S&P 500 Stocks Trading At 52-Week Low

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As on Saturday, August 2, 27 of the S&P 500 stocks are trading at their 52-week lows. Among these stocks, Charter Communications (CHTR) has corrected the most in the last one month, falling by 36% over this period.
 
Stocks At 52W Lows

Below is the complete list of these S&P 500 stocks, sorted by market capitalization – highlighting some the headwinds for these stocks across industries ranging from Managed Health Care and Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components to IT Consulting & Other Services and Packaged Foods & Meats:
 

Tickers Market
Cap
1D
% Chg
1W
% Chg
1M
% Chg
1Y
% Chg
UNH $216.8 Bil -4.7% -15.4% -22.7% -58.0%
ACN $159.4 Bil -4.4% -9.8% -15.1% -21.0%
MMC $97.3 Bil -0.7% -6.0% -6.6% -9.7%
FI $76.0 Bil -2.6% -4.7% -21.5% -17.0%
UPS $71.8 Bil -1.9% -18.4% -19.9% -30.8%
CI $71.0 Bil -1.9% -11.5% -18.2% -24.3%
CL $67.8 Bil -0.4% -5.0% -9.1% -15.0%
ELV $62.2 Bil -3.0% -5.0% -21.6% -48.0%
CMG $57.6 Bil -0.8% -9.1% -25.1% -19.1%
CHTR $37.5 Bil -1.7% -14.5% -35.8% -30.9%
OTIS $33.7 Bil -0.9% -5.4% -14.9% -8.0%
FICO $33.7 Bil -3.9% -9.9% -25.1% -13.1%
ODFL $30.1 Bil -5.0% -15.1% -16.5% -30.4%
GIS $26.8 Bil -0.1% -4.2% -8.0% -25.1%
AVB $26.2 Bil -1.0% -8.6% -8.7% -7.6%
IT $25.4 Bil -3.0% -7.9% -16.9% -34.1%
LULU $23.3 Bil -3.6% -11.9% -21.5% -24.5%
MKC $18.9 Bil -0.5% -1.8% -7.6% -6.4%
MAA $16.4 Bil -1.7% -7.7% -5.2% 3.0%
FTV $15.9 Bil -2.9% -9.6% -12.7% -34.3%
DOW $15.4 Bil -6.4% -14.6% -24.2% -56.4%
FDS $14.8 Bil -2.9% -6.7% -12.6% -5.2%
IEX $12.0 Bil -2.7% -14.3% -12.3% -22.4%
KMX $8.5 Bil -1.1% -7.8% -21.8% -33.6%
MOH $8.5 Bil -1.7% -6.0% -35.1% -55.8%
EMN $6.8 Bil -19.0% -24.9% -26.4% -41.0%
ENPH $4.1 Bil -2.9% -11.2% -23.3% -71.3%

 
What is the point? A 52-week low often reflects deep pessimism, but also potential opportunity. This price point can signal capitulation, setting the stage for mean reversion or contrarian entry. It is where risk and reward start to skew interestingly. But of course, a trade at this level requires deep conviction. In above, we find Elevance Health (ELV) and Gartner (IT) Attractive.

Tempted to buy some of these stocks at their current low? That would be a good idea if you are sure a particular stock has bottomed out. But it is a rather risky trade. In contrast, the Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming the S&P 500 over the last 4-year period. Why is that? As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index; less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.

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