3 S&P 500 Stocks Just Made New 52-Week Lows
As of Wednesday, October 21, there are 3 S&P 500 stocks trading at their 52-week lows.
At about $272.5 billion in market value, Netflix (NFLX) is the largest company on the list; its stock is down 9.9% over the past month and down 47.5% over the past year. For context, the S&P 500 is flat over the past month, including dividends.
Every Name On The List
Here are all 3 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D Return |
1W Return |
1M Return |
1Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFLX | $272.5 Bil | -5.3% | -7.8% | -9.9% | -47.5% |
| CMG | $35.9 Bil | -5.2% | -7.9% | -13.8% | -32.5% |
| MOS | $5.6 Bil | -1.0% | -7.0% | -28.5% | -38.0% |
The Businesses Behind The Largest New Lows
Netflix (NFLX) trades at 20.0 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 16.0% over the last twelve months and offers a free cash flow yield of 4.1%.
Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) trades at 25.3 times trailing earnings, grew revenue 7.3% over the last twelve months and offers a free cash flow yield of 4.4%.
Across the list, one-month moves range from -28.5% for Mosaic (MOS) to -9.9% for Netflix (NFLX).
The median stock on the list is down 38.0% over the past year.
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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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