6 S&P 500 Stocks Hit 52-Week Lows On Monday
As of Monday, October 12, there are 6 S&P 500 stocks trading at their 52-week lows.
CRH, with a market value of about $54.1 billion, is the largest company on the list; its stock is down 8.5% over the past month and down 30.1% over the past year. Communication Services contributed the most names, 2 of the 6. For context, the S&P 500 is up 2.0% over the past month, including dividends.
Every Name On The List
Here are all 6 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRH | $54.1 Bil | -0.6% | -1.9% | -8.5% | -30.1% |
| MLM | $28.7 Bil | -0.2% | -1.7% | -6.4% | -24.3% |
| CPRT | $24.5 Bil | -3.1% | -4.2% | -11.6% | -39.9% |
| TKO | $13.0 Bil | -2.6% | -2.0% | -8.5% | -5.5% |
| CHTR | $12.3 Bil | -0.9% | -4.9% | -29.7% | -61.3% |
| WYNN | $7.7 Bil | -0.3% | -2.9% | -14.5% | -38.8% |
Damaged Businesses Or Marked-Down Prices?
CRH grew revenue 6.3% over the last twelve months and offers a free cash flow yield of 5.1%.
Martin Marietta Materials (MLM) trades at 11.7 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 14.8% over the last twelve months and offers a free cash flow yield of 2.8%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from -29.7% for Charter Communications (CHTR) to -6.4% for Martin Marietta Materials (MLM).
The median stock on the list is down 34.4% over the past year.
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.
The Low List Is A Symptom. Own The Discipline Instead
Stocks land on this list for different reasons, and the businesses behind them are in very different shape; what they share is that the market’s verdict arrived faster than any of them could answer it. Telling them apart name by name is unforgiving work.
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