Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: Cisco Systems Inc, Bank of America Corp, Toyota Motor Corp, Intel Corp, HewlettPackard Company

Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: CSCO, BAC, TM, INTC, HPQ

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Aug 15, 2010
Last week’s top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Cisco Systems Inc, Bank of America Corp, Toyota Motor Corp, Intel Corp, HewlettPackard Company. According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $21.36

The prices of Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $21.36, which is 24.8% off the 52-week high of $27.57. Cisco Systems Inc. is owned by 32 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 10 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 24 reduced their positions.

Cisco Systems, Inc. is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco Systems Inc. has a market cap of $121.99 billion; its shares were traded at around $21.36 with a P/E ratio of 16.6 and P/S ratio of 3.3. Cisco Systems Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 20% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Cisco Systems Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

Ken Heebner bought 800,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 0.3% of the $6.88 billion portfolio of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP. Richard Snow owns 1,716,976 shares as of 06/30/2010, an increase of 87.32% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 1.63% of the $2.24 billion portfolio of Snow Capital Management, L.P.. John Hussman owns 3,000,000 shares as of 06/30/2010, a decrease of 40% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 1.1% of the $5.83 billion portfolio of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc..

Sell: Chairman and CEO John T Chambers sold 1,272,273 shares of CSCO stock on 05/18/2010 at the average price of 24.61. John T Chambers owns at least 3,341,629 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 13.21% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.

Bank of America Corp. (BAC, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $13.0625

The prices of Bank of America Corp. (BAC) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $13.0625, which is 32.9% off the 52-week high of $19.48. Bank of America Corp. is owned by 48 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 22 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 21 reduced their positions.

Bank of America Corp. is one of the world's financial services companies. Bank Of America Corp. has a market cap of $113.11 billion; its shares were traded at around $13.0625 with and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Bank Of America Corp. stocks is 0.3%.

BAC recently reported its second quarter 2010 results. The company reported second-quarter 2010 net income of $3.1 billion, compared to net income of $3.2 billion a year ago. After preferred dividends, earnings were $0.27 per diluted share, compared to $0.33 in the second quarter of 2009.

"Our quarterly results show that we are making progress on our strategy to align around our three core customer groups - consumers, businesses, and institutional investors - and create the financial institution that customers tell us they want, built on a broad relationship of clarity, transparency, and helping them manage through challenging times," said Chief Executive Officer and President Brian Moynihan. "We improved our capital foundation through retained earnings, and credit quality improved even faster than expected. We have the most complete financial franchise in the world, and we are focused on executing our strategy and delivering outstanding long-term value to our customers and shareholders."

Bruce Berkowitz bought 39,309,900 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 6.69% of the $10.43 billion portfolio of Fairholme Capital Management. Lee Ainslie owns 6,881,660 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 159.31% from the previous quarter. Kenneth Fisher owns 26,597 shares as of 06/30/2010, a decrease of 26.05% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for less than 0.01% of the $28.08 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC. George Soros owns 217,400 shares as of 03/31/2010, a decrease of 35.76% of from the previous quarter.

Buy: CFO Charles H Noski bought 6,000 shares of BAC stock on 07/23/2010 at the average price of 13.6. Charles H Noski owns at least 21,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.95% since. Other insiders have decreased their positions in the company.

Toyota Motor Corp. (TM, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $70.15

The prices of Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $70.15, which is 25.6% off the 52-week high of $91.78. Toyota Motor Corp. is owned by 8 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 3 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 3 reduced their positions.

Toyota Motor Corporation produces, sells, leases, and repairs passenger cars, trucks, buses, boats, airplanes and other products in Japan and most foreign countries. Toyota Motor Corp. has a market cap of $110 billion; its shares were traded at around $70.15 with a P/E ratio of 43 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Toyota Motor Corp. stocks is 1.3%.

TM recently reported its first quarter 2010 results. On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the first quarter totaled 4,871.8 billion yen, an increase of 27.0 percent compared to the same period last fiscal year. Operating income increased from a loss of 194.9 billion yen to 211.6 billion yen, while income before income taxes and equity in earnings of affiliated companies was 263.0 billion yen. Net income* increased from a loss of 77.8 billion yen to 190.4 billion yen.

Daniel Loeb bought 400,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 2.29% of the $1.41 billion portfolio of Third Point, LLC. Charles Brandes owns 1,689,501 shares as of 03/31/2010, which accounts for 0.73% of the $15.29 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment. Charles Brandes owns 1,778,556 shares as of 06/30/2010, which accounts for 0.8% of the $15.29 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment.

Intel Corp. (INTC, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $19.15

The prices of Intel Corp. (INTC) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $19.15, which is 23.8% off the 52-week high of $24.22. Intel Corp. is owned by 33 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 10 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 18 reduced their positions.

Intel Corporation, one of the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, 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 $106.55 billion; its shares were traded at around $19.15 with a P/E ratio of 11.5 and P/S ratio of 3.1. The dividend yield of Intel Corp. stocks is 3.4%. Intel Corp. had an annual average earning growth of 2.5% over the past 10 years.

Intel recently reported second-quarter revenue of $10.8 billion, up 34 percent year-over-year. The company reported operating income of $4.0 billion, net income of $2.9 billion and EPS of 51 cents.

"Strong demand from corporate customers for our most advanced microprocessors helped Intel achieve the best quarter in the company's 42-year history," said Paul Otellini, Intel president and CEO. "Our process technology lead plus compelling architectural designs increasingly differentiate Intel-based products in the marketplace. The PC and server segments are healthy and the demand for leading-edge technology will continue to increase for the foreseeable future."

Ken Heebner bought 2,300,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 0.75% of the $6.88 billion portfolio of CAPITAL GROWTH MANAGEMENT LP. George Soros owns 49,600 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 84.39% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.02% of the $6.73 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC. John Hussman owns 1,000,000 shares as of 06/30/2010, a decrease of 50% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.33% of the $5.83 billion portfolio of Hussman Economtrics Advisors, Inc..

Sell: SR VP GM, TECH & MFG GRP William M Holt sold 14,905 shares of INTC stock on 05/17/2010 at the average price of 21.75. William M Holt owns at least 69,257 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 11.95% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.

HewlettPackard Company (HPQ, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $40.14

The prices of HewlettPackard Company (HPQ) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $40.14, which is 26.4% off the 52-week high of $54.52. HewlettPackard Company is owned by 31 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 10 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 21 reduced their positions.

Hewlett Packard is one of the global providers of computing and imaging solutions and services for business and home. Hewlettpackard Company has a market cap of $84.7 billion; its shares were traded at around $40.14 with a P/E ratio of 8.6 and P/S ratio of 0.8. The dividend yield of Hewlettpackard Company stocks is 0.8%. Hewlettpackard Company had an annual average earning growth of 26.5% over the past 5 years.

HPQ recently announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2010, with net revenue of $30.8 billion, up 13% from a year earlier including a favorable currency benefit of four percentage points. In the second quarter, GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) was $0.91, up from $0.71 in the prior-year period. Non-GAAP diluted EPS was $1.09, up from $0.86 in the prior-year period.

Lee Ainslie bought 6,228,188 shares in the quarter that ended on 03/31/2010, which is 3.54% of the $9.35 billion portfolio of Maverick Capital. George Soros owns 83,600 shares as of 03/31/2010, an increase of 13.74% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.07% of the $6.73 billion portfolio of Soros Fund Management LLC.

Steve Mandel owns 4,906,382 shares as of 03/31/2010, a decrease of 42.48% of from the previous quarter.

Sell: Chm, CEO & President Mark V Hurd sold 140,000 shares of HPQ stock on 05/20/2010 at the average price of 45.8. Mark V Hurd owns at least 396,374 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 12.36% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.