Investors don’t need to be told that stocks have been volatile. There’s a market of extremes as Russia’s war in Ukraine continues and investors wait to see what the Federal Open Market Committee does with interest-rate policy March 16.
Below is a list of eight stocks in the S&P 500
SPX,
that have dropped at least 50% from their 52-week highs, but are favored by analysts for gains of as much as 102% over the next 12 months.
Rebounds can be rapid
From its all-time intraday high on Jan. 4, the S&P 500 was down 13.4% through March 14. That broad decline masks the intensity of daily price movements.
On March 14 — when the S&P 500 declined 0.7%, 153 of its component stocks moved at least 2% up or down, with 82 moving at least 3%, 45 at least 4% and 24 rising or falling by at least 5%.
Discount prices
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