Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: Toyota Motor Corp, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, QUALCOMM Inc, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, Morgan Stanley

Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: TM, GS, QCOM, MTU, MS

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Jun 14, 2010
Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Toyota Motor Corp, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, QUALCOMM Inc, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, and Morgan Stanley. According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.


Toyota Motor Corp. (TM, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $70.81

The prices of Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $70.81, which is 24.3% off the 52-week high of $91.78. Toyota Motor Corp. is owned by 7 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 3 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 3 reduced their positions. Toyota Motor Corporation produces, sells, leases, and repairs passenger cars, trucks, buses, boats, airplanes and other products in Japan and most foreign countries. Toyota Motor Corp. has a market cap of $111.03 billion; its shares were traded at around $70.81 with and P/S ratio of 0.53. The dividend yield of Toyota Motor Corp. stocks is 1.31%.


Toyota recently reported its first quarter 2010 results. On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 totaled 18.95 trillion yen, a decrease of 7.7 percent compared to the last fiscal year. Operating income increased from a loss of 461 billion yen to 147.5 billion yen, and income before income taxes, minority interest and equity in earnings of affiliated companies was 291.4 billion yen. Net income increased from a loss of 437 billion yen to 209.4 billion yen.


Daniel Loeb bought 400,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 2.29% of the $1.41 billion portfolio of Third Point, LLC. Charles Brandes owns 1,689,501 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for 0.73% of the $18.64 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment. John Rogers owns 37,500 shares as of 03/31/2010, a decrease of 63.14% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.06% of the $5.24 billion portfolio of ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC.


The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $135.64

The prices of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $135.64, which is 30.4% off the 52-week high of $192.28. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is owned by 26 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 11 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 11 reduced their positions. Goldman Sachs is a global investment banking and securities firm, providing a full range of investing, advisory and financing services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high net worth individuals. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has a market cap of $69.83 billion; its shares were traded at around $135.64 with a P/E ratio of 5.66 and P/S ratio of 1.35. The dividend yield of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. stocks is 1.03%. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 12.7% over the past 10 years.


Goldman Sachs recently reported its first quarter 2010 results. The company reported net revenues of $12.78 billion and net earnings of $3.46 billion for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Diluted earnings per common share were $5.59 compared with $3.39 for the first quarter of 2009 and $8.20 for the fourth quarter of 2009. Annualized return on average common shareholders’ equity (ROE) (1) was 20.1% for the first quarter of 2010.


George Soros owns 6,600 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 112.9% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.02% of the $6.73 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC. Jean-Marie Eveillard owns 111,136 shares as of 03/31/2010, a decrease of 46.99% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.15% of the $12.96 billion portfolio of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC. Richard Snow owns 8,346 shares as of 03/31/2010, a decrease of 67.04% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.05% of the $2.67 billion portfolio of Snow Capital Management, L.P..


Sell:: Executive VP - General Counsel Esta E Stecher sold 6,493 shares of GS stock on 02/26/2010 at the average price of 156.69, the price of the stock has decreased by 13.43% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.


QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $35.36

The prices of QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $35.36, which is 29.8% off the 52-week high of $49.47. QUALCOMM Inc. is owned by 18 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 12 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 11 reduced their positions. QUALCOMM Inc. develops and delivers innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the company's CDMA digital technology. Qualcomm Inc. has a market cap of $58 billion; its shares were traded at around $35.36 with a P/E ratio of 18.32 and P/S ratio of 5.57. The dividend yield of Qualcomm Inc. stocks is 2.15%. Qualcomm Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 15.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Qualcomm Inc. the business predictability rank of 1-star.


QCOM recently reported its second quarter 2010 results. The company announced that its revenues were $2.66 billion, compared to $2.46 billion in the prior year and $2.67 billion in the prior quarter. “We delivered strong financial results this quarter, driven by healthy 3G device shipments and greater than expected demand for our chipsets. 3G subscribers have now surpassed 1 billion worldwide and with the 3G auction process underway in India, the 3G footprint continues to expand globally,” said Dr. Paul E. Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Qualcomm. “Calendar year 2010 3G device shipments are progressing in line with our expectations, and although we’re continuing to operate in a competitive chipset pricing environment, we’re positioned to continue to grow share through new partner engagements and our broad, industry-leading 3G chipset roadmap. Our business is executing well and we are pleased to be raising our earnings guidance for the fiscal year.”


Richard Perry bought 500,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 0.62% of the $3.38 billion portfolio of Perry Capital. George Soros owns 737,311 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 1223.72% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.46% of the $6.73 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC. Andreas Halvorsen sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010. Kenneth Fisher sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010.


Sell:: Chairman & CEO Paul E Jacobs sold 40,000 shares of QCOM stock on 01/07/2010 at the average price of 48.46, the price of the stock has decreased by 27.03% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.


Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MTU, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $4.68

The prices of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. (MTU) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $4.68, which is 32.7% off the 52-week high of $6.69. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is owned by 6 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 1 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 5 reduced their positions. Mitsubishi Tokyo provides a variety of financial and investment services such as commercial banking, asset management services and trust banking. Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc. has a market cap of $54.48 billion; its shares were traded at around $4.68 with and P/S ratio of 1. The dividend yield of Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc. stocks is 1.33%.


Kenneth Fisher owns 33,509,048 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for 0.53% of the $33.01 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC. Charles Brandes owns 29,614,305 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for 0.83% of the $18.64 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment. Richard Pzena owns 133,950 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for 0.01% of the $11.42 billion portfolio of Pzena Investment Management LLC.


Morgan Stanley (MS, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $26

The prices of Morgan Stanley (MS) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $26, which is 29.7% off the 52-week high of $35.74. Morgan Stanley is owned by 15 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 8 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 9 reduced their positions. MORGAN STANLEY is a preeminent global financial services firm that maintains market positions in each of its three primary businesses: securities; asset management; and credit services. Morgan Stanley has a market cap of $36.34 billion; its shares were traded at around $26 with and P/S ratio of 1.56. The dividend yield of Morgan Stanley stocks is 0.77%.


Morgan Stanley recently reported its first quarter 2010 results. The company reported income of $1.8 billion, or $1.03 per diluted share, from continuing operations applicable to Morgan Stanley for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010, compared with a loss of $17 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, for the same period a year ago. Net revenues were $9.1 billion for the current quarter, compared with $2.9 billion a year ago. Net revenues in the prior year's first quarter included


John Griffin bought 3,493,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 1.67% of the $6.11 billion portfolio of Blue Ridge Capital. Richard Pzena owns 5,982,242 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 10.38% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 1.53% of the $11.42 billion portfolio of Pzena Investment Management LLC. Richard Snow sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010. Jean-Marie Eveillard sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010.


Buy:: Director Hutham S Olayan bought 3,000 shares of MS stock on 01/25/2010 at the average price of 27.83, the price of the stock has decreased by 6.58% since.