6 Stocks Hit 52-Week Lows On Monday
A telecom giant’s appearance on a short list of market lows raises questions about growth and value.
As of Monday, July 27, just 6 stocks from the Russell 3000 are trading at their 52-week lows. On a day with so few new lows, the presence of a company the size of Crown Castle (CCI) stands out. The telecom tower REIT, with a market value of about $32.3 billion, has declined 6.8% over the last month while the S&P 500 returned +0.7%. The central question is what to make of large, established companies hitting new lows in an otherwise steady market. The full list follows.
Every Name On The List
Here are all 6 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D % Chg |
1W % Chg |
1M % Chg |
1Y % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCI | $32.3 Bil | -1.0% | -5.2% | -6.8% | -31.8% |
| PSKY | $8.9 Bil | -2.2% | -6.3% | -14.8% | n/a |
| TRLV | $1.6 Bil | -0.4% | -4.9% | -2.2% | n/a |
| PZZA | $1.0 Bil | -0.3% | -9.3% | -16.3% | -26.4% |
| METC | $0.6 Bil | -1.7% | -11.1% | -19.6% | -55.5% |
| SPRY | $0.6 Bil | -3.0% | -10.6% | -28.2% | -67.9% |
Is a high cash flow yield a fair price for a shrinking business?
Crown Castle is one of 2 S&P 500 members on today’s list. The company trades at 30.5 times trailing earnings while its revenue declined 4.4% over the last twelve months. Its free cash flow yield is 8.4%. A similar dynamic appears in Trulieve Cannabis (TRLV), whose revenue declined 1.4% over the last twelve months while its free cash flow yield is 14.0%.
The disciplined investor checks the business before the price.
A stock at its weakest price of the last year can signal two very different things: a fundamentally damaged company or a temporarily marked-down business. The price itself reveals nothing about which is true. A 52-week-low list is therefore a list of questions, not answers. It is a screen for situations that demand a closer look at the underlying operations and their trajectory.
If any of these names tempt you, resist buying a price alone. Our Buy the Dip screen asks the follow-up question that matters: which marked-down stocks still have the growth and cash generation to recover.
A 52 Week Low Is A Stress Test For Concentrated Portfolios
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