Glossary
52-week high and low: meaning, example and why it matters
The highest and lowest prices a stock traded at over the past 52 weeks (about one year). They show the range a price has covered, not where it will go next.
Worked example
A stock that traded between ₹820 and ₹1,260 over the past 52 weeks has a 52-week low of ₹820 and a 52-week high of ₹1,260. At ₹1,000 it sits (1,000 − 820) ÷ (1,260 − 820) = about 41% of the way up that range.
Illustrative numbers for explanation only. They are not market data, a forecast or a suggestion.
Why it matters
It gives context on how wide a price's recent range has been and where today's price sits inside it. A range records the past; it does not say which way a price moves next.
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Frequently asked questions
Is a stock at its 52-week high expensive?
Not necessarily. The 52-week high only records the highest price of the past year. Whether a price is high or low relative to earnings or assets depends on other measures such as the P/E ratio, and no measure predicts what happens next.
Is this page investment advice?
No. 52-week high and low is explained in general terms with illustrative numbers. Market Dekho is not a SEBI-registered Research Analyst or Investment Adviser.
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