52-Week Company Lows

DuPont de Nemours, Simon Property Group, Franklin Resources, H&R Block, Macerich and Evercore

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Jan 06, 2020
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According to GuruFocus’ list of 52-week lows, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

DuPont de Nemours

The price of DuPont de Nemours Inc. (DD, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $62.16, which is 27.9% off the 52-week high of $85.47. The company has a market cap of $46 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 59.03 and a price-sales ratio of 0.48 as of Jan. 3. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.47%. The forward dividend yield is 1.93%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 2.1% 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. In 2019, DowDuPont split into three separate companies: Dow Inc., Dupont de Nemours and Corteva Inc. (CTVA).

Net income for the third quarter of 2019 was $377 million compared to $539 million for the prior-year quarter.

Simon Property Group

The price of Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $145.35, which is 23.6% off the 52-week high of $186.44. The company has a market cap of $45 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 19.50 and a price-sales ratio of 7.81 as of Jan. 3. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 5.71%. The forward dividend yield is 5.78%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 4.9% 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 of 2019, net income was $544.3 million as compared to $556.3 million in the prior-year quarter.

Franklin Resources

The price of Franklin Resources Inc. (BEN, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $25.09, which is 30.6% off the 52-week high of $35.82. The company has a market cap of $13 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 10.68 and a price-sales ratio of 2.19 as of Jan. 3. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 4.18%. The forward dividend yield is 4.30%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 3.7% 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.

Vice Chairman and 10% Owner Rupert H. Johnson Jr. sold 400,000 shares on Dec. 26 at a price of $26.26. The price of the stock has decreased by 4.46% since then.

H&R Block

The price of H&R Block Inc. (HRB, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $23.46, which is 23.1% off the 52-week high of $29.62. The company has a market cap of $4.6 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 11.59 and a price-sales ratio of 1.56 as of Jan. 3. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 4.39%. The forward dividend yield is 4.43%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 6.1% over the past 10 years.

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 net loss of $205.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2019.

Macerich

The price of Macerich Co. (MAC, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $25.85, which is 46.3% off the 52-week high of $47.05. The company has a market cap of $3.7 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 45.35 and a price-sales ratio of 3.92 as of Jan. 3. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 11.61%. The forward dividend yield is 11.61%.

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, 2019 compared to net income of $74 million for the year-ago quarter.

Evercore

The price of Evercore Inc. (EVR, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $73.38, which is 28.1% off the 52-week high of $98.90. The company has a market cap of $2.9 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 9.02 and a price-sales ratio of 1.52 as of Jan. 3. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.05%. The forward dividend yield is 3.16%.

Evercore is an independent investment bank that derives the majority of its revenue from financial advisory but has a growing institutional equities and investment management business. The company was founded in 1996 and went public in 2006. Evercore has offices in five countries, strategic alliances in five other countries and more than 1,500 employees.

Net income for the third quarter of 2019 was $43.3 million as compared to $49.5 million for the prior-year quarter.

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

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