According to GuruFocus, these stocks have reached their 52-week lows.
DuPont de Nemours
The price of DuPont de Nemours Inc. (DD, Financial) shares declined to close to the 52-week low of $63.73, which is 27.9% off the 52-week high of $85.47. The company has a market cap of $47 billion.
Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 60.52 and a price-sales ratio of 0.49 as of Dec. 27. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.39%. The forward dividend yield is 1.88%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 2.10% over the past 10 years.
DowDuPont is a diversified global chemicals and materials company that was formed from the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont. Its portfolio includes basic chemicals, agriculture, automotive, electronics and communication, construction, health care and safety and protection. The company also sells genetically modified seeds, making it one of the most prominent global seed providers. DowDuPont split into three separate companies this year--one company each in agriculture, material sciences and specialty products.
Net income for the third quarter was $377 million, compared to $539 million for the prior-year period.
Simon Property Group
The price of Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $147.59, which is 23.6% off the 52-week high of $186.44. The company has a market cap of $45. billion.
Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 19.81 and a price-sales ratio of 7.93 as of Dec. 27. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 5.62%. The forward dividend yield is 5.69%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 4.90% over the past 10 years.
Simon Property Group is the largest retail real estate investment trust in the U.S., with distinct platforms for its upscale regional malls, premium outlet centers and international properties.
For the third quarter, net income was $544.3 million as compared to $556.3 million in 2018.
Franklin Resources
The price of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $26.25, which is 28.6% off the 52-week high of $35.82. The company has a market cap of $13 billion.
Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 11.17 and a price-sales ratio of 2.29 as of Dec. 27. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.96%. The forward dividend yield is 4.11%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 3.70% over the past 10 years.
Franklin Resources provides investment services for individual and institutional clients. Its funds are marketed under the Franklin, Templeton, Mutual Series, Bissett, Fiduciary and Darby brands. At the end of January 2018, Franklin had $770.8 billion in assets under management, composed primarily of equity (44%), fixed-income (37%) and hybrid (19%) funds. Distribution tends to be weighted toward retail investors (73% of assets under management) rather than institutional (24%) and high-net-worth (3%) clients. Franklin is one of the more global U.S.-based asset managers, with half of its assets invested in global and international strategies and a third of managed assets sourced from clients domiciled outside the United States.
Net income for the third quarter of 2019 was $245.9 million, compared to $367.5 million for the prior-year quarter.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel Craig Steven Tyle sold 5,000 shares on Dec. 2 at a price of $27.57. The share price has decreased by 4.79% since then.
H&R Block
The price of H&R Block Inc. (HRB, Financial) shares declined to close to the 52-week low of $23.39, which is 23.1% off the 52-week high of $29.62. The company has a market cap of $4.6 billion.
Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 11.55 and a price-sales ratio of 1.56 as of Dec. 27. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 4.40%. The forward dividend yield is 4.45%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 6.10% over the past decade.
H&R Block provides income tax return preparation services, digital do-it-yourself tax solutions and other services related to income tax preparation to the general public primarily in the United States, Canada and Australia.
Net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 was $198.1 million, compared to a loss of $205.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2019.
Southwest Gas Holdings
The price of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc. (SWX, Financial) shares declined to close to the 52-week low of $75.24, which is 21.2% off the 52-week high of $92.94. The company has a market cap of $4.1 billion.
Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 20.98 and a price-sales ratio of 1.31 as of Dec. 27. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.86%. The forward dividend yield is 2.90%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 3.80% over the past 10 years.
Southwest Gas is a utility company primarily engaged in the purchasing, distributing and transporting of natural gas in the American Southwest. The company segments its activities into natural gas operations and construction services business units. The first of these encompasses the company's core natural gas business as one of the largest distributors in the states of Arizona and Nevada. The natural gas operations division is responsible for roughly half of Southwest Gas' total revenue through the sale of natural gas to mainly residential and small commercial customers. The construction services segment generates the other half of the company's total revenue from the underground piping contractor services that its subsidiary, Centuri Construction Group, provides.
Net income for the third quarter of 2019 was $5.35 million, compared to $12.33 million for the prior-year quarter.
Treasurer and Vice President of Finance Kenneth J. Kenny sold 300 shares on Dec. 20 at a price of $76.54. The stock has declined 1.7% since then.
Macerich
The price of Macerich Co. (MAC, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $26.50, which is 45.7% off the 52-week high of $47.05. The company has a market cap of $3.7 billion.
Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 46.49 and a price-sales ratio of 4.02 as of Dec. 27. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 11.32%. The forward dividend yield is 11.32%.
Macerich is an owner and developer of high-quality regional malls, outlets and shopping center properties throughout the U.S. The company's current portfolio includes roughly 50 regional retail assets, seven shopping and power centers and other properties, aggregating approximately 56 million square feet.
Net income was $46.4 million for the quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to net income of $74.0 million for the year-ago quarter.
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Disclosure: I do not own stock in any of the companies mentioned in the article.
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