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 02/21/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| AbbVie Inc (NYSE:ABBV) | $202.08 | $154.79 | $203.87 | 97% |
| Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) | $134.92 | $100.07 | $134.92 | 100% |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE:BK) | $87.25 | $54.00 | $88.90 | 96% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Cl B (NYSE:BRKB) | $478.74 | $396.73 | $483.77 | 95% |
| Cisco Systems Inc (NASDAQ:CSCO) | $63.98 | $44.74 | $64.87 | 96% |
| Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) | $43.39 | $34.24 | $43.39 | 100% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD) | $109.95 | $63.15 | $110.03 | 100% |
| International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) | $261.48 | $164.43 | $264.74 | 97% |
| Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) | $71.35 | $58.06 | $73.01 | 90% |
| Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE:MA) | $557.51 | $429.60 | $568.61 | 93% |
| Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) | $154.40 | $88.60 | $154.40 | 100% |
| Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ:SBUX) | $111.75 | $72.50 | $113.34 | 97% |
| Simon Property Group (NYSE:SPG) | $183.80 | $140.18 | $186.71 | 95% |
| AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) | $26.62 | $16.09 | $26.62 | 100% |
| T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) | $265.17 | $159.79 | $270.82 | 96% |
| Visa Inc (NYSE:V) | $348.53 | $253.74 | $356.73 | 93% |
Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 02/21/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) | $97.94 | $95.12 | $133.52 | 9% |
| Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) | $ 9.28 | $ 9.21 | $14.55 | 2% |
| General Dynamics Corp (NYSE:GD) | $243.06 | $241.94 | $314.03 | 2% |
| Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) | $124.27 | $121.59 | $177.82 | 6% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P-100 Stocks
(As of market close 02/21/2025)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.