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.
Stocks Near 52-Week Highs
(As of market close 05/02/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Booking Holdings, Inc (NASDAQ:BKNG) | $5202.80 | $3305.62 | $5300.34 | 96% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Cl B (NYSE:BRKB) | $539.80 | $400.87 | $539.80 | 100% |
| Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) | $121.58 | $99.35 | $124.05 | 91% |
| Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) | $46.48 | $34.24 | $47.37 | 94% |
| GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) | $207.70 | $155.69 | $212.13 | 93% |
| Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) | $559.39 | $429.60 | $576.31 | 90% |
| McDonalds Corp (NYSE:MCD) | $311.96 | $245.82 | $321.29 | 89% |
| Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) | $59.61 | $43.49 | $60.02 | 98% |
| Netflix Inc (NASDAQ:NFLX) | $1156.49 | $579.34 | $1156.49 | 100% |
| Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) | $170.86 | $97.40 | $171.36 | 99% |
| Charles Schwab Corp (NYSE:SCHW) | $83.11 | $61.74 | $83.64 | 98% |
Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 05/02/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Pepsico Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) | $133.75 | $133.38 | $183.11 | 1% |
| Procter & Gamble Co (NYSE:PG) | $160.52 | $158.39 | $179.70 | 11% |
| Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO) | $423.55 | $419.31 | $624.21 | 3% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) | $399.92 | $399.92 | $625.25 | 0% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P-100 Stocks
(As of market close 05/02/2025)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.