According to GuruFocus list of 52-week highs, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs.
Moody's Corp. (MCO, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $169.30
Moody's Corporation publishes credit ratings, and research reports on fixed-income securities, issuers of securities, and other credit obligations. The company primarily provides opinions and reports to investors and institutions. Moody's Corporation publishes credit opinions, research, and ratings on fixed-income securities, issuers of securities, and other credit obligations. Customers include corporate and governmental issuers of securities as well as investors, investment banks, commercial banks, and other financial intermediaries. Its credit rating categories include corporate ratings that constitute the majority of sales, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance. It also offers Moody Analytics which is a subscription-based debt capital research.
The price of Moody's Corp. (MCO, Financial) shares has reached $169.30, which is 0.8% off the 52-week high of $170.62. Moody's Corp. has a market cap of $32.34 billion; its shares were traded around $169.30 with a P/E ratio of 32.87 and P/S ratio of 8.25. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Moody's Corp. stocks is 0.93%. The forward dividend yield of Moody's Corp. stocks is 1.04%. Moody's Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 5.80% over the past 10 years.
Moody’s Corp. recently reported record revenue of $1.2 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2017, up 24% from $942.1 million from the same period in 2016. Operating income was $462.8 million, up from the fourth quarter 2016 operating loss of $473.1 million. Adjusted operating income was $518.5 million, up 22% from the prior-year period.
President-MIS Robert Fauber sold five shares of MCO stock on Jan. 31 at the price of $161.62 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 4.75% since.
NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $125.44
NXP Semiconductors NV is a global semiconductor company. It provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its combined portfolio of intellectual property, deep application knowledge, process technology and manufacturing expertise in the domains of cryptography security, high-speed interface, radio frequency, mixed-signal analog-digital, power management, digital signal processing and embedded system design. The company's product solutions are used in a wide range of end-market applications including, automotive, personal security and identification, wireless and wireline infrastructure, mobile communications, multi-market industrial, consumer and computing.
The price of NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI, Financial) shares have reached $125.44, which is 0.4% off the 52-week high of $125.93. Nxp Semiconductors Nv has a market cap of $42.53 billion; its shares were traded around $125.44 with a P/E ratio of 19.56 and P/S ratio of 4.69. Nxp Semiconductors Nv had an annual average earnings growth of 26.90% over the past 5 years.
NXP Semiconductors NV reported recently financial results for the fourth quarter. NXP delivered fourth quarter revenue of $2.46 billion, an increase of approximately 1% year on year, and an increase of 3% as compared to the prior quarter. Within the Automotive group, fourth quarter revenue was $970 million, up 12 percent year-on-year. Within the Secure Connected Devices group, fourth quarter revenue was $745 million, up 31% year-on-year. In the Secure Interface and Infrastructure group, fourth quarter revenue was $497 million, up 3% year-on-year. Lastly, in Secure Identification Solutions group, fourth quarter revenue was $136 million, down 7% year-on-year.
TAL Education Group (TAL, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $38.85
TAL Education Group is an education and technology enterprise in China. It is engaged in the provision of after-school tutoring programs for primary and secondary school students in the People's Republic of China. It offers comprehensive tutoring services to K-12 students covering core academic subjects, including among others, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, history, geography, political science, English, and Chinese, as well as, through its Mobby tutoring services, young learners tutoring services for students aged three through eight.
The price of TAL Education Group (TAL, Financial) shares has reached $38.85, which is 1.1% off the 52-week high of $39.28. Tal Education Group has a market cap of $19.18 billion; its shares were traded around $38.85 with a P/E ratio of 134.01 and P/S ratio of 14.67. Tal Education Group had an annual average earnings growth of 43.90% over the past five years.
TAL Education Group recently announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 ended Nov. 30, 2017. Highlights for the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 include
- Net revenues increased by 66.3% year-over-year to $433.3 million from $260.6 million in the same period of the prior year.
- Income from operations increased by 102.1% to $44.6 million from $22.1 million in the same period of the prior year. Non-GAAP income from operations increased by 82.6% to $56.8 million from $31.1 million in the same period of the prior year.
- Basic and diluted net income per American Depositary Share were 8 cents and 7 cents, respectively. Non-GAAP basic and diluted net income per ADS, which excluded share-based compensation expenses, were 10 cents and 9 cents, respectively.
SunTrust Banks Inc (STI, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $71.29
SunTrust Banks Inc. is engaged in commercial, corporate, and retail banking operations. It provides financial services to consumer, business and corporate clients. Most SunTrust's deposits are in Southeastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia. SunTrust Banks, headquartered in Atlanta, comprises commercial, corporate, and retail banking operations. SunTrust's corporate and investment banking arm is under the SunTrust Robinson Humphrey brand. The vast majority of SunTrust's deposits are in seven Southeastern U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
The prices of SunTrust Banks Inc. (STI, Financial) shares have reached $71.29, which is 1.9% off the 52-week high of $72.62. Suntrust Banks Inc. has a market cap of $33.57 billion; its shares were traded around $71.29 with a P/E ratio of 15.91 and P/S ratio of 3.94. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Suntrust Banks Inc. stocks is 1.85%. The forward dividend yield of Suntrust Banks Inc stocks is 2.24%. Suntrust Banks Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 14.10% over the past five years.
For the fourth quarter of 2017, SunTrust Banks Inc. reported net income available to common shareholders of $710 million, or $1.48 per average common diluted share. Net income available to common shareholders was $710 million, or $1.48 per average common diluted share, compared to $1.06 for the prior quarter and 90 cents for the fourth quarter of 2016. Total revenue was stable compared to the prior quarter and increased 5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2016.
Corporate Executive Vice President Susan S. Johnson sold 3,600 shares of SunTrust Banks stock on Feb. 20 at the price of $71.04 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 0.35% since.
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. (SNI, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $88.51
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. is a vertically integrated content company operating six domestic cable channels. The firm operates the Food Network, HGTV, and Travel Channel that reaches to over 90 million households in the U.S. Scripps is a vertically integrated content company that operates six domestic cable channels and owns 98% of the content that airs on its channels. Spun off from E.W. Scripps in 2008, Scripps' three largest networks (Food Network, HGTV, and Travel Channel) reach over 90 million households subscribing to basic cable in the U.S., while two (HGTV and Food Network) networks regularly rank within the top 25 networks in the U.S. Scripps has very little exposure to international markets with only 3% of revenue earned from outside the U.S.
The prices of Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. shares have reached $88.51, which is 0.4% off the 52-week high of $88.87. Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. has a market cap of $11.5 billion; its shares were traded around $88.51 with a P/E ratio of 18.95 and P/S ratio of 3.31. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. stocks is 1.37%. The forward dividend yield of Scripps Networks Interactive Inc stocks is 1.37%. Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 8.50% over the past five years.
Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. recently reported operating results for the full year and fourth quarter 2017. Fourth quarter 2017 financial highlights include:
- Record consolidated operating revenues of $956.1 million, an increase of 7.6%.
- Consolidated income from operations before income taxes of $325.9 million, an increase of 72.2%.
- Consolidated adjusted segment profit of $371.1 million, an increase of 9.0%.
- Consolidated net income attributable to Scripps Networks Interactive of $65.9 million, an increase of 26.5%.
- Consolidated adjusted net income attributable to Scripps Networks Interactive of $181.9 million, an increase of 46.2%.
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