Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: Toyota Motor Corp, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Medco Health Solutions Inc, Syngenta AG, Yahoo! Inc.

Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: TM, TEVA, MHS, SYT, YHOO

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Jul 27, 2010
Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Toyota Motor Corp, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, Medco Health Solutions Inc, Syngenta AG, and Yahoo! Inc. According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.


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Toyota Motor Corp. (TM, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $70.9

The prices of Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $70.9, which is 25.6% 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 $111.17 billion; its shares were traded at around $70.9 with and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Toyota Motor Corp. stocks is 1.3%.


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.


Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $50.15

The prices of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $50.15, which is 23.7% off the 52-week high of $64.54. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is owned by 15 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 12 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 6 reduced their positions.


TEVA Pharmaceuticals USA, the business is to develop, manufacture, and market generic pharmaceuticals. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has a market cap of $46.68 billion; its shares were traded at around $50.15 with a P/E ratio of 14 and P/S ratio of 3.4. The dividend yield of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. stocks is 1.2%. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. had an annual average earning growth of 21% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.


Ron Baron bought 91,270 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 0.04% of the $15.33 billion portfolio of Baron Funds. George Soros owns 9,500 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 90% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.01% of the $6.73 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC. Kenneth Fisher owns 135,858 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 64.89% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.03% of the $33.01 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC. John Griffin owns 3,310,000 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 28.79% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 3.42% of the $6.11 billion portfolio of Blue Ridge Capital.


Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $48.74

The prices of Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $48.74, which is 27.7% off the 52-week high of $66.52. Medco Health Solutions Inc. is owned by 10 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 6 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 2 reduced their positions. Medco Health Solutions, Inc. is the nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM. Medco Health Solutions Inc. has a market cap of $22.27 billion; its shares were traded at around $48.74 with a P/E ratio of 16 and P/S ratio of 0.4. Medco Health Solutions Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 26.2% over the past 5 years.


MHS recently reported second-quarter 2010 GAAP diluted EPS of $0.77, up 20.3 percent compared to $0.64 for the second quarter of 2009. Adjusting for the amortization of intangible assets that existed when Medco became a publicly traded company in 2003, second-quarter 2010 diluted earnings per share increased 20.3 percent to $0.83, from $0.69 in the second quarter of 2009. S


Kenneth Fisher bought 5,168 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is less than 0.01% of the $33.01 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC. George Soros bought 4,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is less than 0.01% of the $6.73 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC. Irving Kahn owns 20,810 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 98995.2% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.28% of the $474 million portfolio of Kahn Brothers & Company Inc.. Jean-Marie Eveillard owns 3,314 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for less than 0.01% of the $12.96 billion portfolio of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC.


Sell: Director John L Cassis sold 1,400 shares of MHS stock on 05/25/2010 at the average price of 55. John L Cassis owns at least 26,400 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 11.38% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.


Syngenta AG (SYT, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $43.6

The prices of Syngenta AG (SYT) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $43.6, which is 24.6% off the 52-week high of $57.06. Syngenta AG is owned by 3 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 2 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 2 reduced their positions. SYNGENTA AG-ADR is a world-agribusiness. The company ranks first in crop protection, and third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Syngenta Ag has a market cap of $20.62 billion; its shares were traded at around $43.6 with and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Syngenta Ag stocks is 2.1%.


SYT recently reported its first half 2010 results. The company announced that sales were up 1 percent at $6.7 billion. “After a slow first quarter start, demand for our products has increased significantly in 2010, following a 2009 season characterized by low pest pressure and credit constraint. This is evidenced by solid volume growth in the second quarter, leading to a reduction in the high level of channel inventories which resulted in a competitive pricing environment in developed markets, notably North America. In the emerging markets we saw a strong performance throughout the first half, particularly in Latin America, as growers continued to invest in new technology. Our longstanding focus on operational efficiency is enabling us to confront a challenging short term environment while continuing to expand our platforms for future growth.


Ron Baron owns 14,000 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 27.27% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.01% of the $15.33 billion portfolio of Baron Funds. Kenneth Fisher owns 668,160 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for 0.11% of the $33.01 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC.


Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $14.15

The prices of Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $14.15, which is 27.0% off the 52-week high of $18.97. Yahoo! Inc. is owned by 13 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 7 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 7 reduced their positions. Yahoo! Inc. is a global Internet communications, commerce and media company that offers a comprehensive branded network of services. Yahoo! Inc. has a market cap of $19.6 billion; its shares were traded at around $14.15 with a P/E ratio of 28.9 and P/S ratio of 3.


Revenue was $1,601 million for the second quarter of 2010, a two percent increase from the second quarter of 2009. Income from operations for the second quarter of 2010 was $175 million, compared to $76 million in the second quarter of 2009. Excluding restructuring charges of $65 million in the second quarter of 2009 and $10 million in the second quarter of 2010, income from operations grew 32 percent in the second quarter.


David Tepper bought 3,132,652 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 1.59% of the $3.26 billion portfolio of APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT LP. Mark Hillman owns 120,557 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 18.71% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.37% of the $538 million portfolio of Hillman Capital Management. PRIMECAP Management owns 549,800 shares as of 03/31/2010, a decrease of 40.42% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.01% of the $63.66 billion portfolio of PRIMECAP Management.


Sell: Chief Yahoo David Filo sold 166,500 shares of YHOO stock on 07/15/2010 at the average price of 15.24. David Filo owns at least 76,861,890 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 7.15% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.