According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT, Financial), Petrochina Company Ltd. (PTR, Financial), Apple Inc. (AAPL, Financial), BP P.L.C. (BP, Financial), and Google Inc. (GOOG, Financial)
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Reached the 52-Week High of $28.02
Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for a multitude of computing devices. Microsoft software includes scalable operating systems for servers, personal computers, and intelligent devices; server applications for client/server environments; knowledge worker productivity applications; and software development tools. Microsoft Corp. has a market cap of $244.39 billion; its shares were traded at around $28.02 with a P/E ratio of 16 and P/S ratio of 4.1. The dividend yield of Microsoft Corp. stocks is 1.9%. Microsoft Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Microsoft Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
On October 23, Microsoft Corp. announced revenue of $12.92 billion for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009, a 14% decline from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $4.48 billion, $3.57 billion and $0.40 per share, which represented declines of 25%, 18% and 17%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period.
Microsoft Corp. is in the portfolios of Arnold Van Den Berg of Century Management, Donald Yacktman of Yacktman Asset Management Co., Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, John Griffin of Blue Ridge Capital, Wallace Weitz of Weitz Wallace R & Co, Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, NWQ Managers of NWQ Investment Management Co, HOTCHKIS & WILEY of HOTCHKIS & WILEY Capital Management LLC, Robert Olstein of Olstein Financial Alert Fund, Richard Pzena of Pzena Investment Management LLC, Charles Brandes of Brandes Investment, Richard Perry of Perry Capital, Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Bill Nygren of Oak Mark Fund, PRIMECAP Management, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, John Hussman of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc., Sarah Ketterer of CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital Inc, David Dreman of Dreman Value Management, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Tom Gayner of Markel Gayner Asset Management Corp, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Ronald Muhlenkamp of Muhlenkamp Fund, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, and Dodge & Cox.
Sell:: CFO Christopher P Liddell has been selling shares of MSFT since April. Sell:: President, Entertainment Div. on 10/15/2009 Robert J Bach sold 100,000 shares this month, and the price of the stock increased by 6.46% since
Sell:: Chief ResearchStrategy Officer Craig J Mundie and Sell:: COO Brian Kevin Turner sold shares in September.
Petrochina Company Ltd. (PTR) Reached the 52-Week High of $132.27
Petrochina Company Ltd. is engaged in a broad range of petroleum-related activities including the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining transportation storage and marketing including import and export of crude oil and petroleum products; production and sale of chemical products; and the transmission marketing and sale of natural gas. Petrochina Company Ltd. has a market cap of $216.64 billion; its shares were traded at around $132.27 with and P/S ratio of 1.4. The dividend yield of Petrochina Company Ltd. stocks is 2.9%. Petrochina Company Ltd. had an annual average earning growth of 17.9% over the past 5 years.
Petrochina Company Ltd. is in the portfolios of Sarah Ketterer of Causeway Capital Management LLC.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Reached the 52-Week High of $203.94
Apple Computer Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related personal computing and communicating solutions for sale primarily to education, creative consumer, and business customersApple Inc. has a market cap of $177.35 billion; its shares were traded at around $203.94 with a P/E ratio of 34.5 and P/S ratio of 5.5. 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.
AAPL 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, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, PRIMECAP Management, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.
This month, Sell:: Senior Vice President Bertrand Serlet sold 10,000 shares of AAPL stock and the price of the stock increased by 8.24%. Sell:: Senior Vice President Jonathan P Ive, Sell:: Senior Vice President Ronald B Johnson, and Sell:: Director Millard S Drexler, and Sell:: Senior Vice President Robert J Mansfield sold shares in July.
BP P.L.C. (BP) Reached the 52-Week High of $55.42
BP P.L.C. is the holding company of one of the world's largest petroleum and petrochemical groups. Their main activities are the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining marketing supply and transportation; and manufacturing and marketing of petrochemicals. BP P.L.C.. has a market cap of $168.03 billion; its shares were traded at around $55.42 with a P/E ratio of 11.3 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of BP P.L.C. stocks is 6.2%. BP P.L.C. had an annual average earning growth of 17.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated BP P.L.C. the business predictability rank of 2-star.
On July 28, BP P.L.C. released results for the second quarter of 2009. Finance costs and net finance income or expense relating to pensions and other post-retirement benefits were $321 million for the second quarter, compared to $221 million for the same period last year. Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter and half year was $6.8 billion and $12.3 billion compared with $6.7 billion and $17.6 billion respectively a year ago.
BP P.L.C. is in the portfolios of Bill Gates of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Richard Pzena of Pzena Investment Management LLC, Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, Charles Brandes of Brandes Investment, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, Dodge & Cox, John Keeley of Keeley Fund Management, and Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC.
Google Inc. (GOOG) Reached the 52-Week High of $553.69
Google Inc. is a public and profitable company focused on search services. Named for the mathematical term `googol` Google operates web sites at many international domains with the most trafficked being www.google.com. 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 $164.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $553.69 with a P/E ratio of 28.3 and P/S ratio of 7.5.
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.
In August, 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 two months ago.
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Reached the 52-Week High of $28.02
Microsoft develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of software products for a multitude of computing devices. Microsoft software includes scalable operating systems for servers, personal computers, and intelligent devices; server applications for client/server environments; knowledge worker productivity applications; and software development tools. Microsoft Corp. has a market cap of $244.39 billion; its shares were traded at around $28.02 with a P/E ratio of 16 and P/S ratio of 4.1. The dividend yield of Microsoft Corp. stocks is 1.9%. Microsoft Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Microsoft Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
On October 23, Microsoft Corp. announced revenue of $12.92 billion for the first quarter ended Sept. 30, 2009, a 14% decline from the same period of the prior year. Operating income, net income and diluted earnings per share for the quarter were $4.48 billion, $3.57 billion and $0.40 per share, which represented declines of 25%, 18% and 17%, respectively, when compared with the prior year period.
Microsoft Corp. is in the portfolios of Arnold Van Den Berg of Century Management, Donald Yacktman of Yacktman Asset Management Co., Mark Hillman of Hillman Capital Management, John Griffin of Blue Ridge Capital, Wallace Weitz of Weitz Wallace R & Co, Jean-Marie Eveillard of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC, NWQ Managers of NWQ Investment Management Co, HOTCHKIS & WILEY of HOTCHKIS & WILEY Capital Management LLC, Robert Olstein of Olstein Financial Alert Fund, Richard Pzena of Pzena Investment Management LLC, Charles Brandes of Brandes Investment, Richard Perry of Perry Capital, Chris Davis of Davis Selected Advisers, Bill Nygren of Oak Mark Fund, PRIMECAP Management, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, John Hussman of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc., Sarah Ketterer of CAUSEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, David Einhorn of Greenlight Capital Inc, David Dreman of Dreman Value Management, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, Tom Gayner of Markel Gayner Asset Management Corp, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Ronald Muhlenkamp of Muhlenkamp Fund, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, and Dodge & Cox.
Sell:: CFO Christopher P Liddell has been selling shares of MSFT since April. Sell:: President, Entertainment Div. on 10/15/2009 Robert J Bach sold 100,000 shares this month, and the price of the stock increased by 6.46% since
Sell:: Chief ResearchStrategy Officer Craig J Mundie and Sell:: COO Brian Kevin Turner sold shares in September.
Petrochina Company Ltd. (PTR) Reached the 52-Week High of $132.27
Petrochina Company Ltd. is engaged in a broad range of petroleum-related activities including the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining transportation storage and marketing including import and export of crude oil and petroleum products; production and sale of chemical products; and the transmission marketing and sale of natural gas. Petrochina Company Ltd. has a market cap of $216.64 billion; its shares were traded at around $132.27 with and P/S ratio of 1.4. The dividend yield of Petrochina Company Ltd. stocks is 2.9%. Petrochina Company Ltd. had an annual average earning growth of 17.9% over the past 5 years.
Petrochina Company Ltd. is in the portfolios of Sarah Ketterer of Causeway Capital Management LLC.
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Reached the 52-Week High of $203.94
Apple Computer Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers and related personal computing and communicating solutions for sale primarily to education, creative consumer, and business customersApple Inc. has a market cap of $177.35 billion; its shares were traded at around $203.94 with a P/E ratio of 34.5 and P/S ratio of 5.5. 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.
AAPL 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, Ron Baron of Baron Funds, Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC, George Soros of Soros Fund Management LLC, PRIMECAP Management, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.
This month, Sell:: Senior Vice President Bertrand Serlet sold 10,000 shares of AAPL stock and the price of the stock increased by 8.24%. Sell:: Senior Vice President Jonathan P Ive, Sell:: Senior Vice President Ronald B Johnson, and Sell:: Director Millard S Drexler, and Sell:: Senior Vice President Robert J Mansfield sold shares in July.
BP P.L.C. (BP) Reached the 52-Week High of $55.42
BP P.L.C. is the holding company of one of the world's largest petroleum and petrochemical groups. Their main activities are the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas; refining marketing supply and transportation; and manufacturing and marketing of petrochemicals. BP P.L.C.. has a market cap of $168.03 billion; its shares were traded at around $55.42 with a P/E ratio of 11.3 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of BP P.L.C. stocks is 6.2%. BP P.L.C. had an annual average earning growth of 17.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated BP P.L.C. the business predictability rank of 2-star.
On July 28, BP P.L.C. released results for the second quarter of 2009. Finance costs and net finance income or expense relating to pensions and other post-retirement benefits were $321 million for the second quarter, compared to $221 million for the same period last year. Net cash provided by operating activities for the quarter and half year was $6.8 billion and $12.3 billion compared with $6.7 billion and $17.6 billion respectively a year ago.
BP P.L.C. is in the portfolios of Bill Gates of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust, Richard Pzena of Pzena Investment Management LLC, Brian Rogers of T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund, Charles Brandes of Brandes Investment, Ruane Cunniff of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc, Dodge & Cox, John Keeley of Keeley Fund Management, and Kenneth Fisher of Fisher Asset Management, LLC.
Google Inc. (GOOG) Reached the 52-Week High of $553.69
Google Inc. is a public and profitable company focused on search services. Named for the mathematical term `googol` Google operates web sites at many international domains with the most trafficked being www.google.com. 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 $164.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $553.69 with a P/E ratio of 28.3 and P/S ratio of 7.5.
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.
In August, 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 two months ago.
