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 01/17/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| American Express Co (NYSE:AXP) | $312.56 | $183.17 | $312.56 | 100% |
| Bank Of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) | $46.53 | $32.22 | $47.77 | 93% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) | $83.29 | $53.89 | $83.29 | 100% |
| Citigroup (NYSE:C) | $79.99 | $51.52 | $79.99 | 100% |
| Capital One Financial Cp (NYSE:COF) | $190.97 | $127.98 | $192.01 | 99% |
| Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) | $60.23 | $44.74 | $60.23 | 100% |
| Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) | $161.47 | $137.88 | $166.33 | 84% |
| Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) | $197.55 | $132.56 | $198.16 | 99% |
| Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ:GOOGL) | $196.00 | $131.40 | $196.87 | 99% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) | $625.94 | $377.79 | $625.94 | 100% |
| JPMorgan Chase and Co (NYSE:JPM) | $259.16 | $168.99 | $259.16 | 100% |
| Kinder Morgan Inc (NYSE:KMI) | $30.31 | $16.57 | $30.31 | 100% |
| Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) | $524.70 | $429.60 | $536.15 | 90% |
| Metlife Inc (NYSE:MET) | $86.78 | $65.35 | $88.25 | 94% |
| 3M Company (NYSE:MMM) | $141.03 | $76.29 | $141.03 | 100% |
| Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) | $137.87 | $83.97 | $137.87 | 100% |
| PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) | $91.81 | $56.13 | $91.81 | 100% |
| Visa Inc (NYSE:V) | $319.62 | $253.74 | $320.91 | 98% |
| Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) | $77.08 | $48.06 | $77.35 | 99% |
Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 01/17/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Comcast Corp Cl A (NASDAQ:CMCSA) | $36.58 | $36.31 | $46.73 | 3% |
| Kraft Heinz Company (NASDAQ:KHC) | $29.27 | $28.51 | $38.65 | 9% |
| Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) | $97.92 | $96.31 | $132.96 | 5% |
| Nike Inc Cl B (NYSE:NKE) | $70.84 | $70.84 | $107.18 | 0% |
| Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) | $38.78 | $37.81 | $45.21 | 14% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P-100 Stocks
(As of market close 01/17/2025)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.