The 52-Week-Low List: 83 Names On Friday

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A list of market lows features some of the market’s largest and most familiar names.

As of Friday, September 18, there are 83 US and Canada-listed stocks in the Trefis coverage universe trading at their 52-week lows. The list includes giants like PepsiCo (PEP), with a market value of about $177.2 billion, and 22 of the 83 names are also S&P 500 members.

The presence of such large, established companies raises a critical question: are these businesses facing fundamental damage, or are their stocks simply on sale?

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The Full List, Largest First

Here are all 83 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:

Tickers Market
Cap
1D
% Chg
1W
% Chg
1M
% Chg
1Y
% Chg
PEP $177.2 Bil -2.9% -4.8% -8.0% -4.4%
MCD $176.0 Bil -0.1% -1.7% -6.5% -16.5%
LOW $107.6 Bil -0.9% -2.2% -12.5% -26.7%
AON $63.0 Bil -0.1% -2.3% -15.2% -16.7%
CRH $57.5 Bil -0.6% -2.7% -9.1% -21.4%
NKE $52.6 Bil -2.3% -3.5% -12.6% -49.3%
RKT $34.9 Bil -2.2% -6.8% -16.0% -41.9%
PEG $34.7 Bil -1.7% -3.6% -6.5% -10.3%
VMC $31.3 Bil -1.5% -4.7% -12.8% -17.0%
CCL $30.1 Bil -1.5% -4.0% -18.2% -28.9%
MLM $29.5 Bil -0.8% -3.8% -8.2% -19.1%
LVS $26.1 Bil -1.7% -6.7% -14.2% -22.5%
VICI $25.9 Bil -1.6% -2.6% -8.3% -21.0%
CPNG $25.7 Bil -1.2% -5.5% -14.2% -57.4%
NRG $21.9 Bil -2.4% -8.6% -14.0% -36.2%
STZ $20.6 Bil -2.8% -2.8% -10.9% -8.0%
CMS $20.3 Bil -1.3% -2.7% -7.5% -4.3%
LEN $18.7 Bil -4.1% -4.0% -12.5% -41.4%
FIS $18.4 Bil -2.2% -6.6% -11.4% -44.9%
FLUT $15.7 Bil -3.2% -10.9% -9.7% -67.9%
ROL $15.6 Bil -1.7% -6.6% -10.6% -41.4%
SUI $13.9 Bil -1.0% -0.6% -6.8% -8.3%
TU $13.8 Bil -1.8% -3.8% -11.5% -40.7%
ULS $12.9 Bil -0.6% -10.1% -15.6% -4.5%
DKS $10.7 Bil -2.2% -10.3% -36.1% -44.1%
CLX $10.1 Bil -2.2% -5.3% -23.0% -30.6%
WYNN $8.4 Bil -1.5% -6.9% -18.4% -33.1%
IONS $7.4 Bil -4.9% -18.0% -26.9% -27.4%
SARO $7.3 Bil -1.1% -7.2% -15.5% -19.0%
TAP $7.0 Bil -4.0% -3.6% -10.6% -16.3%
NCLH $6.5 Bil -1.9% -4.7% -18.6% -44.4%
EPRT $5.8 Bil -0.2% -7.1% -14.0% -6.8%
JBTM $5.7 Bil -0.3% -3.8% -4.4% -18.3%
AN $5.6 Bil -3.8% -17.4% -16.1% -23.7%
STWD $5.5 Bil -0.9% -4.4% -9.8% -18.0%
BYD $5.5 Bil -1.7% -5.0% -11.5% -11.1%
BROS $5.4 Bil -0.3% -8.8% -20.4% -30.9%
ESAB $4.0 Bil -2.6% -8.1% -17.7% -40.5%
LMND $3.6 Bil -3.1% -4.7% -8.1% -15.6%
LAZ $3.6 Bil -0.9% -13.0% -20.9% -33.0%
HHH $3.6 Bil -2.1% -2.2% -11.7% -26.8%
THO $3.5 Bil -1.6% -7.0% -15.4% -33.3%
VVV $3.4 Bil -1.1% -12.4% -21.5% -34.0%
AGO $3.1 Bil -1.0% -3.5% -6.0% -12.4%
KNF $3.1 Bil -0.1% -5.5% -17.2% -27.5%
GPI $2.9 Bil -3.3% -11.4% -6.4% -45.9%
HGV $2.8 Bil -4.2% -9.8% -21.5% -20.5%
MZTI $2.7 Bil -1.3% -4.0% -13.7% -42.9%
PRVA $2.5 Bil -1.2% -2.8% -7.6% -10.6%
OPEN $2.5 Bil 0.0% -8.2% -28.5% -74.9%
PATK $2.2 Bil -1.7% -6.4% -21.0% -34.0%
PBH $2.1 Bil -3.2% -4.2% -13.0% -29.5%
WHR $2.1 Bil -3.2% -9.2% -20.3% -62.0%
OLN $1.9 Bil -1.0% -2.1% -9.0% -30.6%
ALHC $1.7 Bil -4.0% -33.8% -34.7% -49.9%
HE $1.7 Bil -2.9% -5.6% -16.3% -19.1%
GT $1.5 Bil -1.9% -6.0% -15.7% -40.8%
ADNT $1.4 Bil -4.3% -8.1% -9.9% -27.7%
TPB $1.4 Bil -0.6% -4.6% -22.7% -32.9%
MAZE $1.3 Bil -3.9% -8.5% -24.3% -4.2%
FLO $1.3 Bil -2.5% -2.5% -18.7% -51.5%
WD $1.3 Bil -1.8% -6.8% -7.6% -53.2%
FUN $1.2 Bil -2.3% -6.9% -27.7% -47.3%
COUR $1.2 Bil -2.1% -3.4% -13.8% -55.5%
UVV $1.1 Bil -0.5% -2.3% -2.3% -16.6%
YELP $1.1 Bil -3.2% -7.8% -18.0% -38.2%
DFH $1.0 Bil -3.1% -7.5% -23.9% -59.7%
WINA $1.0 Bil -3.2% -7.5% -19.5% -41.1%
FLNC $1.0 Bil -4.4% -26.3% -39.4% -1.6%
OI $0.9 Bil -2.1% -7.0% -7.8% -51.8%
ABR $0.8 Bil -4.5% -9.3% -17.2% -58.6%
PMT $0.8 Bil -1.6% -4.0% -7.8% -17.5%
WGO $0.7 Bil -2.0% -6.4% -18.6% -16.4%
ESRT $0.7 Bil -5.5% -7.4% -18.3% -46.3%
PZZA $0.7 Bil -1.6% -3.8% -15.0% -55.5%
PHAT $0.6 Bil -3.5% -10.5% -19.7% -32.0%
ARRY $0.6 Bil -4.2% -12.1% -17.5% -48.1%
VEL $0.6 Bil -0.4% -11.0% -11.9% -12.5%
JBI $0.6 Bil -2.9% -6.3% -15.9% -57.7%
FBRT $0.6 Bil -1.7% -4.0% -7.7% -25.6%
TRTX $0.6 Bil -1.5% -3.2% -9.3% -13.1%
NXRT $0.5 Bil -1.2% -5.5% -10.5% -29.1%
BRSP $0.5 Bil -0.7% -6.7% -15.5% -18.1%

Are these businesses broken or just marked down?

The largest names on the list show signs of business growth even as their stocks weaken. PepsiCo (PEP), whose stock has declined 8.0% over the last month, trades at 17.0 times trailing earnings, and its revenue grew 5.6% over the last twelve months, and its free cash flow yield is 5.2%.

Similarly, McDonald’s (MCD) stock has declined 6.5% over the last month. The company trades at 20.0 times trailing earnings, and its revenue grew 6.3% over the last twelve months, and its free cash flow yield is 4.4%. For both, recent stock price weakness contrasts with prior-year revenue gains.

So how should an investor use this list?

A 52-week-low list is not an automatic buy signal. It is a starting point for research. A low can mark a permanently damaged business whose fundamentals are deteriorating, or it can flag a solid company that has been marked down by the market.

The disciplined move is to investigate the business first and the stock price second. Understanding the company’s financial health and competitive position is the only way to distinguish a bargain from a trap.

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.