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 04/17/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK) | $121.80 | $95.93 | $124.05 | 93% |
| Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ:EXC) | $47.26 | $34.24 | $47.26 | 100% |
| Coca-Cola Co (NYSE:KO) | $73.00 | $58.91 | $73.18 | 99% |
| Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) | $163.21 | $91.20 | $163.21 | 100% |
| Southern Company (NYSE:SO) | $91.81 | $70.57 | $94.15 | 91% |
Stocks Near 52-Week Lows
(As of market close 04/17/2025)| Ticker - Company | Closing Price | 52 Week Low | 52 Week High | Price Relative to 52 Week Range (0 to 100%) |
| Accenture Ltd (NYSE:ACN) | $282.35 | $281.39 | $398.25 | 1% |
| Adobe Systems Inc (NASDAQ:ADBE) | $348.80 | $340.00 | $586.55 | 5% |
| Chevron Corp (NYSE:CVX) | $137.87 | $134.54 | $168.51 | 11% |
| Merck & Co (NYSE:MRK) | $78.00 | $76.46 | $132.96 | 4% |
| Pepsico Inc (NASDAQ:PEP) | $142.84 | $140.09 | $183.11 | 7% |
| Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) | $22.14 | $21.59 | $31.39 | 7% |
| Thermo Fischer Scientific Inc (NYSE:TMO) | $427.50 | $419.31 | $624.21 | 5% |
| Texas Instruments Inc (NASDAQ:TXN) | $148.44 | $146.01 | $220.29 | 4% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc (NYSE:UNH) | $454.11 | $454.11 | $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 04/17/2025)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.