | 89% |
| ACN - Accenture Ltd | $196.81 | $133.67 | $201.12 | 95% |
| ADBE - Adobe Systems Inc | $297.50 | $205.16 | $311.27 | 89% |
| AGN - Allergan Plc | $183.61 | $115.73 | $183.61 | 100% |
| AIG - American International Group | $53.93 | $36.59 | $57.89 | 85% |
| ALL - Allstate Corporation | $111.10 | $77.27 | $111.10 | 100% |
| AMGN - Amgen Inc | $220.86 | $166.70 | $221.31 | 99% |
| AMZN - Amazon.Com Inc | $1739.49 | $1343.96 | $2020.99 | 63% |
| AXP - American Express Co | $120.76 | $89.50 | $128.57 | 83% |
| BA - Boeing Co | $371.68 | $294.16 | $440.62 | 58% |
| BAC - Bank Of America Corp | $32.93 | $22.73 | $33.26 | 97% |
| BIIB - Biogen Inc | $282.27 | $216.71 | $338.96 | 59% |
| BK - Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | $48.57 | >$40.95 | $53.98 | 62% |
| BKNG - Booking Holdings, Inc | $1848.82 | $1616.83 | $2077.44 | 53% |
| BLK - Blackrock Incorporated | $490.96 | $361.77 | $490.96 | 100% |
| BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $58.59 | $42.77 | $58.79 | 99% |
| BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Cl B | $219.74 | $187.76 | $222.74 | 92% |
| C - Citigroup | $74.40 | $49.26 | $76.12 | 95% |
| CAT - Caterpillar Inc | $145.31 | $113.38 | $148.16 | 93% |
| CELG - Celgene Corp | $110.02 | $59.21 | $110.41 | 99% |
| CHTR - Charter Communications | $475.60 | $273.52 | $480.16 | 98% |
| CL - Colgate-Palmolive Co | $66.37 | $58.04 | $75.57 | 51% |
| CMCSA - Comcast Corp Cl A | $44.56 | $33.07 | $46.97 | 85% |
| COF - Capital One Financial Cp | $97.38 | $70.78 | $98.08 | 98% |
| COP - ConocoPhillips | $58.25 | $50.42 | $70.65 | 43% |
| COST - Costco Wholesale Corp | $303.66 | $189.99 | $305.21 | 99% |
| CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc | $45.09 | $40.28 | $58.05 | 31% |
| CVS - CVS Health Corporation | $74.29 | $52.13 | $80.27 | 82% |
| CVX - Chevron Corp | $120.64 | $100.99 | $126.68 | 78% |
| DHR - Danaher Corp | $142.99 | $94.85 | $146.47 | 94% |
| DIS - Walt Disney Company | $144.67 | $100.35 | $148.72 | 93% |
| DOW - Dow Inc | $54.86 | $40.71 | $59.71 | 78% |
| DUK - Duke Energy Corp | $88.58 | $83.66 | $97.17 | 38% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $73.53 | $55.49 | $74.07 | 97% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $45.02 | $43.83 | $50.95 | 18% |
| F - Ford Motor Co | $ 8.95 | $ 7.63 | $10.51 | 50% |
| FB - Facebook Inc | $195.10 | $124.06 | $204.87 | 90% |
| FDX - Fedex Corp | $158.33 | $138.39 | $231.85 | 26% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $187.08 | $148.21 | $192.67 | 89% |
| GE - General Electric Co | $11.52 | $ 6.45 | $11.52 | 100% |
| GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc | $65.07 | $60.54 | $71.94 | 42% |
| GM - General Motors Company | $36.89 | $32.25 | $40.88 | 57% |
| GOOG - Alphabet Inc | $1334.87 | $976.22 | $1334.87 | 100% |
| GOOGL - Alphabet Inc Class A | $1333.54 | $984.67 | $1333.54 | 100% |
| GS - Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $220.25 | $156.35 | $223.29 | 96% |
| HD - Home Depot Inc | $237.29 | $158.14 | $237.93 | 99% |
| HON - Honeywell International | $181.75 | $124.83 | $182.01 | 100% |
| IBM - International Business Machines Corporation | > $134.40 | $107.57 | $151.36 | 65% |
| INTC - Intel Corp | $57.96 | $43.46 | $58.82 | 95% |
| JNJ - Johnson & Johnson | $134.94 | $122.84 | $147.84 | 51% |
| JPM - JPMorgan Chase and Co | $129.53 | $92.14 | $130.38 | 98% |
| KHC - Kraft Heinz Company | $31.30 | $25.00 | $52.08 | 31% |
| KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc | $20.44 | $14.71 | $21.38 | 88% |
| KO - Coca-Cola Co | $52.67 | $44.69 | $55.77 | 74% |
| LLY - Eli Lilly & Company | $113.19 | $106.50 | $131.02 | 29% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $393.55 | $245.22 | $397.04 | 98% |
| LOW - Lowes Companies Inc | $115.52 | $85.96 | $117.18 | 95% |
| MA - Mastercard Incorporated | $280.78 | $174.65 | $292.08 | 92% |
| MCD - McDonalds Corp | $193.97 | $170.28 | $221.15 | 50% |
| MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc | $52.82 | $39.48 | $56.63 | 81% |
| MDT - Medtronic PLC | $112.06 | $82.45 | $112.06 | 100% |
| MET - Metlife Inc | $49.27 | $38.24 | $50.92 | 88% |
| MMM - 3M Company | $171.88 | $150.74 | $219.50 | 35% |
| MO - Altria Group Inc | $47.97 | $40.12 | $57.73 | 49% |
| MRK - Merck & Co | $84.90 | $71.15 | $86.91 | 88% |
| MS - Morgan Stanley | $48.99 | $37.01 | $49.15 | 99% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $149.97 | $94.13 | $149.97 | 100% |
| NEE - NextEra Energy | $231.42 | $168.08 | $238.34 | 92% |
| NFLX - Netflix Inc | $295.03 | $233.88 | $385.03 | 47% |
| NKE - Nike Inc Cl B | $93.04 | $67.53 | $96.22 | 91% |
| NVDA - NVIDIA Corporation | $204.19 | $127.08 | $210.50 | 94% |
| ORCL - Oracle Corp | $56.42 | $42.69 | $60.15 | 81% |
| OXY - Occidental Petro Cp | $38.95 | $37.76 | $73.38 | 5% |
| PEP - Pepsico Inc | $133.81 | $106.03 | $140.28 | 83% |
| PFE - Pfizer Inc | $37.28 | $34.24 | $46.23 | 28% |
| PG - Procter & Gamble Co | $120.54 | $87.36 | $124.94 | 90% |
| PM - Philip Morris International | $84.79 | $65.97 | $91.91 | 76% |
| PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc | $104.20 | $77.06 | $121.30 | 67% |
| QCOM - Qualcomm Inc | $90.81 | $49.40 | $94.03 | 95% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $218.88 | $146.67 | $218.88 | 100% |
| SBUX - Starbucks Corporation | $84.21 | $60.56 | $99.11 | 67% |
| SLB - Schlumberger Ltd | $35.36 | $30.71 | $48.31 | 31% |
| SO - Southern Company | $62.20 | $43.02 | $62.66 | 98% |
| SPG - Simon Property Group | $154.00 | $145.47 | $190.59 | 21% |
| T - AT&T Inc | $39.50 | $27.36 | $39.50 | 100% |
| TGT - Target Corporation | $113.21 | $61.13 | $113.68 | 99% |
| TXN - Texas Instruments Inc | $118.00 | $87.80 | $131.69 | 73% |
| UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc. | $269.40 | $215.26 | $286.33 | 79% |
| UNP - Union Pacific Corp | $176.27 | $128.21 | $179.95 | 94% |
| UPS - United Parcel Service Inc | $123.73 | $89.89 | $124.30 | 99% |
| USB - US Bancorp | $59.09 | $43.76 | $59.10 | 100% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $149.36 | $102.06 | $149.36 | 100% |
| V - Visa Inc | $179.77 | $121.73 | $185.74 | 92% |
| VZ - Verizon Communications | $59.51 | $53.05 | $61.05 | 82% |
| WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | $62.14 | $49.29 | $85.69 | 42% |
| WFC - Wells Fargo & Company | $53.80 | $43.38 | $54.35 | 95% |
| WMT - Walmart Inc | $118.87 | $85.82 | $120.98 | 95% |
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.