A period of high inflation and rising interest rates has taken out shares of companies with rich valuations. Then there’s the stubborn coronavirus, with variants raising infection rates and causing stocks in travel-related industries to crash after they staged partial recoveries.
Uncertainty is in the air, and a 7% consumer inflation rate doesn’t help. A prolonged period of rising interest rates will make the bond market more attractive to investors who had fled to the stock market in search of yields during the pandemic.
In the S&P 500 Index SPX, -1.42%, 85 stocks were down at least 20% from their 52-week highs through Jan. 12. A 20% decline is generally considered bear-market territory. Still, the benchmark index actually rose slightly Jan. 12, when the government reported eye-popping inflation figures, and closed at a level only 2% below its all-time intraday high set Jan. 4.
Worst S&P 500 performers from 52-week highs
Narrowing the list of decliners, here are the 25 S&P 500 stocks that have fallen at least 30% from their 52-week intraday highs:
| Company | Ticker | Decline from 52-week high | Closing price – Jan. 12 | 52-week high | Date of 52-week high |
| Penn National Gaming Inc. | PENN, -3.60% | -66.6% | $ 47.44 | $ 142.00 | 03/15/2021 |
| ViacomCBS Inc. Class B | VIAC, +3.49% | -65.7% | $ 34.97 | $ 101.97 | 03/15/2021 |
| Discovery Inc. Class A | DISCA, +1.91% | -63.2% | $ 28.79 | $ 78.14 | 03/19/2021 |
| Moderna Inc. | MRNA, -5.71% | -55.2% | $ 222.89 | $ 497.49 | 08/10/2021 |
| Gap Inc. | GPS, +3.83% | -52.8% | $ 17.75 | $ 37.63 | 05/18/2021 |
| Biogen Inc. | BIIB, +5.03% | -51.9% | $ 225.34 | $ 468.55 | 06/07/2021 |
| Twitter Inc. | TWTR, -3.85% | -50.2% | $ 40.25 | $ 80.75 | 02/25/2021 |
| Enphase Energy Inc. | ENPH, -3.88% | -47.2% | $ 149.28 | $ 282.46 | 11/22/2021 |
| Etsy Inc. | ETSY, -6.32% | -42.1% | $ 178.06 | $ 307.75 | 11/26/2021 |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | LVS, -3.31% | -41.7% | $ 38.95 | $ 66.77 | 03/03/2021 |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. | WYNN, -1.83% | -40.4% | $ 85.80 | $ 143.88 | 03/15/2021 |
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | PYPL, -3.31% | -39.6% | $ 187.20 | $ 310.16 | 07/26/2021 |
| Generac Holdings Inc. | GNRC, -2.71% | -39.2% | $ 319.00 | $ 524.31 | 11/02/2021 |
| Activision Blizzard Inc. | ATVI, -0.99% | -38.0% | $ 64.81 | $ 104.53 | 02/16/2021 |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | MKTX, -2.01% | -37.0% | $ 371.37 | $ 589.25 | 02/02/2021 |
| IPG Photonics Corporation | IPGP, -2.71% | -36.9% | $ 165.74 | $ 262.55 | 01/19/2021 |
| Paycom Software Inc. | PAYC, -4.33% | -35.9% | $ 358.07 | $ 558.97 | 11/02/2021 |
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | NCLH, +4.01% | -35.6% | $ 22.22 | $ 34.49 | 03/04/2021 |
| Citrix Systems Inc. | CTXS, -2.07% | -33.3% | $ 96.82 | $ 145.19 | 01/27/2021 |
| SolarEdge Technologies Inc. | SEDG, -0.23% | -33.0% | $ 261.02 | $ 389.71 | 11/22/2021 |
| Global Payments Inc. | GPN, +0.34% | -32.6% | $ 148.73 | $ 220.81 | 04/26/2021 |
| Match Group Inc. | MTCH, -0.71% | -31.8% | $ 124.08 | $ 182.00 | 10/21/2021 |
| Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. | CDAY, -5.21% | -31.0% | $ 89.97 | $ 130.37 | 11/03/2021 |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | ZBH, +1.98% | -30.4% | $ 125.58 | $ 180.36 | 04/29/2021 |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | LUV, +1.28% | -30.2% | $ 45.21 | $ 64.75 | 04/14/2021 |
| Source: FactSet | |||||
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Stocks expected to bounce back
Among the 25 decliners listed above, 12 have majority “buy” or equivalent ratings among analysts polled by FactSet. So here’s the entire list again, but sorted this time by the percentage of favorable ratings and showing how much upside potential the analysts see over the next year, based on consensus price targets:
| Company | Ticker | Share “buy” ratings | Closing price – Jan. 12 | Consensus price target | Implied 12-month upside potential |
| Global Payments Inc. | GPN, +0.34% | 85% | $ 148.73 | $ 185.48 | 25% |
| Generac Holdings Inc. | GNRC, -2.71% | 83% | $ 319.00 | $ 511.32 | 60% |
| PayPal Holdings Inc. | PYPL, -3.31% | 82% | $ 187.20 | $ 265.12 | 42% |
| Match Group Inc. | MTCH, -0.71% | 70% | $ 124.08 | $ 172.89 | 39% |
| Activision Blizzard Inc. | ATVI, -0.99% | 70% | $ 64.81 | $ 90.40 | 39% |
| Southwest Airlines Co. | LUV, +1.28% | 70% | $ 45.21 | $ 56.06 | 24% |
| Paycom Software Inc. | PAYC, -4.33% | 65% | $ 358.07 | $ 530.33 | 48% |
| Enphase Energy Inc. | ENPH, -3.88% | 63% | $ 149.28 | $ 254.08 | 70% |
| Etsy Inc. | ETSY, -6.32% | 62% | $ 178.06 | $ 256.41 | 44% |
| Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc. | ZBH, +1.98% | 59% | $ 125.58 | $ 160.38 | 28% |
| SolarEdge Technologies Inc. | SEDG, -0.23% | 56% | $ 261.02 | $ 347.73 | 33% |
| Penn National Gaming Inc. | PENN, -3.60% | 55% | $ 47.44 | $ 76.67 | 62% |
| Biogen Inc. | BIIB, +5.03% | 50% | $ 225.34 | $ 297.39 | 32% |
| Las Vegas Sands Corp. | LVS, -3.31% | 50% | $ 38.95 | $ 49.17 | 26% |
| Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. | NCLH, +4.01% | 50% | $ 22.22 | $ 30.77 | 38% |
| Ceridian HCM Holding Inc. | CDAY, -5.21% | 50% | $ 89.97 | $ 119.83 | 33% |
| ViacomCBS Inc. Class B | VIAC, +3.49% | 43% | $ 34.97 | $ 46.65 | 33% |
| Moderna Inc. | MRNA, -5.71% | 42% | $ 222.89 | $ 296.00 | 33% |
| Discovery Inc. Class A | DISCA, +1.91% | 40% | $ 28.79 | $ 39.56 | 37% |
| IPG Photonics Corporation | IPGP, -2.71% | 36% | $ 165.74 | $ 199.22 | 20% |
| Wynn Resorts Ltd. | WYNN, -1.83% | 31% | $ 85.80 | $ 103.19 | 20% |
| Twitter Inc. | TWTR, -3.85% | 28% | $ 40.25 | $ 62.79 | 56% |
| Citrix Systems Inc. | CTXS, -2.07% | 20% | $ 96.82 | $ 99.08 | 2% |
| Gap Inc. | GPS, +3.83% | 18% | $ 17.75 | $ 22.33 | 26% |
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. | MKTX, -2.01% | 17% | $ 371.37 | $ 413.00 | 11% |
| Source: FactSet | |||||
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