According to GuruFocus updates], these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs: Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY), General Electric Company (GE), PepsiCo Inc. (PEP), and Oracle Corp. (ORCL).
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) Reached the 52-Week High of $64.18
Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the manufacture and sale of a broad range of products in the health care field in many countries of the world. Johnson & Johnson has a market cap of $176.62 billion; its shares were traded at around $64.18 with a P/E ratio of 13.9 and P/S ratio of 2.9. The dividend yield of Johnson & Johnson stocks is 3.1%. 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 5-star.
On Jan 26, Johnson & Johnson announced sales of $16.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of 9.0% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. Operational growth was 4.5% and currency contributed 4.5%. Domestic sales were up 2.6%, while international sales increased 15.6%, reflecting operational growth of 6.4% and a positive currency impact of 9.2%. Worldwide sales for the full-year 2009 were $61.9 billion, a decrease of 2.9% over 2008. Operational results declined 0.3% and the negative impact of currency was 2.6%.
Johnson & Johnson is in the portfolios of Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Chris Shumway, Tweedy Browne, and Warren Buffett.
In February, Buy:: Director William D Perez bought 1,000 shares of JNJ stock. Sell:: VP, Human Resources Kaye I Foster-cheek and Sell:: Director James Cullen sold shares in December; Sell:: VP, General Counsel Russell C Deyo and Sell:: Member, Executive Committee Sherilyn S Mccoy sold shares in November.
Occidental Petroleum Corp. explores for, develops, produces and markets crude oil and natural gas and manufactures and markets a variety of basic chemicals, including chlorine, caustic soda, and ethylene dichloride, as well as specialty chemicals and vinyls, including polyvinyl chloride resins and vinyl chloride monomer. Occidental Petroleum Corp. has a market cap of $66.45 billion; its shares were traded at around $81.84 with a P/E ratio of 21.7 and P/S ratio of 4.3. The dividend yield of Occidental Petroleum Corp. stocks is 1.6%. Occidental Petroleum Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 17% over the past 10 years.
On January 28, Occidental Petroleum Corporation announced net income of $938 million ($1.15 per diluted share) for the fourth quarter of 2009, compared with $443 million ($0.55 per diluted share) for the fourth quarter of 2008. Core results for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $1.1 billion ($1.30 per diluted share), compared with $957 million ($1.18 per diluted share) for the fourth quarter of 2008. Core results excluded after-tax charges of $120 million ($0.15 per diluted share) for 2009 and $514 million ($0.63 per diluted share) for 2008.
Occidental Petroleum Corp. is in the portfolios of T Boone Pickens, Chris Davis, Diamond Hill Capital, Kenneth Fisher, and Dodge & Cox.
In November, Sell:: EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary Brier Donald P De sold 21,701 shares of OXY stock.
General Electric is one of the largest and most diversified industrial corporations in the world. General Electric Company has a market cap of $181.44 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.04 with a P/E ratio of 14.9 and P/S ratio of 1.1. The dividend yield of General Electric Company stocks is 2.4%. General Electric Company had an annual average earning growth of 12.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated General Electric Company the business predictability rank of 4-star.
General Electric company is in the portfolios of Prem Watsa, Mark Hillman, Bill Miller, Ronald Muhlenkamp, and Tom Gaynder.
In October, Buy:: Director Alan G Lafley bought 13,000 shares of GE stock.
PepsiCo, Inc. consists of: Frito-Lay Company, Pepsi-Cola Company, and Tropicana Products. Pepsico Inc. has a market cap of $102.2 billion; its shares were traded at around $65.1 with a P/E ratio of 17.5 and P/S ratio of 2.3. The dividend yield of Pepsico Inc. stocks is 2.8%. Pepsico Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 8.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Pepsico Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.
On Feb. 11, PepsiCo, Inc. reported solid results for 2009 driven by healthy gains in its worldwide snacks and international beverage businesses, balanced investments in value and innovation in key markets and cost discipline across its operations. For the full year, reported EPS grew 17 percent to $3.77 and core constant currency EPS increased 6 percent. For the fourth quarter, reported EPS was $0.90.
PepsiCo Inc. is in the portfolios of Donald Yacktman, Chase Coleman, Diamond Hill Capital, Eric Mindich, and Arnold Van Den Berg.
In March, Sell:: CEO PepsiCo AMEA Saad Abdul-latif sold 39,978 shares of PEP stock. Sell:: Director Arthur C Martinez and Sell:: SVP & Chief Personnel Officer Cynthia Trudell sold shares the same month.
Oracle Corporation is one of the world's suppliers of software for information management. Oracle Corp. has a market cap of $125.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.05 with a P/E ratio of 17.4 and P/S ratio of 5.4. The dividend yield of Oracle Corp. stocks is 0.8%. Oracle Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 18.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Oracle Corp. the business predictability rank of 3-star.
Oracle Corporation recently announced fiscal 2010 Q2 GAAP earnings per share of $0.29, up 15% compared to last year. Second quarter GAAP total revenues were up 4% to $5.9 billion, while quarterly GAAP net income was up 12% to $1.5 billion. GAAP new software license revenues were up 2% to $1.7 billion. GAAP software license updates and product support revenues were up 14% to $3.2 billion. GAAP operating income was up 10% to $2.2 billion and GAAP operating margin was up 200 basis points to 37%. GAAP operating cash flow on a trailing twelve-month basis was $8.7 billion, up 7%.
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) is in the portfolios of Jeremy Grantham, Oak value, Ronald Muhlenkamp, Lee Ainslie, and Bill Nygren.
In January, Sell:: Director Hector Garcia-molina, Sell:: Director Donald L Lucas, Sell:: EVP Guisquet Loic Le and Sell:: Controller, SVP, CAO W Corey West sold shares of ORCL stock.
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