Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: Toyota Motor Corp, SanofiAventis, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, BANK OF NY MELLON CP, Medco Health Solutions Inc.

Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: TM, SNY, TEVA, BK, MHS

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Jul 31, 2010
Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Toyota Motor Corp, SanofiAventis, Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd, BANK OF NY MELLON CP, and Medco Health Solutions 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 $70.23

The prices of Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $70.23, 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 $110.12 billion; its shares were traded at around $70.23 with and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Toyota Motor Corp. stocks is 1.3%.


TM recently reported June sales of 140,604 units. With equal selling days in June 2009 and June 2010, sales were up 6.8 percent over the year-ago month on a daily selling rate (DSR) and unadjusted raw volume basis.


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.


SanofiAventis (SNY, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $29.14

The prices of SanofiAventis (SNY) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $29.14, which is 31.5% off the 52-week high of $41.55. SanofiAventis is owned by 9 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 3 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 3 reduced their positions.


Sanofi-Aventis is a global pharmaceutical company that contributes to enhance life by providing medicines, vaccines, and integrated healthcare solutions adapted to local needs and means primarily in Europe and the United States. Sanofiaventis has a market cap of $76.67 billion; its shares were traded at around $29.14 with a P/E ratio of 6.3 and P/S ratio of 2. The dividend yield of Sanofiaventis stocks is 3.7%.


SanofiAventis recently reported its second quarter results. In the second quarter of 2010, sanofi-aventis generated net sales of €7,783 million, up 4.6% on a reported basis.


NWQ Managers owns 9,707,312 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for 1.94% of the $18.71 billion portfolio of NWQ Investment Management Co. Jean-Marie Eveillard owns 754,462 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for 0.22% of the $12.96 billion portfolio of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC.


Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $48.85

The prices of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (TEVA) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $48.85, which is 26.9% 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 $45.47 billion; its shares were traded at around $48.85 with a P/E ratio of 13.6 and P/S ratio of 3.3. 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.


Legendary investor Warren Buffett owns 3,903,933 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for 0.29% of the $50.93 billion portfolio of Berkshire Hathaway.


BANK OF NY MELLON CP (BK, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $25.07

The prices of BANK OF NY MELLON CP (BK) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $25.07, which is 24.5% off the 52-week high of $32.54. BANK OF NY MELLON CP is owned by 22 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 11 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 11 reduced their positions.


Bank of New York is a bank holding company and one of the world's larger financial institutions. Bank Of Ny Mellon Cp has a market cap of $30.41 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.07 with a P/E ratio of 10.5 and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of Bank Of Ny Mellon Cp stocks is 1.4%.


Richard Snow bought 1,663,288 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 1.92% of the $2.67 billion portfolio of Snow Capital Management, L.P.. Dodge & Cox owns 36,524,525 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 17.17% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 1.33% of the $84.7 billion portfolio of Dodge & Cox.


Sell: Sr. Executive Vice President Jonathan Little sold 37,163 shares of BK stock on 03/10/2010 at the average price of 29.6. Jonathan Little owns at least 163,899 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 15.3% since.


Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $48

The prices of Medco Health Solutions Inc. (MHS) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $48, which is 28.7% 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 $21.93 billion; its shares were traded at around $48 with a P/E ratio of 15.8 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.


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. 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..


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 12.73% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.