The 52-Week-Low List: 19 Names On Tuesday
A short list of market laggards features some surprisingly large and familiar companies.
As of Tuesday, 19 stocks in the Russell 3000 are trading at their 52-week lows. The list includes International Business Machines (IBM), a company with a market value of about $197.6 billion, which has seen its stock decline 15.5% over the last month. With 7 of the 19 names also being S&P 500 members, the question is what to make of established firms hitting new lows while the S&P 500 itself returned +0.2% over the same period. The full list follows.
The Complete 52-Week-Low List
Here are all 19 names, sorted by market capitalization, with returns over four windows:
| Tickers | Market Cap |
1D % Chg |
1W % Chg |
1M % Chg |
1Y % Chg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | $197.6 Bil | -1.2% | -3.0% | -15.5% | -24.5% |
| MCD | $187.6 Bil | -1.4% | -1.9% | -5.3% | -9.0% |
| LOW | $113.1 Bil | -1.2% | -2.6% | -9.0% | -5.9% |
| CPRT | $25.4 Bil | -1.2% | -1.3% | -10.1% | -40.9% |
| TU | $15.9 Bil | -1.0% | -2.5% | -11.8% | -31.5% |
| PNR | $10.0 Bil | -1.0% | -18.8% | -17.3% | -41.6% |
| WYNN | $9.8 Bil | -1.1% | -1.3% | -10.3% | -10.6% |
| CACI | $9.7 Bil | -2.3% | -5.9% | -5.5% | -8.7% |
| PSKY | $9.5 Bil | -0.5% | -6.5% | -14.2% | n/a |
| CNM | $8.2 Bil | -1.0% | -4.1% | -10.7% | -30.0% |
| AWI | $6.5 Bil | -0.5% | -2.6% | -4.1% | -7.7% |
| SITE | $4.5 Bil | -0.9% | -3.7% | -7.5% | -18.1% |
| LOPE | $3.7 Bil | -0.8% | -7.1% | -2.3% | -19.5% |
| XXI | $3.2 Bil | -7.5% | -7.3% | -10.9% | n/a |
| CPRI | $1.9 Bil | -0.1% | -4.5% | -21.6% | -18.6% |
| BHC | $1.7 Bil | -3.4% | -4.8% | -5.2% | -28.4% |
| PRCT | $1.0 Bil | -3.6% | -4.1% | -14.7% | -68.3% |
| SPRY | $0.6 Bil | -1.2% | -16.4% | -34.1% | -64.5% |
| CSV | $0.6 Bil | -1.2% | -4.3% | -4.0% | -20.6% |
Some large-cap names on the list still show business growth.
International Business Machines (IBM) is at its weakest price in a year, yet its business fundamentals tell a different story. The company’s revenue grew 9.7% over the last twelve months. It currently trades at 18.4 times trailing earnings, and its free cash flow yield is 6.2%. The recent price weakness has occurred alongside continued top-line expansion.
A low price is a starting point for questions, not an answer.
A 52-week-low list is a tool for discovery, not a simple shopping list of bargains. Each name on it has seen its market price weaken for a reason. The disciplined investor’s work begins here: separating a temporarily marked-down business from one with genuine structural damage. The price is a signal to check the underlying business, not a conclusion in itself.
If any of these names tempt you, resist buying a 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.
A 52 Week Low Is A Stress Test For Concentrated Portfolios
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