Weekly 3-Year Low Highlight: ZTS, CHU, GOLD, FFIV

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Jun 25, 2013
According to GuruFocus list of 3-year lows: Zoetis Inc., China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., Randgold Resources Ltd. and F5 Networks Inc. have all reached their three-year lows.

Zoetis Inc. (ZTS, Financial) Reached the Three-Year Low of $30.38

The prices of Zoetis Inc. (ZTS) shares have declined to close to the three-year low of $30.38, which is 17.0% off the three-year high of $35.42.

Zoetis Inc. is owned by 11 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 11 have added to their positions during the past quarter. Zoetis Inc. has a market cap of $14.99 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.38 with a P/E ratio of 32.68 and P/S ratio of 3.47. The dividend yield of Zoetis Inc stocks is 0.21%.

Zoetis Inc. has released its first quarter 2013 results. First quarter 2013 revenues increased 4% year-over-year to $1.09 billion. First quarter net income increased 26% to $140 million ($0.28 per share).

Five Gurus Initiated Positions: Robert Olstein bought 91,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2013. George Soros bought 663,568 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2013. Vanguard Health Care Fund bought 663,700 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2013. Jean-Marie Eveillard bought 50,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2013. Ruane Cunniff bought 20,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2013.

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CHU, Financial) Reached the Three-Year Low of $12.54

The prices of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CHU) shares have declined to close to the three-year low of $12.54, which is 46.0% off the three-year high of $22.50.

China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. was incorporated under the laws of Hong Kong on Feb. 8, 2000, under the name "China Unicom Limited." China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. has a market cap of $29.32 billion; its shares were traded at around $12.54 with a P/E ratio of 23.98 and P/S ratio of 0.74. The dividend yield of China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd stocks is 1.39%. China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. had an annual average earnings growth of 0.6% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. the business predictability rank of 2-star.

China Unicom reported first quarter 2013 net income of 1.9 billion yuan ($308 million), an increase from the 1.01 billion yuan reported prior year quarter. Revenue increased 15% to 70.6 billion yuan – the company had 87.8 million 3G subscribers.

Randgold Resources Ltd. (GOLD, Financial) Reached the Three-Year Low of $62.98

The prices of Randgold Resources Ltd. (GOLD) shares have declined to close to the three-year low of $62.98, which is 51.0% off the three-year high of $127.270. Randgold Resources Ltd. is owned by eight Gurus we are tracking. Among them, three have added to their positions during the past quarter. Four reduced their positions. Randgold Resources Ltd., together with its joint ventures, carries out exploration and gold mining activities. Randgold Resources Ltd. has a market cap of $5.71 billion; its shares were traded at around $62.98 with a P/E ratio of 14.06 and P/S ratio of 4.19. The dividend yield of Randgold Resources Ltd. stocks is 0.76%. Randgold Resources Ltd. had an annual average earnings growth of 26.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Randgold Resources Ltd. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

Randgold Resources Ltd. reported a production decrease of 7% year-over-year in its first quarter of 2013. The company reported profit decrease of 43% to $81.6 million.

One Guru Initiated Positions: Ray Dalio bought 11,700 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2013, which is 0.0092% of the $10.99 billion portfolio of Bridgewater Associates.

F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV, Financial) Reached the Three-Year Low of $68.03

The prices of F5 Networks Inc. (FFIV) shares have declined to close to the three-year low of $68.03, which is 54.2% off the three-year high of $145.76.

F5 Networks was incorporated on Feb. 26, 1996, in the State of Washington. F5 Networks Inc. has a market cap of $5.47 billion; its shares were traded at around $68.03 with a P/E ratio of 19.80 and P/S ratio of 3.78. F5 Networks Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 39.6% over the past 10 years.

F5 Networks Inc. recently announced revenue of $350.2 million, down 3% from the prior year quarter. GAAP net income was $63.4 million ($0.80 per share), compared to $69.5 million ($0.88 per share) a year ago.

One Guru Initiated Positions: George Soros bought 34,450 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2013, which is 0.036% of the $8.56 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC.

Four Gurus Increased Positions: Joel Greenblatt owns 42,001 shares as of 03/31/2013, an increase of 257.79% from the previous quarter. Ray Dalio owns 183,304 shares as of 03/31/2013, an increase of 256.09% from the previous quarter. Lee Ainslie owns 2,044,164 shares as of 03/31/2013, an increase of 137.41% from the previous quarter. PRIMECAP Management owns 104,025 shares as of 03/31/2013, an increase of 35.49% from the previous quarter.

One Guru Decreased Positions: CFO Andrew Reinland sold 1,992 shares of FFIV stock on 05/01/2013 at the average price of $74.24.

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