52-Week High Companies: Philip Morris International Inc., Intel Corp., Johnson & Johnson, ABB Ltd., and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

52-Week High Companies: PM, INTC, JNJ, ABB, SI

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Apr 04, 2010
According to GuruFocus updates], these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs: Philip Morris International Inc., Intel Corp. (INTC, Financial), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ, Financial), ABB Ltd. (ABB, Financial), and Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (SI, Financial).


Philip Morris International Inc. is the international tobacco company, with products sold in over 160 countries. Philip Morris International Inc. has a market cap of $98.69 billion; its shares were traded at around $52.47 with a P/E ratio of 15.9 and P/S ratio of 1.6. The dividend yield of Philip Morris International Inc stocks is 4.4%.


Philip Morris International Inc. recently reported results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Results included diluted earnings per share of $0.80 versus $0.71 in 2008. Excluding currency, fourth-quarter reported diluted earnings per share up by 14.1% A diluted earnings per share were $0.81 versus $0.71 in 2008.


Philip Morris International Inc. is in the portfolios of Tom Russo, Tweedy Browne, Ronald Muhlenkamp, Murray Stahl, and David Winters.


Last month, Sell:: VP & Controller Joachim Psotta and Sell:: Director Harold Brown sold shares of PM. Sell:: President European Union Jacek Olczak and Sell:: Deputy General Counsel Mark Friedman sold shares in December;


Sell:: Director J Dudley Fishburn sold 8,404 shares in November.


Intel Corporation, one of the world's largest semiconductor chip makers, supplies the computing and communications industries with chips, boards, and systems building blocks that are integral to computers, servers, and networking and communications products. Intel Corp. has a market cap of $123.68 billion; its shares were traded at around $22.39 with a P/E ratio of 22 and P/S ratio of 3.5. The dividend yield of Intel Corp. stocks is 2.8%. Intel Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 2.5% over the past 10 years.


Intel Corp. is in the portfolios of Robert Olstein, Bill Nygren, Arnold Van Den Berg, Stanley Druckenmiller, and Jean-Marie Eveillard.


In January, Buy:: Director Reed E Hundt bought 10,000 shares of INTC stock. Sell:: Sr VP, GM Sales & Mktg Grp Thomas M Kilroy sold 40,000 shares last month.


Johnson & Johnson is engaged in the manufacture and sale of a broad range of products in the health care field in many countries of the world. Johnson & Johnson has a market cap of $181.28 billion; its shares were traded at around $65.77 with a P/E ratio of 14.2 and P/S ratio of 2.9. The dividend yield of Johnson & Johnson stocks is 3%. Johnson & Johnson had an annual average earning growth of 12.2% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Johnson & Johnson the business predictability rank of 5-star.


On Jan 26, Johnson & Johnson announced sales of $16.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2009, an increase of 9.0% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2008. Operational growth was 4.5% and currency contributed 4.5%. Domestic sales were up 2.6%, while international sales increased 15.6%, reflecting operational growth of 6.4% and a positive currency impact of 9.2%. Worldwide sales for the full-year 2009 were $61.9 billion, a decrease of 2.9% over 2008. Operational results declined 0.3% and the negative impact of currency was 2.6%.


Johnson & Johnson is in the portfolios of Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Chris Shumway, Tweedy Browne, and Donald Yacktman.


In February, Buy:: Director William D Perez bought 1,000 shares of JNJ stock. In December, Sell:: VP, Human Resources Kaye I Foster-cheek and Sell:: Director James Cullen sold shares; Sell:: VP, General Counsel Russell C Deyo and Sell:: Member, Executive Committee Sherilyn S Mccoy sold shares in November.


ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve their performance while lowering environmental impact. Abb Ltd. has a market cap of $51.44 billion; its shares were traded at around $22.14 with a P/E ratio of 17.6 and P/S ratio of 1.6. The dividend yield of Abb Ltd. stocks is 2%. Abb Ltd. had an annual average earning growth of 24.5% over the past 10 years.


On Feb. 18, ABB reported earnings of almost $800 million in the quarter, despite approximately $350 million in restructuring-related charges. Full-year profitability was well within the company’s EBIT margin target range of 11-16 percent on a combination of rapid cost take-out and solid operational execution.


ABB Ltd. is in the portfolios of Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc, Robert Olstein, Kenneth Fisher, Chris Davis, Jim Simons, and John Keeley.


Siemens Aktiengesellschaft is the world's largest supplier of products, systems, solutions and services for industrial automation and building technology. Siemens Aktiengesellschaft has a market cap of $88.98 billion; its shares were traded at around $102.6 with a P/E ratio of 26.2 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Siemens Aktiengesellschaft stocks is 1.6%.


Siemens Aktiengesellschaft is in the portfolios of Sarah Ketterer, Kenneth Fisher, Jim Simons, Paul Tudor Jones, and Steve Cohen.