52 Stocks Just Touched 52-Week Lows
Some of the market’s largest names are hitting new lows, raising questions about value and damage.
T-Mobile US, with a market value of about $180.1 billion, is the largest company hitting a new low. As of Thursday, September 17, there are 52 US and Canada-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe trading at their 52-week lows. With 15 S&P 500 members on the list while the index itself has returned only -0.6% over the last month, the key question is whether these are damaged businesses or simply discounted ones.
The Complete 52-Week-Low List
Here are all 52 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D % Chg |
1W % Chg |
1M % Chg |
1Y % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMUS | $180.1 Bil | -5.6% | -6.0% | -8.4% | -28.5% |
| MCD | $176.2 Bil | -0.0% | -1.8% | -6.3% | -16.0% |
| AON | $63.1 Bil | -1.5% | -3.8% | -13.7% | -16.2% |
| TDG | $61.8 Bil | -0.4% | -4.5% | -12.8% | -16.1% |
| CRH | $57.8 Bil | 0.0% | -1.1% | -7.0% | -21.8% |
| AZO | $46.8 Bil | -0.2% | -1.3% | -7.4% | -32.7% |
| FERG | $41.5 Bil | -0.0% | -3.0% | -12.0% | -5.7% |
| MLM | $29.7 Bil | -0.5% | -1.6% | -5.3% | -18.5% |
| LVS | $26.6 Bil | -0.9% | -4.5% | -10.6% | -19.9% |
| FIS | $18.8 Bil | -1.1% | -4.3% | -10.0% | -43.1% |
| ROL | $15.9 Bil | -1.6% | -4.5% | -9.1% | -39.4% |
| LII | $12.5 Bil | -0.5% | -3.6% | -12.6% | -34.1% |
| PNR | $9.0 Bil | -1.3% | -1.8% | -12.3% | -49.2% |
| WYNN | $8.5 Bil | -1.5% | -6.2% | -18.1% | -30.6% |
| SFD | $7.8 Bil | -0.8% | -3.9% | -12.2% | -13.9% |
| SARO | $7.4 Bil | -2.6% | -4.7% | -16.5% | -17.5% |
| BLDR | $6.2 Bil | -3.3% | -2.2% | -14.7% | -57.9% |
| AN | $5.9 Bil | -10.5% | -15.6% | -11.2% | -20.5% |
| JBTM | $5.7 Bil | -1.0% | -1.9% | -4.3% | -18.7% |
| BYD | $5.6 Bil | -1.8% | -2.6% | -9.7% | -8.8% |
| BROS | $5.4 Bil | -2.9% | -7.6% | -17.1% | -32.3% |
| TTAN | $5.2 Bil | -7.5% | -3.1% | -40.5% | -53.7% |
| LAZ | $3.7 Bil | -1.5% | -13.9% | -18.2% | -30.8% |
| THO | $3.6 Bil | -1.3% | -4.4% | -11.5% | -33.4% |
| VVV | $3.5 Bil | -0.3% | -10.4% | -19.5% | -33.5% |
| MWA | $3.4 Bil | -3.9% | -7.8% | -12.3% | -13.4% |
| AGO | $3.1 Bil | -0.3% | -2.7% | -5.4% | -10.2% |
| KNF | $3.1 Bil | -2.0% | -4.7% | -16.7% | -27.8% |
| OPEN | $2.5 Bil | -1.2% | -8.6% | -23.8% | -71.3% |
| BGSI | $2.3 Bil | -2.5% | -0.7% | -13.2% | -53.1% |
| PATK | $2.2 Bil | -0.7% | -6.6% | -16.0% | -33.7% |
| XRAY | $1.9 Bil | -7.5% | -10.7% | -15.6% | -29.3% |
| ALHC | $1.8 Bil | -0.1% | -31.8% | -34.2% | -47.4% |
| HE | $1.7 Bil | -1.4% | -3.6% | -12.7% | -16.5% |
| GT | $1.5 Bil | -0.2% | -7.0% | -13.2% | -39.6% |
| TPB | $1.4 Bil | -2.3% | -4.8% | -20.8% | -32.9% |
| WD | $1.3 Bil | -2.0% | -4.6% | -1.5% | -52.1% |
| CDRE | $1.1 Bil | -1.2% | -9.3% | -22.0% | -20.0% |
| DFH | $1.1 Bil | -2.5% | -2.6% | -18.1% | -58.9% |
| FLNC | $1.1 Bil | -15.4% | -20.9% | -34.8% | 2.1% |
| WINA | $1.1 Bil | -0.1% | -5.0% | -14.2% | -39.9% |
| ENOV | $1.0 Bil | -4.6% | -3.3% | -30.6% | -46.6% |
| MBC | $1.0 Bil | -1.4% | -11.8% | -26.0% | -52.0% |
| ABR | $0.9 Bil | -0.9% | -6.9% | -8.6% | -55.7% |
| ARDX | $0.8 Bil | -0.3% | -6.6% | -13.8% | -47.4% |
| PZZA | $0.7 Bil | -0.4% | -6.3% | -13.9% | -57.1% |
| FWRG | $0.6 Bil | -3.1% | -9.7% | -15.9% | -39.3% |
| VEL | $0.6 Bil | -3.0% | -11.4% | -10.9% | -11.5% |
| TRTX | $0.6 Bil | -0.4% | -2.5% | -7.7% | -11.9% |
| NXRT | $0.5 Bil | -0.2% | -3.6% | -7.2% | -28.5% |
| BRSP | $0.5 Bil | -2.6% | -6.9% | -13.8% | -17.8% |
| VRRM | $0.5 Bil | -3.7% | -6.6% | -23.4% | -85.8% |
Is the business weakening with the stock price?
Not always. T-Mobile US (TMUS) has seen its stock decline 8.4% over the last month. Yet its revenue grew 9.7% over the last twelve months, and it trades at 17.1 times trailing earnings with a free cash flow yield of 9.0%.
McDonald’s (MCD) shows a similar pattern. The stock is down 6.3% over the last month, but its revenue grew 6.3% over the last twelve months. It trades at 20.1 times trailing earnings and has a free cash flow yield of 4.4%.
A stock at its yearly low is a signal, not a verdict.
A 52-week-low list is a prompt for research. It flags stocks that the market has punished, but it does not explain why. The price alone cannot distinguish a permanently impaired company from a temporarily mispriced one.
The disciplined work is to investigate the business behind the ticker. A low price is only interesting if the underlying operation remains sound.
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.
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.