Guru Stocks at 52-Week Lows: NSRGY, TM, PEP, RY, MTU

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Nov 07, 2011
According to GuruFocus list of 52-week lows, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.


Nestle S A Reg (NSRGY, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $54.37


The prices of Nestle S A Reg (NSRGY) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $54.37, which is 18.4% off the 52-week high of $64.8. Nestle S A Reg is owned by three Gurus we are tracking. Among them, two have added to their positions during the past quarter. Two reduced their positions.


Nestle is the world's No. 1 food company and the world leader in coffee (Nescafe), mineral water (Perrier), and ophthalmology products. Nestle S A Reg has a market cap of $189.29 billion; its shares were traded at around $54.37 with and P/S ratio of 1.8. The dividend yield of Nestle S A Reg stocks is 3.08%.


In the first nine months of 2011, the Nestlé Group’s organic growth was 7.3%, including 4.1% real internal growth and pricing of 3.2%. Foreign exchange decreased sales by 15.1%, and divestitures net of acquisitions by 5.7%.


Kenneth Fisher owns 9,527,994 shares as of 09/30/2011, which accounts for 1.7472% of the $30.08 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management LLC.


Toyota Motor Corp. ADS (TM, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $65.18


The prices of Toyota Motor Corp. ADS (TM) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $65.18, which is 30.8% off the 52-week high of $93.68. Toyota Motor Corp. ADS is owned by six Gurus we are tracking. Among them, three have added to their positions during the past quarter. Two 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. Ads has a market cap of $102.19 billion; its shares were traded at around $65.18 with a P/E ratio of 38.8 and P/S ratio of 0.46. The dividend yield of Toyota Motor Corp. Ads stocks is 1.03%.


Toyota recently reported September sales of 121,451 units. With 25 selling days in September 2010 and 2011, sales were down 17.5% over the year-ago month on both a daily selling rate (DSR) and unadjusted raw volume basis.


Donald Smith owns 320,595 shares as of 06/30/2011, an increase of 22.34% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.8539% of the $3.09 billion portfolio of Donald Smith & Co. Charles Brandes owns 2,349,628 shares as of 06/30/2011, which accounts for 1.3725% of the $14.11 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment.


PepsiCo Inc. (PEP, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $61.99


The prices of PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $61.99, which is 16.4% off the 52-week high of $71.78. PepsiCo Inc. is owned by 24 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, seven have added to their positions during the past quarter. Fifteen reduced their positions.


PepsiCo Inc. consists of: Frito-Lay Company, Pepsi-Cola Company, and Tropicana Products. Pepsico Inc. has a market cap of $98.11 billion; its shares were traded at around $61.99 with a P/E ratio of 14.38 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of Pepsico Inc. stocks is 3.32%. Pepsico Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 8.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Pepsico Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.


PepsiCo recently reported its third quarter results. Reported net revenue increased 13% reflecting the benefits of volume growth, effective net pricing and favorable foreign exchange. Reported net revenue grew 33 percent in emerging markets. Excluding the WBD acquisition, net revenue grew 9 percent worldwide and 18% in emerging markets.


Joel Greenblatt bought 9,506 shares in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2011, which is 0.0937% of the $715 million portfolio of Gotham Capital. Kenneth Fisher owns 5,468 shares as of 09/30/2011, a decrease of 22.12% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.0011% of the $30.08 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management LLC. Jean-Marie Eveillard sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2011.


CEO Pepsi Beverages Company Eric J. Foss sold 498,844 shares of PEP stock on 10/21/2011 at the average price of $62.12. Eric J. Foss owns at least 113,529 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.21% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.


Royal Bank of Canada (RY, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $45.24


The prices of Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $45.24, which is 31.1% off the 52-week high of $63.17. Royal Bank Of Canada is owned by two Gurus we are tracking. Among them, one has added to his positions during the past quarter. One reduced his position.


Royal Bank Of Canada operates under the master brand name of RBC. Royal Bank of Canada has a market cap of $65.07 billion; its shares were traded at around $45.24 with a P/E ratio of 10.9 and P/S ratio of 1.83. The dividend yield of Royal Bank of Canada stocks is 4.59%. Royal Bank of Canada had an annual average earnings growth of 16.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Royal Bank of Canada the business predictability rank of 3-star.


Royal Bank of Canada earnings for the third quarter ended July 31, 2011 were impacted by a loss of $1,573 million related to the previously announced sale of its U.S. regional retail banking operations. As a result, RBC reported a net loss of $92 million for the quarter and net income from continuing operations of $1,566 million.


Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. ADS (MTU, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $4.25


The prices of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. ADS (MTU) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $4.25, which is 27.0% off the 52-week high of $5.64. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. ADS is owned by six Gurus we are tracking. Among them, three have added to their positions during the past quarter. Four 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. Ads has a market cap of $60.11 billion; its shares were traded at around $4.25 with and P/S ratio of 1.11. The dividend yield of Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc. Ads stocks is 1.6%. Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc. Ads had an annual average earnings growth of 6.2% over the past 10 years.


Kenneth Fisher owns 41,007,509 shares as of 09/30/2011, which accounts for 0.6067% of the $30.08 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC. Charles Brandes owns 21,955,780 shares as of 06/30/2011, which accounts for 0.7516% of the $14.11 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment.