Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: VITC, MSFT, CHL, BAC, CSCO

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Jun 06, 2011
Last week’s top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were VITC, MSFT, CHL, BAC, and CSCO. According to GuruFocus list of 52-week lows, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.


Vitacost.com Inc. (VITC, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $5.7


The prices of Vitacost.com Inc. (VITC) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $5.7, which is 46.7% off the 52-week high of $10.5. Vitacost.com Inc. is owned by five Gurus we are tracking.


Vitacost.com Inc. is a online retailer and direct marketer, of health and wellness products, including dietary supplements or other botanicals, amino acids and metabolites, as well as cosmetics, organic body and personal care products, sports nutrition and health foods. Vitacost.com Inc. has a market cap of $9026.52 billion; its shares were traded at around $5.7 with and P/S ratio of 47310.


Ron Baron owns 2,750,000 shares as of 03/31/2011, which accounts for 0.05% of the $18.46 billion portfolio of Baron Funds. George Soros owns 12,700 shares as of 03/31/2011, which accounts for 0.0011% of the $6.42 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC.


Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $23.905


The prices of Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $23.905, which is 20.3% off the 52-week high of $28.87. Microsoft Corp. is owned by 56 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 34 have added to their positions during the past quarter. Twenty reduced their positions.


Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of software products for a multitude of computing devices. Microsoft Corp. has a market cap of $200.86 billion; its shares were traded at around $23.905 with a P/E ratio of 9.8 and P/S ratio of 3.3. The dividend yield of Microsoft Corp. stocks is 2.7%. Microsoft Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 12.6% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Microsoft Corp. the business predictability rank of 3-star.


Microsoft recently announced third-quarter revenue of $16.43 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, a 13% increase from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $5.71 billion, $5.23 billion and $0.61 per share, respectively, which represented increases of 10%, 31% and 36%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share included a $0.05 tax benefit primarily related to an agreement with the US Internal Revenue Service to settle a portion of their audit of tax years 2004 to 2006.


Dodge & Cox bought 22,308,200 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2011, which is 0.64% of the $88.36 billion portfolio of Dodge & Cox. Donald Yacktman owns 21,434,638 shares as of 03/31/2011, an increase of 66% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 6.83% of the $7.96 billion portfolio of Yacktman Asset Management Co. HOTCHKIS & WILEY owns 14,732,413 shares as of 03/31/2011, an increase of 47.61% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 2.09% of the $17.91 billion portfolio of Hotchkis & Wliey Capital Management LLC.


Sell: Senior Vice President Lisa E. Brummel sold 83,913 shares of Microsoft stock on 05/17/2011 at the average price of 24.57. Lisa E. Brummel owns at least 269,125 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.71% since.


China Mobile Ltd. (CHL, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $45.17


The prices of China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $45.17, which is 19.5% off the 52-week high of $54.4. China Mobile Ltd. is owned by 10 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, five have added to their positions during the past quarter. Five reduced their positions.


China Mobile offers mobile communications services principally using Global System for Mobile Communications, or GSM, which is a pan-European mobile telephone system based on digital transmission and mobile communications network architecture with roaming capabilities. China Mobile Ltd. has a market cap of $181.27 billion; its shares were traded at around $45.17 with and P/S ratio of 2.6. The dividend yield of China Mobile Ltd. stocks is 3.8%.


David Dreman bought 51,582 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2011, which is 0.04% of the $5.32 billion portfolio of Dreman Value Management. John Hussman owns 1,000,000 shares as of 03/31/2011, an increase of 198.51% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.77% of the $5.99 billion portfolio of Hussman Economtrics Advisors Inc.. Charles Brandes owns 66,410 shares as of 03/31/2011, an increase of 108.64% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.02% of the $14.62 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment.


Bank of America Corp. (BAC, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $11.28


The prices of Bank of America Corp. (BAC) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $11.28, which is 32.3% off the 52-week high of $16.18. Bank of America Corp. is owned by 40 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 13 have added to their positions during the past quarter. Twenty-three reduced their positions. Bank of America Corp. is one of the world's financial services companies. Bank Of America Corp. has a market cap of $114.29 billion; its shares were traded at around $11.28 with a P/E ratio of 15.1 and P/S ratio of 0.9. The dividend yield of Bank Of America Corp. stocks is 0.3%.


Bank Of America Corp. recently reported net income of $2.0 billion, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2011, compared with $3.2 billion, or $0.28 per diluted share, in the year-ago period and a net loss of $1.2 billion, or $0.16 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2010.


Kenneth Fisher owns 39,876 shares as of 03/31/2011, an increase of 56.49% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for less than 0.01% of the $37.97 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC. Richard Snow owns 1,664,576 shares as of 03/31/2011, an increase of 15.94% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.82% of the $2.72 billion portfolio of Snow Capital Management L.P.


Buy: Director Charles O. Rossotti bought 20,000 shares of BAC stock on 05/27/2011 at the average price of 11.56. Charles O. Rossotti owns at least 39,929 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.42% since.


Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $16.01


The prices of Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $16.01, which is 35.4% off the 52-week high of $24.77. Cisco Systems Inc. is owned by 41 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 26 have added to their positions during the past quarter. Fourteen reduced their positions.


Cisco Systems Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco Systems Inc. has a market cap of $88.5 billion; its shares were traded at around $16.01 with a P/E ratio of 11.1 and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of Cisco Systems Inc. stocks is 1.4%. Cisco Systems Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 23% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Cisco Systems Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.


Cisco recently reported its third quarter results for the period ended April 30, 2011. Cisco reported third quarter net sales of $10.9 billion, net income on a generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) basis of $1.8 billion or $0.33 per share, and non-GAAP net income of $2.3 billion or $0.42 per share.


Bruce Berkowitz bought 35,818,600 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2011, which is 4.25% of the $14.44 billion portfolio of Fairholme Capital Management. Tweedy Browne bought 3,697,747 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2011, which is 2.11% of the $3 billion portfolio of Tweedy Browne CO LLC. Arnold Van Den Berg bought 618,025 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2011, which is 1.05% of the $1.01 billion portfolio of Century Management. Arnold Schneider bought 480,965 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2011, which is 0.45% of the $1.82 billion portfolio of Schneider Capital Management. David Dreman bought 852,675 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2011, which is 0.27% of the $5.32 billion portfolio of Dreman Value Management.


Buy: Director Steven M. West bought 3,700 shares of Cisco stock on 05/26/2011 at the average price of 16.31. Steven M. West owns at least 48,732 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 1.84% since.