According to GuruFocus' list of 52-week highs, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week highs.
Mastercard Inc. (MA, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $106.90
The company is a technology company in the payments industry that connects consumers, financial institutions, merchants, governments and businesses, enabling them to use electronic forms of payment instead of cash and checks. It facilitates the processing of payment transactions, including authorization, clearing and settlement, and deliver related products and services. It makes payments easier and more efficient by creating payment solutions and services using its family of brands, including MasterCard, Maestro and Cirrus.
The price of Mastercard shares has reached $106.90, which is 0.9% off the 52-week high of $107.83. Mastercard has a market cap of $117.35 billion; its shares were traded around $106.90 with a price-earning (P/E) ratio of 31.44 and price-sales (P/S) ratio of 11.76. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 0.71%. The forward dividend yield is 0.71%. Mastercard had an annual average earnings growth of 18.60% over the past five years.
The company has reported net income of $1.2 billion for the third quarter of 2016, an increase of 21% versus the same period a year ago. Earnings per diluted share were $1.08, up 26% from 2015. There was a third quarter net revenue increase of 14%, to $2.9 billion.
Part-owner Foundation Mastercard sold 72,624 shares of stock on Oct. 26 at the average price of $103.03. The price of the stock has increased by 3.76% since. Director Richard Haythornthwaite sold 5,000 shares Oct. 4 at the average price of $101.78. The price of the stock has increased by 5.03% since.
Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $69.91
The company provides cloud services for delivering, optimizing and securing online content and business applications. Its solutions are designed to help businesses, government agencies and other enterprises enhance their revenue streams and reduce costs by maximizing the performance of their online businesses. Its solutions range from delivery of conventional content on websites, to tools that support the delivery and operation of cloud-based applications, to live and on-demand streaming video capabilities all designed to help its customers interact with people accessing the Internet from myriad devices.
The price of Akamai Technologies Inc. (AKAM, Financial) shares has reached $69.91, which is 0.3% off the 52-week high of $70.10. Akamai Technologies has a market cap of $12.22 billion; its shares were traded around $69.91 with a P/E ratio of 39.72 and P/S ratio of 5.50. Akamai Technologies had an annual average earnings growth of 19.90% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus gave Akamai Technologies the business predictability rank of 4.5-stars.
The company recently reported a revenue of $584 million, up 6% year over year and up 5% when adjusted for foreign exchange. In addition to this, GAAP EPS was 43 cents per diluted share, down 12% year over year and down 15% when adjusted for foreign exchange. Non-GAAP EPS was 68 cents per diluted share, up 10% year over year and up 7% when adjusted for foreign exchange.
CEO F Thomson Leighton bought 18,276 shares of stock on Oct. 17 at the average price of $54.7. The price of the stock has increased by 27.81% since.
Republic Services Inc. (RSG, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $51.98
The company provides services in the domestic non-hazardous solid waste industry. It provides non-hazardous solid waste collection services for commercial, industrial, municipal and residential customers through 336 collection operations in 39 states and Puerto Rico. The company owns or operates 199 transfer stations, 190 active solid waste landfills and 69 recycling centers. It also operates 69 landfill gas and renewable energy projects. The company also has municipal marketing representatives who are responsible for working with municipalities or communities to which it provides residential services.
The price of Republic Services Inc. (RSG, Financial) shares has reached $51.98, which is 1.8% off the 52-week high of $52.92. Republic Services has a market cap of $17.82 billion; its shares were traded around $51.98 with a P/E ratio of 25.11 and P/S ratio of 1.96. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.35%. The forward dividend yield is 2.46%. Republic Services Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 6.70% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus gave Republic Services Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-stars.
The company has recently reported a net income of $85.6 million, or 25 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2016. This is compared to $215.0 million, or 61 cents per diluted share, for the comparable 2015 period. Excluding certain expenses, on an adjusted basis, net income for the three-months ended Sept. 30 was $212.6 million, or 62 cents per diluted share. This is in comparison to $184.7 million, or 53 cents per diluted share, for the comparable 2015 period.
President and CEO Donald W Slager sold 26,000 shares on Oct. 3 at the average price of $50.37. The price of the stock has increased by 3.2% since.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $69.11
The company is a financial services firm and banking institution in the U.S. with operations around the world. Its activities are organized into various business segments, such as Consumer & Community Banking, Corporate & Investment Bank, Commercial Banking and Asset Management. Its consumer business is the Consumer & Community Banking segment. The Corporate & Investment Bank, Commercial Banking and Asset Management segments comprise the company's wholesale businesses.
The price of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM, Financial) shares has reached $69.11, which is 1.0% off the 52-week high of $69.77. JPMorgan Chase & Co has a market cap of $249.62 billion; its shares were traded around $69.11 with a P/E ratio of 11.92 and P/S ratio of 2.74. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.66%. The forward dividend yield is 2.78%. JPMorgan had an annual average earnings growth of 9.20% over the past 10 years.
The company has reported that for the JPMorgan Chase segment net income was $6.3 billion for the third quarter of 2016, a decrease of 8% from the comparable quarter in 2015. Net revenue was $25.5 billion, up 8%. Net interest income was $11.9 billion, up 6%, primarily driven by loan growth and the net impact of higher rates, partially offset by lower investment securities balances. Noninterest revenue was $13.6 billion, up 10%, primarily driven by the Corporate & Investment Bank.
CEO of Asset Management Mary E. Erdoes sold 25,542 shares on Oct. 17 at the average price of $67.26. The price of the stock has increased by 2.75% since.
VMware Inc. (VMW, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $77.65
The company provides virtualization infrastructure solutions. It develops and markets its product and service offerings within three main product groups: SDDC or Software-Defined Data Center, End-User Computing and Hybrid Cloud Computing. It offers development and application of virtualization technologies with server-based computing, separating application software from the underlying hardware.
The price of VMware Inc (VMW, Financial) shares has reached $77.65, which is 0.4% off the 52-week high of $77.98. VMware has a market cap of $32.96 billion; its shares were traded around $77.65 with a P/E ratio of 31.31 and P/S ratio of 4.84. VMware had an annual average earnings growth of 24.80% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus gave VMware the business predictability rank of 3.5-stars.
The company has reported that revenue for the third quarter of 2016 was $1.78 billion, an increase of 6% from the third quarter of 2015. License revenue for the third quarter was $691 million, an increase of 1% from the third quarter of 2015. GAAP net income for the third quarter was $319 million, or 75 cents per diluted share, up 25% per diluted share compared to $256 million, or 60 cents per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $485 million, or $1.14 per diluted share, up 12% per diluted share compared to $433 million, or $1.02 per diluted share, for third quarter of 2015. GAAP operating income for the third quarter was $381 million, an increase of 17% from the third quarter of 2015. Non-GAAP operating income for the third quarter was $592 million, an increase of 12% from the third quarter of 2015.
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