3 S&P 500 Stocks Hit 52-Week Lows On Wednesday
As of Wednesday, November 4, there are 3 S&P 500 stocks trading at their 52-week lows.
Vistra (VST), with a market value of about $40.5 billion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is down 25.1% over the past month and down 37.3% over the past year. For context, the S&P 500 is down 1.6% over the past month, including dividends.
The Full List, Largest First
The table below lists all 3 names this screen surfaced, largest first, with one-day, one-week, one-month and one-year returns:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VST | $40.5 Bil | -13.8% | -15.7% | -25.1% | -37.3% |
| NRG | $17.6 Bil | -13.5% | -13.7% | -19.2% | -51.6% |
| FIS | $15.4 Bil | -23.7% | -18.4% | -11.0% | -50.3% |
Damaged Businesses Or Marked-Down Prices?
Vistra (VST) trades at 18.3 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 3.8% over the last twelve months and offers a free cash flow yield of 5.6%.
NRG Energy (NRG) trades at 20.7 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 12.8% over the last twelve months and offers a free cash flow yield of 1.8%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from -25.1% for Vistra (VST) to -11.0% for Fidelity National Information Services (FIS).
The median stock on the list is down 50.3% over the past year.
A 52-week-low list tells you where the pain is; it does not tell you which of these declines are worth buying. That second question is what our Buy the Dip screen answers, every day: beaten-down names where the fundamentals still hold up.
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