Weekly 52-Week Highs Highlight: PCLN, NFLX, CERN, HPQ

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Feb 17, 2014

According to GuruFocus list of 52-week highs; Priceline.com Inc, Netflix Inc, Cerner Corporation, and Hewlett-Packard Co have all reached their 52-week highs.

Priceline.com Inc. (PCLN, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $1279.98

Priceline.com Inc. was formed as a Delaware limited liability company in 1997 and was converted into a Delaware corporation in July 1998. Priceline.com Inc. has a market cap of $65.83 billion; its shares were traded at around $1279.98 with a P/E ratio of 37.00 and P/S ratio of 10.33. Priceline.com Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 52.80% over the past five years.

Priceline.com has released its third quarter 2013 results, generating gross profit of $2.0 billion – a 42.4% increase over last year – and non-GAAP net income per share of $17.30 – compared to $12.40 per share a year ago.

Netflix Inc. (NFLX, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $435.51

The prices of Netflix Inc. (NFLX, Financial) shares have reached $435.51, which is 0.9% off the 52-week high of $439.49. Netflix Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in August 1997 and completed its initial public offering in May 2002. Netflix Inc. has a market cap of $26.05 billion; its shares were traded at around $435.51 with a P/E ratio of 235.50 and P/S ratio of 6.05. Netflix Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 43.40% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Netflix Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Netflix generated fourth quarter 2013 revenues of $1.17 billion and net income of $48 million. This compares to revenues of $945 million and net income of $8 million a year ago.

CEO Reed Hastings sold 15,238 shares of NFLX stock on 01/27/2014 at the average price of $387.39. Multiple other insiders have also sold shares of NFLX stock over the past week.

Cerner Corporation (CERN, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $60.18

Cerner Corporation is a Delaware corporation organized in 1986. Cerner Corporation has a market cap of $20.7 billion; its shares were traded at around $60.18 with a P/E ratio of 47.20 and P/S ratio of 7.28. Cerner Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 17.10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Cerner Corporation the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Cerner Corporation reported fourth quarter 2013 bookings of $1.11 billion, representing an increase of 9% over the prior year quarter. Fourth quarter revenues were $795.3 million compared to $710.4 million last year, and adjusted net earnings were $136.7 million compared to $118.2 million the prior year quarter.

Executive VP and COO Michael Nill sold 50,000 shares of CERN stock on 02/13/2014 at the average price of $57.94. VP and Chief Accounting Officer Michael R. Battaglioli sold 2,000 shares of CERN stock on 02/10/2014 at the average price of $56.08.

Hewlett-Packard Co. (HPQ, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $30.02

Hewlett-Packard Co. was incorporated in 1947 under the laws of the State of California as the successor to a partnership founded in 1939 by William R. Hewlett-Packard Co. has a market cap of $57.3 billion; its shares were traded at around $30.02 with a P/E ratio of 11.30 and P/S ratio of 0.52. The dividend yield of Hewlett-Packard Co. stocks is 1.89%.

The company has released its fourth quarter results. Fourth quarter net revenue was $29.1 billion versus $29.9 billion last year. Net earnings were $1.41 billion compared to a net loss of $6.84 billion the fourth quarter of 2012.

VP, Controller and PAO Jeff T. Ricci sold 6,015 shares of HPQ stock on 01/02/2014 at the average price of $27.99.

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