Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Reached the 52-Week High of $29.62
Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for a multitude of computing devices. Microsoft software includes scalable operating systems for servers, personal computers, and intelligent devices; server applications for client/server environments; knowledge worker productivity applications; and software development tools. Microsoft Corp. has a market cap of $264.45 billion; its shares were traded at around $29.62 with a P/E ratio of 18.3 and P/S ratio of 4.5. The dividend yield of Microsoft Corp. stocks is 1.8%. Microsoft Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Microsoft Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
On October 23, Microsoft Corp. announced revenue of $12.92 billion for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009, a 14% decline from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $4.48 billion, $3.57 billion and $0.40 per share, which represented declines of 25%, 18% and 17%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period.
Microsoft Corp. is in the portfolios of Arnold Van Den Berg of Century Management, Donald Yacktman of Yacktman Asset Management Co., Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, John Griffin of Blue Ridge Capital, Wallace Weitz of Weitz Wallace R & Co, David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital Inc, Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, NWQ Managers of NWQ Investment Management Co, Robert Olstein of Olstein Financial Alert Fund, Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Charles Brandes of Brandes Investment, Richard Pzena of Pzena Investment Management LLC, Bill Nygren of Oak Mark Fund, HOTCHKIS & WILEY of HOTCHKIS & WILEY Capital Management LLC, PRIMECAP Management, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, John Hussman of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc., Lee Ainslie of Maverick Capital, Sarah Ketterer of CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, David Dreman of Dreman Value Management, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Tom Gayner of Markel Gayner Asset Management Corp, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Ronald Muhlenkamp of Muhlenkamp Fund, Richard Snow of Snow Capital Management, L.P., Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, and Dodge & Cox.
Sell:: CFO Christopher P Liddell has been selling shares of MSFT since April. Sell:: President, Entertainment Div. Robert J Bach sold 100,000 shares last month month, and the price of the stock increased by 6.46% since. Sell:: Chief ResearchStrategy Officer Craig J Mundie and Sell:: COO Brian Kevin Turner sold shares in September.
Google Inc. (GOOG) Reached the 52-Week High of $569.964
Google Inc. is a public and profitable company focused on search services. Named for the mathematical term `googol` Google operates web sites at many international domains with the most trafficked being www.google.com. Google is widely recognized as the `World's Best Search Engine` and is fast accurate and easy to use. The company also serves corporate clients including advertisers content publishers and site managers with cost-effective advertising and a wide range of revenue generating search services. Google's breakthrough technology and continued innovation serve the company's mission of `organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful. Google Inc. has a market cap of $180.43 billion; its shares were traded at around $569.964 with a P/E ratio of 29.5 and P/S ratio of 8.3.
Google Inc. is in the portfolios of Robert Karr of Joho Capital, Bill Miller of Legg Mason Value Trust, Ken Heebner of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP, PRIMECAP Management, Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global Investors LP, Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Lee Ainslie of Maverick Capital, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, Wallace Weitz of Weitz Wallace R & Co, Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC.
In August, Sell: SVP & CFO Patrick Pichette sold 1,246 shares of GOOG stock; the price of the stock has increased by 4.18% since.Sell: SVP Prod. Mgmt. Jonathan J Rosenberg and Sell: SVP Engineering & Research Robert Alan Eustace sold shares three months ago.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Reached the 52-Week High of $199.92
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related personal computing and communicating solutions for sale primarily to education creative consumer and business customers. Apple Inc. has a market cap of $179.09 billion; its shares were traded at around $199.92 with a P/E ratio of 31.8 and P/S ratio of 5. Apple Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 90.5% over the past 5 years.
On July 21, Apple Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 third quarter ended June 27, 2009. The company posted revenue of $8.34 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.23 billion, or $1.35 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.3 percent, up from 34.8 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 44 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
Apple Inc. is in the portfolios of Steve Mandel of Lone Pine Capital, John Griffin of Blue Ridge Capital, Lee Ainslie of Maverick Capital, Ken Heebner of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP, Daniel Loeb of Third Point, LLC, Bill Nygren of Oak Mark Fund, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, PRIMECAP Management, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.
Last month, Sell:: Senior Vice President Bertrand Serlet sold 10,000 shares of AAPL stock and the price of the stock increased by 8.24%. Sell:: Senior Vice President Jonathan P Ive, Sell:: Senior Vice President Ronald B Johnson, and Sell:: Director Millard S Drexler, and Sell:: Senior Vice President Robert J Mansfield sold shares in July.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Reached the 52-Week High of $62.31
Johnson & Johnson has a market cap of $171.71 billion; its shares were traded at around $62.31 with a P/E ratio of 13.7 and P/S ratio of 2.7. The dividend yield of Johnson & Johnson stocks is 3.2%. Johnson & Johnson had an annual average earning growth of 12.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Johnson & Johnson the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.
On Oct 13, Johnson & Johnson today announced sales of $15.1 billion for the third quarter of 2009, a decrease of 5.3% as compared to the third quarter of 2008. Operational results declined 2.8% and the negative impact of currency was 2.5%. Domestic sales declined 8.1%, while international sales declined 2.5%, reflecting operational growth of 2.4% and a negative currency impact of 4.9%.
J&J is in the portfolios of Prem Watsa of Fairfax Financial Holdings, Inc., Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway, Richard Perry of Perry Capital, Tweedy Browne of Tweedy Browne CO LLC, Tom Gayner of Markel Gayner Asset Management Corp, John Hussman of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc., Donald Yacktman of Yacktman Asset Management Co., Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Robert Olstein of Olstein Financial Alert Fund, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Richard Pzena of Pzena Investment Management LLC, Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, Michael Price of MFP Investors LLC, Edward Owens of Vanguard Health Care Fund, John Rogers of ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, PRIMECAP Management, HOTCHKIS & WILEY of HOTCHKIS & WILEY Capital Management LLC, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, Arnold Van Den Berg of Century Management, Richard Aster Jr of Meridian Fund, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Richard Snow of Snow Capital Management, L.P., and Dodge & Cox.
In July, Sell:: Chairman/CEO William C Weldon sold 158,200 shares of JNJ stock, and the price of the stock has increased by 6.08% since. Buy:: Director William D Perez bought 1,000 shares of JNJ stock in August. Sell:: Corporate Controller Stephen J Cosgrove, Sell:: Member, Executive Committee Donald M Jr. Casey, Sell:: VP, General Counsel Russell C Deyo all sold shares in September. Sell:: Member, Executive Committee Colleen A Goggins sold 22,200 shares in August.
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) Reached the 52-Week High of $23.46
Cisco Systems Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco provides the broadest line of solutions for transporting data, voice and video within buildings, across campuses, or around the world. Cisco Systems Inc. has a market cap of $135.9 billion; its shares were traded at around $23.46 with a P/E ratio of 21.5 and P/S ratio of 3.7. Cisco Systems Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 17.1% over the past 10 years.
Cisco Systems Inc. is in the portfolios of Ronald Muhlenkamp of Muhlenkamp Fund, John Hussman of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc., Bill Miller of Legg Mason Value Trust, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Bill Nygren of Oak Mark Fund, Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, Robert Olstein of Olstein Financial Alert Fund, Charles Brandes of Brandes Investment, Richard Aster Jr of Meridian Fund, Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Sarah Ketterer of CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, PRIMECAP Management, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Richard Snow of Snow Capital Management, L.P..
Sell:: Chairman and CEO John T Chambers sold shares in November and August. Sell:: EVP, Worldwide Operations Robert Wayne Lloyd has been selling shares since September; Sell:: VP, Corporate Controller & PAO Prat Bhatt and Sell:: EVP, Worldwide Operations Robert Wayne Lloyd sold shares in September.
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