According to GuruFocus list of 52-week highs, AvalonBay Communities Inc. (AVB, Financial), O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY, Financial), Ametek Inc. (AME, Financial) and Equifax Inc. (EFX, Financial) have all reached their 52-week highs.
AvalonBay Communities Inc. reached the 52-week high of $181.69
AvalonBay Communities has a market cap of $23.74 billion; its shares were traded at around $178.59 with a P/E ratio of 31.06 and P/S ratio of 13.38. The dividend yield of AvalonBay Communities Inc stocks is 2.69%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 5.00% over the past 10 years.
AvalonBay has released its second quarter 2015 results. For this quarter, the company reported net income of $172 million, or $1.29 per diluted share. This compares to diluted EPS of $1.21 for the same period in 2014. FFO increased 27.5% to $2.18 from $1.71 for the prior year quarter.
Chairman and CEO Timothy J Naughton sold 11,739 shares of AVB stock on 08/11/2015 at the average price of $174.39. EVP-General Counsel Edward M Schulman sold 1,000 shares of AVB stock on 08/17/2015 at the average price of $177.81.
O'Reilly Automotive Inc. reached the 52-week high of $256.52
O'Reilly Automotive Inc is a specialty retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, tools, supplies, equipment and accessories in the United States. O'Reilly Automotive Inc has a market cap of $25.31 billion; its shares were traded at around $254.64 with a P/E ratio of 31.12 and P/S ratio of 3.48. O'reilly Automotive Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 20.40% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated it the business predictability rank of 5-star.
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O’Reilly recently reported second quarter 2015 comparable store sales increase of 7.2%, with total sales increasing 10% to $2.04 billion from $1.85 billion in the prior-year quarter. Gross profit increased to $1.06 billion from $951 million last year, and diluted EPS improved 20% to $2.29.
Ametek Inc. reached the 52-week high of $57.50
Ametek Inc. was originally incorporated in Delaware in 1930 under the name American Machine and Metals, Inc. It has a market cap of $13.92 billion; its shares were traded at around $57.50 with a P/E ratio of 23.75 and P/S ratio of 3.48. The dividend yield of Ametek Inc stocks is 0.64%, and the company had an annual average earnings growth of 15.20% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ametek Inc the business predictability rank of 5-star.
The company recently reported second quarter 2015 sales of $1.0 billion, which was up 1% over the prior year quarter. Operating income increased 4% to $240.3 million, and diluted EPS increased 5% to $0.64.
EXECUTIVE VP & CFO Robert R. Mandos sold 13,879 shares of AME stock on 08/06/2015 at the average price of $55.07. Director Steven W. Kohlhagen and multiple other insiders have all also recently sold shares of AME stock.
Equifax Inc reached the 52-week high of $105.47
Equifax Inc. has a market cap of $12.47 billion; its shares were traded at around $105.47 with a P/E ratio of 32.90 and P/S ratio of 5.01. The dividend yield of Equifax Inc stocks is 1.03%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 5.70% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated it the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.
Equifax Inc. reported second quarter 2015 revenue of $678.1 million, which was up 10% over the prior year quarter. Diluted EPS was up 23% to $0.92, and adjusted EPS was up 20% to $1.15.
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