The 52-week range shows where today's price sits between the year's low and high.
What it is
The 52-week range is simply the lowest and the highest intraday (or closing) price a stock reached during the trailing 12 months. It is usually shown as a low–high pair, sometimes with the current price marked between them. It is a snapshot of the past year's price extremes, not a prediction.
Why it matters
The range gives quick context for where the current price sits relative to its recent history — near the high, near the low, or in between. Pitfalls: hitting a 52-week high or low says nothing about whether a stock is over- or under-valued, and the range can be distorted by one-day spikes or by stock splits if not adjusted.
How it's calculated
Take the minimum and maximum trading prices over the trailing 52 weeks; values should be adjusted for splits and, where relevant, dividends.
How Quintarthai uses it
The 52-week range is displayed as a visual range bar with the current price marked on a stock's Summary page; see it on the deep-analysis page.
Cross-border note. For a dual-listed name, each listing has its own 52-week range in its own currency — the TSX (CAD) range will differ from the NYSE (USD) range for the same company.
FAQ
Is a stock at its 52-week high a buy or a sell?
Neither by itself — the 52-week range is descriptive context, not a signal, and says nothing about valuation or future direction.
Why might the range differ between two websites?
Some sources use intraday extremes and others use closing prices, and split or dividend adjustments can differ — so the exact high and low can vary slightly.
Check your understanding
A stock just hit a new 52-week high. What can you reliably conclude from this fact alone?
The 52-week range only describes past price extremes; reaching a high says nothing about whether the stock is over- or under-valued or where it goes next.