According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs: VMware Inc., Mead Johnson Nutrition Company (MJN, Financial), Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED, Financial), AnheuserBusch Companies Inc. (BUD, Financial), Ecolab Inc. (ECL, Financial), and The Hershey Company (HSY, Financial).
VMware Inc. provides virtualization solutions from the desktop to the data center. Vmware Inc. has a market cap of $37.25 billion; its shares were traded at around $72.11 with a P/E ratio of 128.6 and P/S ratio of 18.5.
On April 20, VMware Inc. released results for the first quarter of 2010. Revenues for the first quarter were $634 million, an increase of 35% from the first quarter of 2009. GAAP operating income for the first quarter was $102 million, an increase of 18% from the first quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP operating income for the first quarter was $175 million, an increase of 45% from the first quarter of 2009. GAAP net income for the first quarter was $78 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to $70 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter was $133 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to $100 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2009.
VMware Inc. is in the portfolios of Stanley Druckenmiller, Jim Simons, Bruce Kovner, Ron Baron, Jeremy Grantham, Steven Cohen.
This month, Buy: 10% Owner Corp Emc bought shares of VMW stock.
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company is a pediatric nutrition company. Mead Johnson Nutrition Company has a market cap of $10.84 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.02 with a P/E ratio of 22.9 and P/S ratio of 3.8. The dividend yield of Mead Johnson Nutriti stocks is 1.7%.
On April 29, Mead Johnson Nutrition Company released results for the first quarter of 2010. Net sales in the quarter were up 10 percent versus the first quarter of 2009 on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. Excluding the favorable impact of foreign exchange, sales increased 7 percent. GAAP net earnings of $0.61 per diluted share for first quarter of 2010, compared with $0.55 per diluted share for 2009. Non-GAAP net earnings of $0.65 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010, up 14 percent from $0.57 per diluted share a year earlier.
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company is in the portfolios of Daniel Loeb, Paul Tudor Jones, Lee Ainslie, Stanley Druckenmiller, Steve Mandel, David Winters, Edward Owens, Eric Mindich, John Paulson, Chris Davis, Louis Moore Bacon, Bruce Kovner, Goerge Soros, Steven Cohen, Murray Stahl, RS Investment Management, and Jeremy Grantham.
In May, Buy: Sr. VP and CFO Peter G Leemputte and Buy: Director James M Cornelius bought shares of MJN stock. Sell: Director Robert S Singer sold 2,700 shares in February.
Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) Reached the 52-Week High of $45.06
Consolidated Edison Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies. Consolidated Edison Inc. has a market cap of $12.71 billion; its shares were traded at around $45.06 with a P/E ratio of 13.9 and P/S ratio of 1. The dividend yield of Consolidated Edison Inc. stocks is 5.3%. Consolidated Edison Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 0.2% over the past 10 years.
On May 6, Consolidated Edison, Inc. reported first quarter earnings of $226 million or $0.80 a share compared with $180 million or $0.66 a share in 2009. Earnings from ongoing operations, which exclude the net mark-to-market effects of the competitive energy businesses, were $264 million or $0.93 a share compared with $214 million or $0.78 a share in 2009.
Consolidated Edison Inc. is in the portfolios of John Hussman, Jim Simons, Bruce Kovner, Jeremy Grantham, James Barrow, Mewhinney & Strauss, and Steven Cohen.
of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc., Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Bruce
In June, Buy: SVP & CFO Robert N Hoglund, Buy: President (CECONY) Craig S Ivey, Buy: VP, Strategic Planning Gurudatta D Nadkarni,
Buy: SVP, Business Shared Services Joann F Ryan, Buy: SVP Enterprise Shared Services Luther Tai, and Buy: SVP, Public Affairs Frances Resheske bought shares of ED stock.
Anheuser-Busch Companies is the holding company parent of Anheuser-Busch Incorporated and to a number of subsidiaries that conduct variousother business operations. Anheuserbusch Companies Inc. has a market cap of $84.79 billion; its shares were traded at around $52.85 with and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of Anheuserbusch Companies Inc. stocks is 0.7%.
Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. is in the portfolios of Tom Gayner and Pioneer Investments.
Ecolab Inc. is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection control products and services. Ecolab Inc. has a market cap of $11.1 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.57 with a P/E ratio of 23.1 and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Ecolab Inc. stocks is 1.3%. Ecolab Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 11.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ecolab Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.
On April 27, Ecolab Inc. reported results for the first quarter of 2010. First quarter 2010 and 2009 results included special gains and charges and discrete tax items. Excluding those items, adjusted first quarter 2010 diluted earnings per share were $0.41, a 24% increase from adjusted first quarter 2009 diluted earnings per share of $0.33, and exceeded our forecasted range of $0.36-$0.40 per share. Currency translation had a favorable effect on reported and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.02 per share in the first quarter of 2010.
Ecolab Inc. is in the portfolios of Bill Frels, Ron Baron, Jeremy Grantham, Bruce Kovner, Jim Simons, and Dodge & Cox.
In May, Buy: General Counsel and Secretary James J Seifert bought 2,000 shares of ECL stock. Buy: Director Beth M Pritchard bought 500 shares in April, and Sell: Director Jerry W Levin sold 45,000 shares in May.
The Hershey Company (HSY) Reached the 52-Week High of $50.81
The Hershey Company is a snack food company and the largest North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products. The Hershey Company has a market cap of $11.58 billion; its shares were traded at around $50.81 with a P/E ratio of 21 and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of The Hershey Company stocks is 2.5%. The Hershey Company had an annual average earning growth of 5.4% over the past 10 years.
On April 22, The Hershey Company announced sales and earnings for the first quarter ended April 4, 2010. Consolidated net sales were $1,407,843,000 compared with $1,236,031,000 for the first quarter of 2009. Reported net income for the first quarter of 2010 was $147,394,000 or $0.64 per share-diluted, compared with $75,894,000 or $0.33 per share-diluted for the comparable period of 2009.
The Hershey Company is in the portfolios of Brian Rogers, Pioneer Investments, Bruce Kovner, Chris Davis, John Buckingham, Bill Frels, Jim Simons, Jeremy Grantham, Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc., George Soros, and Steven Cohen.
In June, Sell: VP CAO David W Tacka sold 12,650 shares of HSY stock. Sell: SVP General Counsel & Sec Burton H Snyder and Sell: VP CAO David W Tacka both sold shares in May.
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VMware Inc. provides virtualization solutions from the desktop to the data center. Vmware Inc. has a market cap of $37.25 billion; its shares were traded at around $72.11 with a P/E ratio of 128.6 and P/S ratio of 18.5.
On April 20, VMware Inc. released results for the first quarter of 2010. Revenues for the first quarter were $634 million, an increase of 35% from the first quarter of 2009. GAAP operating income for the first quarter was $102 million, an increase of 18% from the first quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP operating income for the first quarter was $175 million, an increase of 45% from the first quarter of 2009. GAAP net income for the first quarter was $78 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to $70 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2009. Non-GAAP net income for the first quarter was $133 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, compared to $100 million, or $0.25 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2009.
VMware Inc. is in the portfolios of Stanley Druckenmiller, Jim Simons, Bruce Kovner, Ron Baron, Jeremy Grantham, Steven Cohen.
This month, Buy: 10% Owner Corp Emc bought shares of VMW stock.
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company is a pediatric nutrition company. Mead Johnson Nutrition Company has a market cap of $10.84 billion; its shares were traded at around $53.02 with a P/E ratio of 22.9 and P/S ratio of 3.8. The dividend yield of Mead Johnson Nutriti stocks is 1.7%.
On April 29, Mead Johnson Nutrition Company released results for the first quarter of 2010. Net sales in the quarter were up 10 percent versus the first quarter of 2009 on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis. Excluding the favorable impact of foreign exchange, sales increased 7 percent. GAAP net earnings of $0.61 per diluted share for first quarter of 2010, compared with $0.55 per diluted share for 2009. Non-GAAP net earnings of $0.65 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010, up 14 percent from $0.57 per diluted share a year earlier.
Mead Johnson Nutrition Company is in the portfolios of Daniel Loeb, Paul Tudor Jones, Lee Ainslie, Stanley Druckenmiller, Steve Mandel, David Winters, Edward Owens, Eric Mindich, John Paulson, Chris Davis, Louis Moore Bacon, Bruce Kovner, Goerge Soros, Steven Cohen, Murray Stahl, RS Investment Management, and Jeremy Grantham.
In May, Buy: Sr. VP and CFO Peter G Leemputte and Buy: Director James M Cornelius bought shares of MJN stock. Sell: Director Robert S Singer sold 2,700 shares in February.
Consolidated Edison Inc. (ED) Reached the 52-Week High of $45.06
Consolidated Edison Inc. is one of the nation's largest investor-owned energy companies. Consolidated Edison Inc. has a market cap of $12.71 billion; its shares were traded at around $45.06 with a P/E ratio of 13.9 and P/S ratio of 1. The dividend yield of Consolidated Edison Inc. stocks is 5.3%. Consolidated Edison Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 0.2% over the past 10 years.
On May 6, Consolidated Edison, Inc. reported first quarter earnings of $226 million or $0.80 a share compared with $180 million or $0.66 a share in 2009. Earnings from ongoing operations, which exclude the net mark-to-market effects of the competitive energy businesses, were $264 million or $0.93 a share compared with $214 million or $0.78 a share in 2009.
Consolidated Edison Inc. is in the portfolios of John Hussman, Jim Simons, Bruce Kovner, Jeremy Grantham, James Barrow, Mewhinney & Strauss, and Steven Cohen.
of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc., Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies LLC, Bruce
In June, Buy: SVP & CFO Robert N Hoglund, Buy: President (CECONY) Craig S Ivey, Buy: VP, Strategic Planning Gurudatta D Nadkarni,
Buy: SVP, Business Shared Services Joann F Ryan, Buy: SVP Enterprise Shared Services Luther Tai, and Buy: SVP, Public Affairs Frances Resheske bought shares of ED stock.
Anheuser-Busch Companies is the holding company parent of Anheuser-Busch Incorporated and to a number of subsidiaries that conduct variousother business operations. Anheuserbusch Companies Inc. has a market cap of $84.79 billion; its shares were traded at around $52.85 with and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of Anheuserbusch Companies Inc. stocks is 0.7%.
Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. is in the portfolios of Tom Gayner and Pioneer Investments.
Ecolab Inc. is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food safety and infection control products and services. Ecolab Inc. has a market cap of $11.1 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.57 with a P/E ratio of 23.1 and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Ecolab Inc. stocks is 1.3%. Ecolab Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 11.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ecolab Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.
On April 27, Ecolab Inc. reported results for the first quarter of 2010. First quarter 2010 and 2009 results included special gains and charges and discrete tax items. Excluding those items, adjusted first quarter 2010 diluted earnings per share were $0.41, a 24% increase from adjusted first quarter 2009 diluted earnings per share of $0.33, and exceeded our forecasted range of $0.36-$0.40 per share. Currency translation had a favorable effect on reported and adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.02 per share in the first quarter of 2010.
Ecolab Inc. is in the portfolios of Bill Frels, Ron Baron, Jeremy Grantham, Bruce Kovner, Jim Simons, and Dodge & Cox.
In May, Buy: General Counsel and Secretary James J Seifert bought 2,000 shares of ECL stock. Buy: Director Beth M Pritchard bought 500 shares in April, and Sell: Director Jerry W Levin sold 45,000 shares in May.
The Hershey Company (HSY) Reached the 52-Week High of $50.81
The Hershey Company is a snack food company and the largest North American manufacturer of quality chocolate and non-chocolate confectionery products. The Hershey Company has a market cap of $11.58 billion; its shares were traded at around $50.81 with a P/E ratio of 21 and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of The Hershey Company stocks is 2.5%. The Hershey Company had an annual average earning growth of 5.4% over the past 10 years.
On April 22, The Hershey Company announced sales and earnings for the first quarter ended April 4, 2010. Consolidated net sales were $1,407,843,000 compared with $1,236,031,000 for the first quarter of 2009. Reported net income for the first quarter of 2010 was $147,394,000 or $0.64 per share-diluted, compared with $75,894,000 or $0.33 per share-diluted for the comparable period of 2009.
The Hershey Company is in the portfolios of Brian Rogers, Pioneer Investments, Bruce Kovner, Chris Davis, John Buckingham, Bill Frels, Jim Simons, Jeremy Grantham, Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc., George Soros, and Steven Cohen.
In June, Sell: VP CAO David W Tacka sold 12,650 shares of HSY stock. Sell: SVP General Counsel & Sec Burton H Snyder and Sell: VP CAO David W Tacka both sold shares in May.
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