The 52-Week-Low List: 1 S&P 500 Name On Thursday
As of Thursday, October 8, there is 1 S&P 500 stock trading at its 52-week low.
At about $10.7 billion in market value, Hormel Foods (HRL) is the largest company on the list; its stock is down 7.4% over the past month and down 14.8% over the past year. For context, the S&P 500 is up 1.8% over the past month, including dividends.
The Complete 52-Week-Low List
The table below lists the one name 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRL | $10.7 Bil | -0.7% | -2.7% | -7.4% | -14.8% |
The Businesses Behind The Largest New Lows
Hormel Foods (HRL) grew revenue 0.7% over the last twelve months and offers a free cash flow yield of 7.3%.
A 52-week low tells you where the pain is; it does not tell you whether this decline is 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.