52-Week High Companies: International Business Machines Corp., Apple Inc., Google Inc., Oracle Corp., and The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

52-Week High Companies: IBM, AAPL, GOOG, ORCL, GS

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Sep 14, 2009
According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs: International Business Machines Corp. (IBM, Financial), Apple Inc. (AAPL, Financial), Google Inc. (GOOG, Financial), Oracle Corp. (ORCL, Financial), and The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS, Financial).

International Business Machines Corp (IBM) Reached the 52-Week High of $118.05

International Business Machines Corp. uses advanced information technology to provide customer solutions. International Business Machines Corp has a market cap of $154.75 billion; its shares were traded at around $118.05 with a P/E ratio of 12.6 and P/S ratio of 1.5. The dividend yield of International Business Machines Corp stocks is 1.9%. International Business Machines Corp had an annual average earning growth of 4.9% over the past 10 years.

On September 2, the IDC reported that IBM was the top server vendor in 2Q09 with 34.5 percent factory revenue share, outdistancing second-place HP which held 28.5 percent.

International Business Machines Corp. is in the portfolios of Ronald Muhlenkamp of Muhlenkamp Fund, Bill Miller of Legg Mason Value Trust, David Williams of Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, Ken Heebner of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP, John Hussman of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc., Robert Olstein of Olstein Financial Alert Fund, Irving Kahn of Kahn Brothers & Company Inc., Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, Private Capital of Private Capital Management, Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, John Rogers of ARIEL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, Tom Gayner of Markel Gayner Asset Management Corp, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, Dodge & Cox, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, and Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers.

In August, Sell: Senior Vice President Steven A Mills , Sell: Senior Vice President Timothy S Shaughnessy , Sell: Senior Vice President Robert W Jr Moffat , Sell: Senior Vice President Michael E Daniels sold shares of International Business Machines Corp.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) Reached the 52-Week High of $172.16

Apple Computer Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related personal computing and communicating solutions for sale. Apple Inc. has a market cap of $154.22 billion; its shares were traded at around $172.16 with a P/E ratio of 30 and P/S ratio of 4.8. Apple Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 90.5% over the past 5 years.

On July 21, Apple Inc. announced financial results for its fiscal 2009 third quarter ended June 27, 2009. The company posted revenue of $8.34 billion and a net quarterly profit of $1.23 billion, or $1.35 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.46 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 36.3 percent, up from 34.8 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 44 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

Apple Inc. is in the portfolios of John Griffin of Blue Ridge Capital, Lee Ainslie of Maverick Capital, Daniel Loeb of Third Point, LLC, Bill Nygren of Oak Mark Fund, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, PRIMECAP Management, and Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.Ă‚

In July, Sell: Senior Vice President Jonathan P Ive , Sell: Senior Vice President Ronald B Johnson , Sell: Director Millard S Drexler , Sell: Senior Vice President Robert J Mansfield and Sell: Senior Vice President Scott J Forstall sold shares of AAPL stock. The price has increased by more than 8% since

Google Inc. (GOOG) Reached the 52-Week High of $472.14

Google is a public and profitable company focused on search services. Named for the mathematical term `google` Google is widely recognized as the `World's Best Search Engine` and is fast accurate and easy to use. The company also serves corporate clients including advertisers, content publishers, and site managers with cost-effective advertising and a wide range of revenue generating search services. Google's breakthrough technology and continued innovation serve the company's mission of `organizing the world's information and making it universally accessible and useful.` Google Inc. has a market cap of $149.47 billion; its shares were traded at around $472.14 with a P/E ratio of 25.6 and P/S ratio of 6.9.

Google Inc. is in the portfolios of Robert Karr of Joho Capital, Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global Investors LP, Bill Miller of Legg Mason Value Trust, Ken Heebner of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP, PRIMECAP Management, Steve Mandel of Lone Pine Capital, Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, Wallace Weitz of Weitz Wallace R & Co, Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, and Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC.Ă‚

Last month, Sell: SVP & CFO Patrick Pichette sold 1,246 shares of GOOG stock; the price of the stock has increased by 4.18% since.Sell: SVP Prod. Mgmt. Jonathan J Rosenberg and Sell: SVP Engineering & Research Robert Alan Eustace sold shares last week.

Oracle Corp. (ORCL) Reached the 52-Week High of $22.86

Oracle Corporation is one of the world's leading suppliers of software for information management. The company develops, manufactures, markets, and distributes computer software that helps corporations manage and grow their businesses. The company's software products can be categorized into two broad areas: Systems software and Internet business applications software. Oracle Corp. has a market cap of $114.65 billion; its shares were traded at around $22.86 with a P/E ratio of 16.3 and P/S ratio of 4.9. The dividend yield of Oracle Corp. stocks is 0.9%. Oracle Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 18.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Oracle Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.

On September 4, Oracle Corporation announced that its first quarter fiscal year 2010 results will be released on Wednesday, September 16th, after the close of the market. Oracle will host a conference call and live web broadcast at 2:00 p.m. (PDT) / 5:00 p.m. (EDT) to discuss the financial results.

Oracle Corp. is in the portfolios of Ronald Muhlenkamp of Muhlenkamp Fund, PRIMECAP Management, Ken Heebner of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP, John Hussman of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc., Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Daniel Loeb of Third Point, LLC, Bill Nygren of Oak Mark Fund, HOTCHKIS & WILEY of HOTCHKIS & WILEY Capital Management LLC, Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Richard Snow of Snow Capital Management, L.P., and Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.Ă‚

Buy: CFO and Executive VP-Ops Jeffrey E Epstein bought 1,000 shares of ORCL stock on in July; the price has increased over 2%. Buy: Director Bruce R Chizen bought 4,200 shares the same month; Sell: SVP, Gen'l Counsel, Secretary Dorian Daley and Sell: President Jr Charles E Phillips both sold shares that month.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) Reached the 52-Week High of $174.7

Goldman Sachs is a global investment, banking, and securities firm providing a full range of investing advisory and financing services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base which includes corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high net worth individuals. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has a market cap of $89.31 billion; its shares were traded at around $174.7 with a P/E ratio of 33.9 and P/S ratio of 1.6. The dividend yield of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. stocks is 0.8%. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 24.5% over the past 10 years.

On July 14, 2009, The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. reported financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2009. Net revenues were $13.76 billion, and net earnings were $3.44 billion.

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is in the portfolios of David Winters of Wintergreen Advisors, Mohnish Pabrai of Pabrai Mohnish, Ken Heebner of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP, Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, Andreas Halvorsen of Viking Global Investors LP, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, David Williams of Columbia Value and Restructuring Fund, John Paulson of Paulson & Co., Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, David Dreman of Dreman Value Management, Robert Olstein of Olstein Financial Alert Fund, Bill Miller of Legg Mason Value Trust, Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Richard Snow of Snow Capital Management, L.P., Tom Gayner of Markel Gayner Asset Management Corp, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, John Keeley of Keeley Fund Management, and Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC.Ă‚

In May, Sell: EVP, Global Head of Compliance Alan M Cohen sold 10,000 shares of GS stock; the price of the stock has increased by 27.69% since.