Stocks That Fell to 3-Year Lows in the Week of Aug. 10

Anheuser-Busch (BUD), Vodafone Group PLC (VOD), Ford Motor Co. (F) and Liberty Global PLC (LBTYK) have declined to their respective three-year lows

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Aug 12, 2018
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Anheuser-Busch (BUD, Financial), Vodafone Group PLC (VOD, Financial), Ford Motor Co. (F, Financial), and Liberty Global PLC (LBTYK, Financial) have declined to their three-year lows.

Anheuser-Busch (BUD, Financial) declined to $96.43

The prices of Anheuser-Busch (BUD, Financial) shares have declined to $96.43 on Aug. 10, which is only 4.9% above the 3-year low of $91.70.

Anheuser-Busch is a Brazilian-Belgian international beverage and brewing company. The company is the world’s largest brewer and is considered one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods companies in the world. The company was enlarged in October of 2016 when the company purchased SABMiller and concluded a merger. The company is expected to have an estimated global market share of 28%.

Anheuser-Busch has a market cap of $188.81 billion; its shares were traded around $96.43 with a P/E ratio of 19.92 and P/S ratio of 4.52. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Anheuser-Busch stocks is 4.48%. The forward dividend yield of Anheuser-Busch stocks is 4.97%. Anheuser-Busch had an annual average earnings growth of 5.30% over the past 10 years.

On Aug. 3 Anheuser-Busch announced that it is delivering over 100,000 cans of clean, safe emergency drinking water to Ukiah, California, and Redding, California, at the request of the American Red Cross in order to aid relief efforts for the ongoing wildfires. The shipments arrived on Sunday, Aug. 5.

Vodafone Group PLC (VOD, Financial) declined to $23.70

The prices of Vodafone Group PLC (VOD, Financial) shares have declined to $23.70 on Aug. 10, which is only 2.0% above the 3-year low of $23.23.

Vodafone Group PLC is a British international telecommunications company. It was ranked fifth by revenue among mobile operator groups globally, and second in the number of connections. Vodafone operates networks in 26 countries and has partner networks in over 50 other countries.

Vodafone Group PLC has a market cap of $62.83 billion; its shares were traded around $23.70 with a P/E ratio of 22.63 and P/S ratio of 1.22. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Vodafone Group PLC stocks is 7.54%. The forward dividend yield of Vodafone Group PLC stocks is 7.38%. Vodafone Group PLC had an annual average earnings growth of 28.00% over the past 5 years.

On July 13 Vodafone Group PLC announced a new three-year Partner Market agreement with Tunisia. This will be the company’s first partnership in North Africa. Under the non-equity agreement, the company will provide strategic and operational support in a range of areas, including enterprise, consumer, technology, and procurement and will include roaming and carrier services agreements.

Ford Motor Co. (F, Financial) declined to $9.74

The prices of Ford Motor Co. (F, Financial) shares have declined to $9.74 on Aug. 10, which is only 0.2% above the 3-year low of $9.72.

Ford Motor Co. is an American international automaker that sells automobiles and commercial vehicles under the Ford brand and most luxury models under the Lincoln brand. The company also owns Brazilian SUV manufacturer Troller and Australian performance car manufacturer FPV. The company has multiple joint-ventures in China, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Russia.

Ford Motor Co. has a market cap of $38.82 billion; its shares were traded around $9.74 with a P/E ratio of 5.75 and P/S ratio of 0.25. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Ford Motor Co. stocks is 6.16%. The forward dividend yield of Ford Motor Co. stocks is 6.05%. Ford Motor Co. had an annual average earnings growth of 3.60% over the past 5 years.

On Aug. 1 Ford Motor Co. reported its July 2018 U.S. sales results. July sales totaled 194,026 vehicles, a decline of 3.1% compared to sales during July 2017. The company’s overall average transaction pricing gained $1,200, compared to an industry increase of $700.

Liberty Global PLC (LBTYK, Financial) declined to $27.03

The prices of Liberty Global PLC (LBTYK, Financial) shares have declined to $27.03 on Aug. 10, which is only 4.3% above the 3-year low of $25.86.

Liberty Global PLC is an American international telecommunications and media company. It was formed in 2005 through the merger of the international arm of Liberty Media and UGC. The company is the largest broadband internet service provider outside of the U.S.

Liberty Global PLC has a market cap of $21 billion; its shares were traded around $27.03 with and P/S ratio of 1.48.

On Aug. 8 Liberty Global PLC reported second quarter 2018 results. Revenue for the quarter was $3.0 billion, a year over year growth of 2.7%. Cash provided by operating activities for the quarter was $1.46 billion while operating income for the quarter was $263.9 million.

Disclosure: I do not own stock in any of the companies mentioned in the article.