52 Week Low Stocks

A share/stock that has traded at the lowest price during the time period that equates to one year is a 52 week high stock. Simply, the lowest price at which a stock has traded in last 52 weeks i.e one year is called 52W low.

A share/stock reaching 52 week low is mostly considered as opportunity to invest as a undervalued stock. However, 52 week low stocks must be thoroughly analysed before investing i.e an investor must look into the fundamentals, financials (Balance sheet, P&L statement, cashflow etc.) and technical charts before investing in 52W low stocks. Investing in 52 week low stocks may sound like a potential opportunity. At the same time you must evaluate the risk associated with it as well. Only considering a day's movement of price change may not be a good investing factor.