52-Week High Companies: WPZ, TXN, HOT, CMI, EMR

Author's Avatar
Nov 29, 2010
According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs: William Partners L.P. (WPZ, Financial), Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN, Financial), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT, Financial), Cummins Inc. (CMI, Financial), and Emerson Electric Co (EMR, Financial).

Williams Partners L.P. (WPZ) Reached the 52-Week High of $47.12



Williams Partners, through its subsidiaries, primarily finds, produces, gathers, processes and transports natural gas. Williams Partners L.P. has a market cap of $13.13 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.12 with a P/E ratio of 16.3 and P/S ratio of 27.9. The dividend yield of Williams Partners L.P. stocks is 5.8%. Williams Partners L.P. had an annual average earning growth of 22.6% over the past 5 years.



William Partners L.P. is in the portfolios of Jean-Marie Eveillard, Jim Simons, and John Keeley.



Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN) Reached the 52-Week High of $32.2

Texas Instruments, Inc. is a global semiconductor company and one of the world's designers and suppliers of digital signal processors and analog integrated circuits, the engines driving the digitization of electronics. Texas Instruments Inc. has a market cap of $38.49 billion; its shares were traded at around $32.2 with a P/E ratio of 13.6 and P/S ratio of 3.8. The dividend yield of Texas Instruments Inc. stocks is 1.6%. Texas Instruments Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 4.2% over the past 5 years.



On October 25, Texas Instruments Incorporated announced third-quarter revenue of $3.74 billion, net income of $859 million and earnings per share of 71 cents. Capital expenditures were $396 million in the quarter compared with $226 million a year ago and $283 million in the prior quarter.



Texas Instruments Inc. is in the portfolios of Wallace Weitz, PRIMECAP Management, Richard Snow, Arnold Van Den Berg, Charles Brandes, Chris Davis, Bill Nygren, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Pioneer investments, Mark Hillman, James Barrow, John Buckingham, Brian Rogers, Mario Gabelli, David Tepper, George Soros, Kenneth Fisher, Jeremy Grantham, and David Dreman.

This month, Sell: Sr. Vice President & CFO Kevin P March,

Sell: Sr. Vice President Teresa L West, Sell: Sr. Vice President Darla H Whitaker, Sell: Sr. Vice President Kevin J Ritchie, Sell: Sr. Vice President Brian T Crutcher and Sell: Sr. Vice President John J Szczsponik Jr sold shares of TXN stock.



Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT) Reached the 52-Week High of $57.77

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the world's largest hotel operating companies. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has a market cap of $10.98 billion; its shares were traded at around $57.77 with a P/E ratio of 46.5 and P/S ratio of 2.4. The dividend yield of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. stocks is 0.3%.

On October 28, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. reported a loss from continuing operations for the third quarter of 2010 of $0.03 per share compared to EPS of $0.20 in the third quarter of 2009. The loss from continuing operations was $5 million in the third quarter of 2010 compared to income of $36 million in 2009.



Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. is in the portfolios of John Griffin, Ken Heebner, John Paulson, Ron Baron, Bruce Koyner, Mario Gabelli, Jim Simons, Jeremy Grantham, and Steven Cohen.

This month, Sell: EVP, CFO & Vice Chairman Vasant M Prabhu, Sell: Director Charlene Barshefsky, Sell: President, Global Development Simon Turner, Sell: EVP & Chief Brand Officer Philip Patrick Mcaveety, and Sell: Director Bruce W Duncan sold shares of HOT stock. Sell: President, Hotel Group Matthew E Avril sold 46,107 shares in October.



Cummins Inc. (CMI) Reached the 52-Week High of $98.2

Cummins Inc. is one of the worldwide designers and manufacturers of diesel engines. Cummins Inc. has a market cap of $19.52 billion; its shares were traded at around $98.2 with a P/E ratio of 20.9 and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of Cummins Inc. stocks is 1.1%. Cummins Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 30.9% over the past 10 years.



On October 26, Cummins Inc. reported that both third quarter sales and profits increased sharply from the same period a year ago. Sales of $3.40 billion in the third quarter rose 34 percent from $2.53 billion in the same quarter in 2009. Net income attributable to Cummins Inc. in the third quarter tripled to $283 million, or $1.44 a share, compared to $95 million, or $0.48 a share, in the same period a year ago.



Cummins Inc. is in the portfolios of Ken Heebner, Robert Olstein, Kenneth Fisher, Jim Simons, Richard Aster Jr, PRIMECAP Management, Mario Gabelli, Bruce Koyner, Jeremy Grantham, and Steven Cohen.

In September, Sell: Chairman & CEO Theodore M Solso sold 50,000 shares of CMI stock. Sell: VP-Corp. Controller Marsha L Hunt sold 500 shares in August. Sell: VP Product Warranty James Dewey Kelly and



Emerson Electric Co. (EMR) Reached the 52-Week High of $55.6

Emerson is engaged principally in the worldwide design, manufacture and sale of a broad range of electrical, electromechanical and electronic products and systems. Emerson Electric Co. has a market cap of $41.83 billion; its shares were traded at around $55.6 with a P/E ratio of 20.7 and P/S ratio of 2. The dividend yield of Emerson Electric Co. stocks is 2.4%. Emerson Electric Co. had an annual average earning growth of 9.6% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Emerson Electric Co. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

On November 2, Emerson announced that net sales for fiscal 2010 increased 5 percent to $21.0 billion. Underlying sales declined 1 percent, currency translation added 2 percent and acquisitions added 4 percent. Emerging market sales hit record levels of 34 percent of sales and international sales were 57 percent of total sales. Gross profit margin expanded 2.0 points to a record 39.6 percent for the year and operating profit margin reached 16.7 percent. Pretax earnings margin was 13.7 percent.



Emerson Electric Co. is in the portfolios of Bill Frels, Tweedy Browne, Arnold Van Den Berg, Kenneth Fisher, James Barrow, Stanley Druckenmiller, Pioneeer Investments, Tom Gayner, Brian Rogers, David Dreman, Jeremy Grantham, Mario Gabelli, Murray Stahl, Bruce Koyner, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Dodge & Cox,

This month, Sell: VP & Chief Accounting Officer Richard J Schlueter and Sell: Vice Chairman Walter J Galvin sold shares of EMR stock. Sell: Sr. VP, Secy & Gen. Counsel Frank L Steeves and Sell: COO Edward L Monser sold shares in September.