Stocks At 52-Week Lows: Wednesday’s Full List
Household names are appearing at their weakest prices of the year, raising questions about value versus damage.
McDonald’s (MCD), a company with a market value of about $176.3 billion, is now trading at a 52-week low after a 5.7% slide over the last month. As of Wednesday, September 16, there are 79 US and Canada-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe trading at their 52-week lows. With 21 of those names also S&P 500 members, the list raises a critical question: are these marked-down businesses or broken ones?
The Full List, Largest First
The table below lists all 79 US and Canada-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe at their 52-week lows (the screen only considers companies with market values above $500 million), largest first, with one-day, one-week, one-month, and one-year returns:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D % Chg |
1W % Chg |
1M % Chg |
1Y % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCD | $176.3 Bil | -1.7% | -1.9% | -5.7% | -15.6% |
| TJX | $135.9 Bil | -1.4% | -2.6% | -18.6% | -11.9% |
| LOW | $108.5 Bil | -0.3% | -2.3% | -10.1% | -27.2% |
| AON | $64.1 Bil | -1.3% | -1.4% | -13.4% | -16.6% |
| TDG | $62.0 Bil | -0.5% | -4.0% | -12.7% | -16.1% |
| CRH | $57.8 Bil | -1.1% | -3.0% | -9.7% | -22.3% |
| NKE | $53.0 Bil | -1.2% | -4.2% | -7.5% | -49.4% |
| AZO | $46.9 Bil | -0.4% | -2.1% | -5.6% | -32.7% |
| FERG | $41.5 Bil | -0.4% | -4.0% | -12.2% | 1.8% |
| PEG | $35.1 Bil | -0.0% | -3.0% | -6.1% | -12.3% |
| VMC | $31.7 Bil | -2.0% | -2.2% | -12.2% | -16.3% |
| MLM | $29.9 Bil | -2.0% | -1.2% | -7.6% | -18.3% |
| LVS | $26.9 Bil | -0.5% | -5.2% | -9.6% | -21.0% |
| VICI | $26.2 Bil | -2.8% | -4.5% | -7.3% | -22.5% |
| CPNG | $25.9 Bil | -1.9% | -2.4% | -8.4% | -57.0% |
| FIS | $19.0 Bil | -1.3% | -2.1% | -9.5% | -42.8% |
| ROL | $16.1 Bil | -0.7% | -2.9% | -6.9% | -39.7% |
| CG | $14.3 Bil | -3.4% | -9.3% | -17.6% | -38.4% |
| TU | $14.0 Bil | -2.2% | -4.8% | -7.0% | -39.5% |
| BWXT | $13.4 Bil | -0.7% | -7.1% | -15.0% | -16.0% |
| ULS | $13.0 Bil | -0.9% | -12.0% | -16.6% | -4.4% |
| LII | $12.5 Bil | -0.3% | -3.9% | -13.2% | -33.9% |
| LULU | $11.1 Bil | -2.4% | -3.8% | -17.1% | -40.0% |
| CLX | $10.3 Bil | -2.6% | -5.3% | -19.9% | -27.7% |
| EVR | $10.1 Bil | -3.3% | -9.1% | -13.4% | -23.3% |
| APTV | $9.2 Bil | -0.9% | -2.6% | -13.4% | -47.7% |
| QXO | $8.6 Bil | -1.5% | -11.3% | -19.4% | -46.9% |
| WYNN | $8.6 Bil | -2.9% | -6.7% | -18.1% | -30.8% |
| SFD | $7.9 Bil | -0.6% | -2.8% | -11.8% | -12.3% |
| SARO | $7.5 Bil | -0.6% | -4.5% | -15.6% | -14.4% |
| IONS | $7.4 Bil | -5.1% | -20.0% | -23.5% | -26.6% |
| OKLO | $6.3 Bil | -1.0% | -16.3% | -18.8% | -62.8% |
| JOBY | $5.9 Bil | -0.8% | -5.3% | -23.1% | -56.9% |
| EPRT | $5.8 Bil | -4.3% | -9.4% | -14.0% | -6.7% |
| BROS | $5.6 Bil | -1.5% | -8.0% | -17.9% | -33.4% |
| STWD | $5.5 Bil | -1.4% | -5.6% | -7.8% | -18.0% |
| ESAB | $4.1 Bil | -1.1% | -8.7% | -19.1% | -38.8% |
| BOOT | $3.7 Bil | -4.4% | -14.2% | -25.2% | -32.4% |
| LAZ | $3.7 Bil | -5.2% | -14.2% | -16.3% | -29.5% |
| THO | $3.6 Bil | -2.2% | -3.0% | -10.2% | -31.9% |
| VVV | $3.5 Bil | -4.0% | -10.5% | -19.7% | -32.5% |
| PFSI | $3.4 Bil | -3.1% | -7.0% | -13.6% | -46.3% |
| AGO | $3.2 Bil | -0.1% | -1.3% | -6.0% | -10.8% |
| KNF | $3.2 Bil | -1.7% | -4.1% | -16.5% | -28.0% |
| LEU | $2.8 Bil | -2.2% | -23.4% | -24.5% | -42.9% |
| OPEN | $2.5 Bil | -2.3% | -13.7% | -26.8% | -72.7% |
| PATK | $2.2 Bil | -0.6% | -8.5% | -16.5% | -34.8% |
| WHR | $2.1 Bil | -1.8% | -12.0% | -18.1% | -63.0% |
| MPT | $2.0 Bil | -4.2% | -11.0% | -14.3% | -24.5% |
| RUN | $2.0 Bil | -1.5% | -6.0% | -15.9% | -49.7% |
| ALHC | $1.8 Bil | -16.0% | -33.2% | -35.3% | -46.6% |
| LCID | $1.5 Bil | -1.9% | -5.4% | -35.0% | -79.6% |
| GT | $1.5 Bil | -1.7% | -10.3% | -14.7% | -39.4% |
| RARE | $1.3 Bil | -1.5% | -10.0% | -50.7% | -55.6% |
| FUN | $1.3 Bil | -2.8% | -13.4% | -20.7% | -48.7% |
| CDRE | $1.1 Bil | -4.4% | -9.3% | -20.7% | -18.5% |
| DFH | $1.1 Bil | -4.2% | -7.0% | -20.4% | -58.3% |
| WINA | $1.1 Bil | -2.2% | -5.4% | -15.7% | -38.8% |
| MBC | $1.0 Bil | -5.0% | -14.9% | -26.1% | -51.6% |
| PWP | $0.9 Bil | -4.9% | -20.5% | -23.7% | -41.3% |
| OI | $0.9 Bil | -3.0% | -7.2% | -7.1% | -51.8% |
| ABR | $0.9 Bil | 0.0% | -8.1% | -9.6% | -55.8% |
| ARDX | $0.8 Bil | -0.3% | -10.8% | -16.5% | -48.1% |
| PMT | $0.8 Bil | -1.1% | -5.7% | -7.7% | -16.8% |
| CSIQ | $0.8 Bil | -7.4% | -15.8% | -23.3% | -5.6% |
| LUCK | $0.7 Bil | -2.7% | -2.9% | -19.5% | -44.6% |
| EVEX | $0.7 Bil | -6.1% | -7.4% | -25.2% | -47.9% |
| ESRT | $0.7 Bil | -3.3% | -2.7% | -11.5% | -46.1% |
| PZZA | $0.7 Bil | -2.6% | -6.7% | -13.1% | -57.7% |
| ARRY | $0.6 Bil | -4.1% | -6.2% | -15.7% | -46.2% |
| PHAT | $0.6 Bil | -5.8% | -11.3% | -17.1% | -33.0% |
| VEL | $0.6 Bil | -3.2% | -8.6% | -7.5% | -10.9% |
| ENVX | $0.6 Bil | -2.0% | -7.6% | -18.8% | -68.1% |
| JBI | $0.6 Bil | -2.0% | -6.2% | -14.7% | -57.1% |
| TRTX | $0.6 Bil | -0.1% | -4.3% | -7.8% | -13.3% |
| NXRT | $0.5 Bil | -3.2% | -4.4% | -8.9% | -28.9% |
| BRSP | $0.5 Bil | -3.2% | -5.9% | -11.7% | -17.1% |
| VRRM | $0.5 Bil | 0.0% | -5.1% | -23.0% | -85.5% |
| CSV | $0.5 Bil | -1.0% | -0.6% | -8.0% | -24.3% |
Are these businesses still growing?
Some of the largest companies hitting new lows are still expanding. McDonald’s (MCD) trades at 20.1 times trailing earnings, and its revenue grew 6.3% over the last twelve months, and its free cash flow yield is 4.4%.
Lowe’s Companies (LOW) presents a similar picture. The stock has declined 10.1% over the last month. Yet Lowe’s Companies (LOW) trades at 16.3 times trailing earnings, and its revenue grew 8.2% over the last twelve months, and its free cash flow yield is 6.5%.
A low price is a signal, not a verdict.
A 52-week-low list is a starting point for research, not a shopping list. A stock can reach its weakest price of the year because its underlying business has been seriously damaged, or simply because the market has marked it down.
The disciplined move is to investigate the business before focusing on the price. Understanding the company’s health is the only way to distinguish a potential bargain from a genuine problem.
If any of these names tempt you, resist buying on 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.
Weakness Is Information. It Is Not An Instruction
A 52-week low tells you what the market thinks today. It does not tell you what to do, and acting on price alone is how value traps get bought. The missing ingredient is always the same: is the business still sound?
Asking that question across thousands of stocks, every day, is exactly how the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio is built: roughly 30 names that pass the quality screens, held with rules instead of nerve. It has a track record of outpacing a benchmark that combines the S&P 500, the S&P MidCap 400, and the Russell 2000. Let the low list sharpen your watchlist, and let the portfolio carry the risk.