Stocks Trading Near 52-Week Highs and Lows
Momentum trading strategies often involve the buying of stocks that are trading 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 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 near 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 08/17/2018)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AAPL - Apple Inc | $217.58 | $150.55 | $217.58 | 100% |
| ABT - Abbott Laboratories | $64.72 | $48.74 | $65.66 | 95% |
| ACN - Accenture Ltd | $164.89 | $127.44 | $168.09 | 93% |
| AMGN - Amgen Inc | $197.42 | $166.05 | $200.40 | 92% |
| AMZN - Amazon.Com Inc | $1882.22 | $938.60 | $1919.65 | 97% |
| AXP - American Express Co | $103.03 | $84.25 | $103.85 | 96% |
| COST - Costco Wholesale Corp | $225.68 | $151.33 | $225.68 | 100% |
| CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc | $45.87 | $30.37 | $46.30 | 98% |
| DHR - Danaher Corp | $100.71 | $80.87 | $103.80 | 88% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $74.86 | $58.00 | $74.86 | 100% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $44.53 | $35.98 | $44.53 | 100% |
| LLY - Eli Lilly & Company | $105.55 | $74.21 | $105.55 | 100% |
| MDT - Medtronic PLC | $90.60 | $76.55 | $91.22 | 96% |
| MRK - Merck & Co | $69.06 | $53.27 | $69.06 | 100% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $107.58 | $72.15 | $110.83 | 93% |
| NEE - NextEra Energy | $175.17 | $145.29 | $175.17 | 100% |
| NKE - Nike Inc Cl B | $79.75 | $50.83 | $81.26 | 96% |
| PFE - Pfizer Inc | $42.09 | $32.67 | $42.09 | 100% |
| SPG - Simon Property Group | $178.48 | $146.74 | $178.48 | 100% |
| TGT - Target Corporation | $83.04 | $54.16 | $83.04 | 100% |
| UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc. | $262.33 | $190.82 | $263.48 | 99% |
| UNP - Union Pacific Corp | $149.46 | $103.90 | $150.19 | 99% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $134.44 | $109.55 | $138.32 | 88% |
| V - Visa Inc | $141.33 | $102.51 | $142.64 | 97% |
| VZ - Verizon Communications | $54.79 | $44.11 | $54.79 | 100% |
S&P 100 Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 08/17/2018)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AIG - American International Group | $52.58 | $51.94 | $65.13 | 5% |
| F - Ford Motor Co | $ 9.55 | $ 9.45 | $13.23 | 3% |
| GE - General Electric Co | $12.30 | $12.22 | $25.14 | 1% |
| SLB - Schlumberger Ltd | $62.83 | $61.31 | $79.79 | 9% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P 100 Stocks
(As of market close 08/17/2018)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AAPL - Apple Inc | $217.58 | $150.55 | $217.58 | 100% |
| ABBV - AbbVie Inc | $98.81 | $69.96 | $123.21 | 61% |
| ABT - Abbott Laboratories | $64.72 | $48.74 | $65.66 | 95% |
| ACN - Accenture Ltd | $164.89 | $127.44 | $168.09 | 93% |
| AGN - Allergan Plc | $185.60 | $143.80 | $233.55 | 53% |
| AIG - American International Group | $52.58 | $51.94 | $65.13 | 5% |
| ALL - Allstate Corporation | $100.02 | $86.45 | $104.91 | 75% |
| AMGN - Amgen Inc | $197.42 | $166.05 | $200.40 | 92% |
| AMZN - Amazon.Com Inc | $1882.22 | $938.60 | $1919.65 | 97% |
| AXP - American Express Co | $103.03 | $84.25 | $103.85 | 96% |
| BA - Boeing Co | $346.40 | $234.62 | $371.56 | 85% |
| BAC - Bank Of America Corp | $30.74 | $22.89 | $32.84 | 82% |
| BIIB - Biogen Inc | $345.22 | $257.52 | $383.83 | 73% |
| BK - Bank of New York Mellon Corporation | $51.69 | $50.14 | $58.42 | 20% |
| BKNG - Booking Holdings, Inc | $1840.68 | $1645.72 | $2206.09 | 38% |
| BLK - Blackrock Incorporated | $474.15 | $412.19 | $593.26 | 38% |
| BMY - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | $60.89 | $50.53 | $68.98 | 60% |
| BRKB - Berkshire Hathaway Cl B | $208.14 | $173.99 | $217.25 | 81% |
| C - Citigroup | $69.67 | $65.46 | $80.08 | 31% |
| CAT - Caterpillar Inc | $139.34 | $113.60 | $170.89 | 50% |
| CELG - Celgene Corp | $90.37 | $74.69 | $146.52 | 28% |
| CHTR - Charter Communications | $299.64 | $261.04 | $402.50 | 32% |
| CL - Colgate-Palmolive Co | $67.50 | $61.65 | $77.50 | 40% |
| CMCSA - Comcast Corp Cl A | $35.60 | $30.59 | $42.99 | 45% |
| COF - Capital One Financial Cp | $99.17 | $78.21 | $105.71 | 79% |
| COP - ConocoPhillips | $69.77 | $42.50 | $72.90 | 92% |
| COST - Costco Wholesale Corp | $225.68 | $151.33 | $225.68 | 100% |
| CSCO - Cisco Systems Inc | $45.87 | $30.37 | $46.30 | 98% |
| CVS - CVS Health Corporation | $73.68 | $60.60 | $83.63 | 61% |
| CVX - Chevron Corp | $117.80 | $105.78 | $133.60 | 46% |
| DHR - Danaher Corp | $100.71 | $80.87 | $103.80 | 88% |
| DIS - Walt Disney Company | $112.48 | $96.93 | $116.56 | 81% |
| DUK - Duke Energy Corp | $82.28 | $72.12 | $91.09 | 56% |
| DWDP - DowDuPont Inc | $67.79 | $62.04 | $77.02 | 41% |
| EMR - Emerson Electric Co | $74.86 | $58.00 | $74.86 | 100% |
| EXC - Exelon Corporation | $44.53 | $35.98 | $44.53 | 100% |
| F - Ford Motor Co | $ 9.55 | $ 9.45 | $13.23 | 3% |
| FB - Facebook Inc | $173.80 | $152.22 | $217.50 | 37% |
| FDX - Fedex Corp | $246.94 | $206.00 | $274.32 | 63% |
| FOX - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $44.83 | $24.43 | $49.34 | 86% |
| FOXA - Twenty-First Century Fox Incorporated | $45.38 | $24.97 | $49.79 | 87% |
| GD - General Dynamics Corp | $193.68 | $185.89 | $229.95 | 19% |
| GE - General Electric Co | $12.30 | $12.22 | $25.14 | 1% |
| GILD - Gilead Sciences Inc | $72.92 | $64.88 | $88.80 | 37% |
| GM - General Motors Company | $36.38 | $34.83 | $46.48 | 15% |
| GOOG - Alphabet Inc | $1200.96 | $906.66 | $1268.33 | 84% |
| GOOGL - Alphabet Inc Class A | $1215.85 | $920.87 | $1285.50 | 83% |
| GS - Goldman Sachs Group Inc | $233.38 | $215.84 | $273.38 | 33% |
| HAL - Halliburton Co | $39.97 | $38.66 | $56.83 | 9% |
| HD - Home Depot Inc | $195.56 | $147.49 | $207.23 | 83% |
| HON - Honeywell International | $155.17 | $134.95 | $164.99 | 69% |
| IBM - International Business Machines Corporation | $146.06 | $137.48 | $169.12 | 29% |
| INTC - Intel Corp | $47.10 | $34.65 | $57.08 | 61% |
| JNJ - Johnson & Johnson | $134.47 | $119.40 | $148.14 | 55% |
| JPM - JPMorgan Chase and Co | $114.77 | $88.42 | $118.77 | 88% |
| KHC - Kraft Heinz Company | $61.02 | $54.20 | $85.05 | 26% |
| KMI - Kinder Morgan Inc | $17.95 | $14.81 | $19.77 | 67% |
| KO - Coca-Cola Co | $46.60 | $41.55 | $48.53 | 74% |
| LLY - Eli Lilly & Company | $105.55 | $74.21 | $105.55 | 100% |
| LMT - Lockheed Martin Corp | $325.23 | $294.78 | $361.00 | 49% |
| LOW - Lowes Companies Inc | $97.98 | $72.61 | $107.40 | 77% |
| MA - Mastercard Incorporated | $203.21 | $131.14 | $214.16 | 89% |
| MCD - McDonalds Corp | $161.15 | $148.27 | $178.36 | 45% |
| MDLZ - Mondelez International Inc | $42.71 | $37.57 | $45.87 | 64% |
| MDT - Medtronic PLC | $90.60 | $76.55 | $91.22 | 96% |
| MET - Metlife Inc | $45.94 | $43.40 | $55.73 | 23% |
| MMM - 3M Company | $204.77 | $194.39 | $258.63 | 18% |
| MO - Altria Group Inc | $61.00 | $54.52 | $73.90 | 37% |
| MRK - Merck & Co | $69.06 | $53.27 | $69.06 | 100% |
| MS - Morgan Stanley | $48.37 | $44.01 | $58.91 | 32% |
| MSFT - Microsoft Corp | $107.58 | $72.15 | $110.83 | 93% |
| NEE - NextEra Energy | $175.17 | $145.29 | $175.17 | 100% |
| NFLX - Netflix Inc | $316.78 | $165.95 | $418.97 | 70% |
| NKE - Nike Inc Cl B | $79.75 | $50.83 | $81.26 | 96% |
| NVDA - NVIDIA Corporation | $244.82 | $159.15 | $266.91 | 83% |
| ORCL - Oracle Corp | $48.36 | $42.82 | $52.97 | 57% |
| OXY - Occidental Petro Cp | $78.55 | $58.84 | $86.48 | 75% |
| PEP - Pepsico Inc | $114.96 | $96.16 | $121.76 | 76% |
| PFE - Pfizer Inc | $42.09 | $32.67 | $42.09 | 100% |
| PG - Procter & Gamble Co | $83.69 | $70.94 | $94.40 | 58% |
| PM - Philip Morris International | $85.05 | $76.85 | $118.92 | 23% |
| PYPL - PayPal Holdings Inc | $85.45 | $59.40 | $91.41 | 84% |
| QCOM - Qualcomm Inc | $66.06 | $49.64 | $68.91 | 87% |
| RTN - Raytheon Co | $199.09 | $176.74 | $228.13 | 47% |
| SBUX - Starbucks Corporation | $53.56 | $48.54 | $61.69 | 41% |
| SLB - Schlumberger Ltd | $62.83 | $61.31 | $79.79 | 9% |
| SO - Southern Company | $46.97 | $42.73 | $53.25 | 43% |
| SPG - Simon Property Group | $178.48 | $146.74 | $178.48 | 100% |
| T - AT&T Inc | $33.03 | $30.25 | $39.51 | 33% |
| TGT - Target Corporation | $83.04 | $54.16 | $83.04 | 100% |
| TXN - Texas Instruments Inc | $109.64 | $79.89 | $119.89 | 78% |
| UNH - UnitedHealth Group Inc. | $262.33 | $190.82 | $263.48 | 99% |
| UNP - Union Pacific Corp | $149.46 | $103.90 | $150.19 | 99% |
| UPS - United Parcel Service Inc | $121.80 | $101.66 | $134.09 | 65% |
| USB - US Bancorp | $53.29 | $48.86 | $58.11 | 50% |
| UTX - United Technologies Corp | $134.44 | $109.55 | $138.32 | 88% |
| V - Visa Inc | $141.33 | $102.51 | $142.64 | 97% |
| VZ - Verizon Communications | $54.79 | $44.11 | $54.79 | 100% |
| WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. | $69.99 | $59.70 | $82.74 | 49% |
| WFC - Wells Fargo & Company | $58.86 | $49.58 | $65.93 | 60% |
| WMT - Walmart Inc | $97.85 | $78.03 | $109.55 | 67% |
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.