52-Week High Companies: EMC Corp., Nidec Corp., Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., CocaCola Enterprises Inc., and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc.

52-Week High Companies

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Aug 17, 2009
According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs: EMC Corp. (EMC, Financial), Nidec Corp. (NJ, Financial), Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH, Financial), CocaCola Enterprises Inc. (CCE, Financial), and C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (CHRW, Financial)

EMC Corp. (EMC) Reached the 52-Week High of $15.17

EMC Corporation and its subsidiaries design, manufacture, market, and support a wide range of hardware and software products and provide services for the storage, management, protection, and sharing of electronic information. EMC is the leading supplier of these solutions which comprise information storage systems software and services. EMC Corp. has a market cap of $30.54 billion; its shares were traded at around $15.17 with a P/E ratio of 22.3 and P/S ratio of 2. EMC Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 39.1% over the past 5 years.

On July 23, EMC Corporation reported second-quarter 2009 revenue of $3.26 billion, an increase of 3% sequentially and second-quarter GAAP net income attributable to EMC of $205.2 million, an increase of 6% sequentially.

EMC Corp. is in the portfolios of Bill Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital Inc, PRIMECAP Management, PRIMECAP Management, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, and George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC.

Sell: Chairman, President and CEO Joseph M Tucci and Sell: EVP & CFO David I Goulden both sold shares of EMC stock on 8/13/09. A few other directors and officers sold shares the same week, and Sell: EVP & President, RSA Arthur W Jr Coviello sold 40,000 in May.

Nidec Corp. (NJ) Reached the 52-Week High of $18

Nidec Corp and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of motors, machinery, and other products which include auto parts, pivot assemblies, encoders and other services. Nidec Corp. has a market cap of $10.45 billion; its shares were traded at around $18 with a P/E ratio of 7.3 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of Nidec Corp. stocks is 0.8%. Nidec Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 25.2% over the past 5 years.

Net sales decreased by approximately ¥51,300 million, or 29.3%, to ¥123,648 million for the three months

ended June 30, 2009 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2008. In comparison to the previous fiscal first quarter, net income attributable to Nidec Corporation decreased by approximately ¥9,300 million, or 61.5%, to ¥5,819 million for this fiscal first quarter.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. (CTSH) Reached the 52-Week High of $34.43

Cognizant Technology Solutions delivers high-quality, cost-effective, and full life cycle solutions to complex software development and maintenance problems that companies face as they transition to e-business. These services are delivered through the use of a seamless on-site and offshore consulting project team. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. has a market cap of $10.06 billion; its shares were traded at around $34.43 with a P/E ratio of 21.4 and P/S ratio of 3.6. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 43.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

On August 4, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. reported that revenue for the second quarter of 2009 rose to $776.6 million, up 13% from $685.4 million in the second quarter of 2008. GAAP net income was $141.3 million compared to $103.9 million in the second quarter of 2008.

CTSH is in the portfolios of Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global Investors LP, Lee Ainslie of Maverick Capital, and Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.

This month, Sell: Chief Oper. and Fin. Officer Gordon Coburn, Sell: Sr VP, General Counsel & Secr. Steven Schwartz and Sell: Pres. & MD, Global Delivery Chandrasekaran Ramakrishnan sold shares of CTSH stock; Sell: Pres. & MD, Global Delivery Chandrasekaran Ramakrishnan also sold shares in July.

CocaCola Enterprises Inc. (CCE) Reached the 52-Week High of $19.7

Coca-Cola Enterprises is the world's largest marketer, distributor, and producer of bottle and can liquid nonalcoholic refreshment. Coca-Cola Enterprises sells a good portion of The Coca-Cola Company's bottle and can volume in North America and is the sole licensed bottler for products of The Coca-Cola Company in Belgium, continental France, Great Britain, Luxembourg, Monaco and the Netherlands. CocaCola Enterprises Inc. has a market cap of $9.61 billion; its shares were traded at around $19.7 with a P/E ratio of 12.6 and P/S ratio of 0.4. The dividend yield of CocaCola Enterprises Inc. stocks is 1.4%. CocaCola Enterprises Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 5.7% over the past 10 years.

On July 29, Coca-Cola Enterprises reported second-quarter 2009 net income of $313 million, or 64 cents per diluted common share. These results include restructuring charges of approximately 3 cents per diluted common share. Excluding restructuring charges, second-quarter 2009 net income was $328 million or 67 cents per diluted share.

CCE is in the portfolios of Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC. Recent Trades of CocaCola

In March, Buy: Director Curtis R Welling bought 5,000 shares of CCE stock; the price of the stock has increased by 67.37% since.

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. (CHRW) Reached the 52-Week High of $54.77

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. is one of the largest third-party logistics companies in North America and a global provider of multimodal transportation services and logistics solutions operating through a network of offices in North America, South America, and Europe. C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has a market cap of $9.28 billion; its shares were traded at around $54.77 with a P/E ratio of 26.1 and P/S ratio of 1.1. The dividend yield of C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. stocks is 1.8%. C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 23.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

On July 21, C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. reported results for the second quarter of 2009. Consolidated total revenues decreased 17.0 percent in the second quarter of 2009 compared to the second quarter of 2008.



CHRW is in the portfolios of Ron Baron of Baron Funds and PRIMECAP Management.

In April and July, Sell: CEO John Wiehoff sold 84,863 shares of CHRW; Sell: VP, CFO Chad Lindbloom also sold shares in July, April, and February.