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 03/28/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| American International Group (NYSE:AIG) | $83.62 | $70.00 | $84.42 | 95% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Cl B (NYSE:BRKB) | $526.31 | $396.73 | $534.52 | 95% |
| Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) | $166.09 | $137.88 | $167.97 | 94% |
| Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) | $119.41 | $92.87 | $120.81 | 96% |
| Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) | $44.71 | $34.24 | $44.71 | 100% |
| Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) | $163.71 | $142.06 | $167.70 | 85% |
| Altria Group Inc (NYSE:MO) | $58.15 | $40.75 | $58.99 | 96% |
| Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) | $155.16 | $88.60 | $158.79 | 96% |
| RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) | $131.72 | $97.55 | $135.66 | 91% |
| AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) | $28.18 | $16.09 | $28.20 | 100% |
| T-Mobile US Inc (NASDAQ:TMUS) | $264.93 | $159.79 | $272.83 | 95% |
Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 03/28/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Adobe Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) | $385.71 | $377.84 | $586.55 | 5% |
| Danaher Corp (NYSE:DHR) | $205.85 | $201.62 | $280.76 | 6% |
| Dow Inc (NYSE:DOW) | $34.36 | $34.36 | $59.99 | 0% |
| Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) | $378.80 | $378.77 | $467.56 | 0% |
| Nike Inc Cl B (NYSE:NKE) | $63.29 | $63.29 | $97.18 | 0% |
| Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) | $25.21 | $24.80 | $31.39 | 7% |
| Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM) | $152.72 | $150.40 | $227.09 | 4% |
| Target Corporation (NYSE:TGT) | $103.65 | $103.65 | $177.82 | 0% |
| Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO) | $500.16 | $500.16 | $624.21 | 0% |
| United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE:UPS) | $109.66 | $109.66 | $152.27 | 0% |
52-Week Highs and Lows, and Price Relative to 52-Week Range, of all S&P-100 Stocks
(As of market close 03/28/2025)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.