52-Week High Companies: GR, SRE, KOF, T, SO

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Jun 04, 2012
According toGuruFocus list of 52-week highs, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs: Goodrich Corp. (GR, Financial), Sempra Energy (SRE, Financial), Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF, Financial), AT&T Inc. (T, Financial) and Southern Company (SO, Financial).


Goodrich Corp. (GR) Reached the 52-Week High of $125.51



The prices of Goodrich Corp. shares have reached $125.51, which is 0.7% off the 52-week high of $126.43. Goodrich Corp. is a global supplier of systems and services to aerospace, defense and homeland security markets. Goodrich Corp. has a market cap of $15.79 billion; its shares were traded at around $125.51 with a P/E ratio of 18.76 and P/S ratio of 1.96. The dividend yield of Goodrich Corp. stocks is 0.92%. Goodrich Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 9.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Goodrich Corp the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.


On April 26, Goodrich Corp. announced results for the first quarter 2012. First quarter 2012 sales grew 14 percent, to $2,153 million, compared to first quarter 2011 sales of $1,896 million. Organic growth during the first quarter 2012 was 11 percent. First quarter 2012 net income per diluted share of $1.46, including merger-related costs, compared to first quarter 2011 net income per diluted share of $1.52. The first quarter 2011 results included a tax benefit of approximately $0.17 per diluted share that did not recur in the first quarter 2012.


In December, Vice President and Segment President Electronics Curtis C. Reusser sold 5,105 shares of GR stock.


Sempra Energy (SRE) Reached the 52-Week High of $64.05



The prices of Sempra Energy shares have reached $64.05, which is 1.6% off the 52-week high of $65.06. Sempra Energy is an energy services holding company. Sempra Energy has a market cap of $15.43 billion; its shares were traded at around $64.05 with a P/E ratio of 14.66 and P/S ratio of 1.54. The dividend yield of Sempra Energy stocks is 3.75%. Sempra Energy had an annual average earnings growth of 3.2% over the past 10 years.


On May 3, Sempra Energy reported first-quarter 2012 earnings of $236 million, or $0.97 per diluted share, compared with $254 million, or $1.05 per diluted share in the first quarter 2011. Effective January 1, the company changed its accounting treatment for investment tax credits related to solar-power projects from the flow-through method to the deferral method.


In May, Director James G. Brocksmith Jr., Director William G. Ouchi, and Director Wilford D. Godbold Jr. sold shares of SRE stock. Executive Vice President and General Counsel Javade Chaudhri and CEO Debra L. Reed sold shares in April.


Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF) Reached the 52-Week High of $116.99


The prices of Coca-Cola FEMSA (KOF) shares have reached $116.99, which is 0.0% off the 52-week high of $116.99. Coca-Cola FEMSA, through its subsidiaries, produces, markets and distributes soft drinks throughout the metropolitan area of Mexico City, in Southeastern Mexico and in metropolitan Buenos Aires, Argentina. Coca-Cola FEMSA has a market cap of $21.6 billion; its shares were traded at around $116.99 with a P/E ratio of 26.29 and P/S ratio of 2.24. The dividend yield of Coca-Cola FEMSA stocks is 1.76%. Coca-Cola FEMSA had an annual average earnings growth of 12.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Coca-Cola FEMSA the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.


On April 26, Coca-Cola FEMSA reported results for the first quarter of 2012. Reported total revenues reached Ps. 33,542 million in the first quarter of 2012, an increase of 29.7% as compared to the first quarter of 2011, mainly as a result of double-digit total revenue growth in each division and the integration of Grupo Tampico and Grupo CIMSA in our Mexican territories. Excluding the recently integrated territories in Mexico, total revenues increased 21.6%. Reported consolidated operating income grew 13.0% to Ps. 4,314 million for the first quarter of 2012, mainly driven by double-digit operating income growth in each division and including the integration of the new territories in Mexico.


AT&T Inc. (T) Reached the 52-Week High of $33.9


The prices of AT&T Inc. shares have reached $33.9, which is 0.8% off the 52-week high of $34.17. AT&T Inc. is a premier communications holding company. AT&T Inc. has a market cap of $200.99 billion; its shares were traded at around $33.9 with a P/E ratio of 15.2 and P/S ratio of 1.59. The dividend yield of AT&T Inc. stocks is 5.19%. AT&T Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 3.3% over the past 10 years.


On April 24, AT&T Inc. reported first-quarter results. For the quarter ended March 31, 2012, AT&T's consolidated revenues totaled $31.8 billion, up $575 million, or 1.8 percent, versus the year-earlier quarter. Compared with results for the first quarter of 2011, operating expenses were $25.7 billion versus $25.4 billion; operating income was $6.1 billion, up from $5.8 billion; and operating income margin was 19.2 percent, compared to 18.6 percent. First-quarter 2012 net income attributable to AT&T totaled $3.6 billion, or $0.60 per diluted share, up from $3.4 billion, or $0.57 per diluted share, in the year-earlier quarter.


Senior Exevutive Vice President External and Legislative Affairs James W. Cicconi and Director Jon C. Madonna sold shares of T stock in April. Senior Executive Vice President Human Resources William A. Blase Jr., Group President Corp Strategies and Development Forrest E. Miller, and President and CEO AT&T Mobility Rafael De La Vega sold shares in February.


Southern Company (SO) Reached the 52-Week High of $45.93



The prices of Southern Company (SO) shares have reached $45.93, which is 1.4% off the 52-week high of $46.59. Southern Company acquires, develops, builds, owns and operates power production and delivery facilities and provides a broad range of energy-related services to utilities and industrial companies in countries around the world. Southern Company has a market cap of $39.61 billion; its shares were traded at around $45.93 with a P/E ratio of 18.38 and P/S ratio of 2.24. The dividend yield of Southern Company stocks is 4.27%. Southern Company had an annual average earnings growth of 2.9% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Southern Company the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.


On April 25, Southern Company reported first quarter 2012 earnings of $368 million, or 42 cents a share, compared with earnings of $422 million, or 50 cents a share, in the first quarter of 2011. First quarter 2012 revenues were $3.60 billion, compared with $4.01 billion for the first quarter of 2011, a 10.2 percent decrease.


In May, President and CEO, APC Charles D. Mccrary, Executive Vice President and COO Anthony J. Topazi, and Director E. Jenner Wood III sold shares of SO stock. President and CEO, MPC Ed Vi Day and President and CEO, Gulf Power Mark A. Crosswhite sold shares in April.