Weekly 52-Week Highs Highlight: ANTX, ROP, SEE, AKAM

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May 26, 2015

According to GuruFocus list of 52-week highs, Anthem Inc, Roper Technologies Inc, Sealed Air Corp, and Akamai Technologies Inc. have all reached their 52-week highs.

Anthem Inc (ANTX, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $53.50

Anthem Inc, formerly WellPoint Inc, is an Indiana corporation incorporated on July 17, 2001. Anthem Inc has a market cap of $14.15 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.50 with a P/E ratio of 17.00 and P/S ratio of 0.62. Anthem Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 12.30% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated the business predictability rank of 4-star.

For its first quarter of 2015, Anthem Inc. reported net income of $3.09 per share, which compares to net income per share of $2.40 for the first quarter of 2014. Operating revenue was $18.9 billion, which was $1.2 billion higher than in the prior year quarter.

Roper Technologies Inc (ROP, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $177.15

Roper Technologies Inc has a market cap of $17.81 billion; its shares were traded at around $177.15 with a P/E ratio of 27.30 and P/S ratio of 5.00. The dividend yield of Roper Technologies Inc stocks is 0.51%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 13.80% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated it the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Roper Technologies has reported its first quarter 2015 results. First quarter GAAP EPS were $1.54, a 5% increase over the first quarter of 2014. GAAP revenue increased 4% to $865 million, with operating profit improving 11% to $247 million. GAAP gross margin increased 130 basis points to 59.9%.

EVP, CFO John Humphrey sold 25,314 shares of ROP stock on 05/12/2015 at the average price of $172.38. Director Christopher Wright sold 4,000 shares of ROP stock on 05/18/2015 at the average price of $175.71. Director Wilbur J Prezzano sold 6,000 shares of ROP stock on 05/14/2015 at the average price of $176.19.

Sealed Air Corp (SEE, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $49.32

Sealed Air Corp is engaged in food safety and security, facility hygiene and product protection. It has a market cap of $10.37 billion; its shares were traded at around $49.32 with a P/E ratio of 36.80 and P/S ratio of 1.37. The dividend yield of Sealed Air Corp stocks is 1.05%.

The company reported first quarter net sales of $1.7 billion, which were 4.4% lower when compared to the first quarter of 2014. Adjusted EBITDA improved by 13.4% to $284 million, and adjusted EPS of $0.54 was 64% higher than the prior year quarter.

Akamai Technologies Inc (AKAM, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $77.66

Akamai Technologies Inc has a market cap of $13.87 billion; its shares were traded at around $77.66 with a P/E ratio of 41.60 and P/S ratio of 6.90. Akamai Technologies Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 23.10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated it the business predictability rank of 4-star.

In its first quarter of 2015, Akamai Technologies generated revenue of $527 million, up 16% year-over-year. The company reported GAAP net income of $78 million, or $0.43 per diluted share, up 8% year-over-year (16% when adjusted for foreign exchange).

Director Paul Sagan and other insiders have all recently sold shares of Akamai Technologies.

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