Guru Stocks at 52-Week Lows: VOD, PRA, DCM, OXY, NTT

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Dec 17, 2012
According to GuruFocus list of 52-week lows, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

Vodafone Group Plc (VOD, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $25.63

The prices of Vodafone Group Plc (VOD) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $25.63, which is 16.7% off the 52-week high of $30.07. Vodafone Group Plc is owned by 23 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 10 have added to their positions during the past quarter. Eleven reduced their positions.

Vodafone Group Plc is a provider of mobile communications. Vodafone Group Plc has a market cap of $127.24 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.63 with and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of Vodafone Group Plc stocks is 5.8%.

Vodafone recently reported its financial results for the 6 months ended September 30, 2012. Group revenues for the two quarter were £m 21,780, down 7.4% compared with results from a year ago.

Ken Fisher bought 9,805,503 shares in the quarter that ended on 09/30/2012, which is 0.77% of the $36.13 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management LLC. Dodge & Cox owns 24,959,075 shares as of 09/30/2012, which accounts for 0.93% of the $76.68 billion portfolio of Dodge & Cox. Charles Brandes owns 1,055,786 shares as of 09/30/2012, which accounts for 0.37% of the $8.16 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment.

Praktiker AG (PRA, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $1.11

The prices of Praktiker AG (PRA) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $1.11, which is 60.2% off the 52-week high of $2.69. Praktiker AG is owned by five Gurus we are tracking. Among them, one has added to his position during the past quarter. Five reduced their positions.

ProAssurance Corporation was incorporated in Delaware as the successor to its predecessor company, Medical Assurance Inc. Proassurance Corporation has a market cap of $2.86 billion; its shares were traded at around $85.83 with a P/E ratio of 9.8 and P/S ratio of 4. The dividend yield of Proassurance Corporation stocks is 1.1%. Proassurance Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 30% over the past 10 years.

In the third quarter 2012, the Praktiker Group generated sales of 758.2 million euro which is 10.2 percent down from the year-earlier period (844.4 million euro). During the first nine months of the current financial year, Group sales came in at 2,308.0 million euro. This is 6.5 percent less than one year earlier.

James Barrow owns 435,895 shares as of 09/30/2012, which accounts for 0.078% of the $50.35 billion portfolio of Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss.

Director Magnus James Gorrie bought 500 shares of PRA stock on 09/11/2012 at the average price of $89.24. Magnus James Gorrie owns at least 1,135 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 3.82% since.

NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $14.3

The prices of NTT DoCoMo Inc. (DCM) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $14.3, which is 26.2% off the 52-week high of $18.78. NTT DoCoMo Inc. is owned by five Gurus we are tracking. Among them, five have added to their positions during the past quarter. Zero reduced their positions.

NTT DoCoMo Inc. is a joint stock corporation that was incorporated under the laws of Japan in August 1991 as the wireless telecommunications arm of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. Ntt Docomo, Inc. has a market cap of $61.25 billion; its shares were traded at around $14.3 with a P/E ratio of 10.2 and P/S ratio of 1.2. The dividend yield of NTT DoCoMo Inc. stocks is 4.5%. NTT DoCoMo Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 5.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated NTT DoCoMo Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

Ken Fisher bought 254,490 shares in the quarter that ended on 09/30/2012, which is 0.011% of the $36.13 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management LLC. Joel Greenblatt owns 14,589 shares as of 09/30/2012, an increase of 20.71% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.016% of the $1.5 billion portfolio of Gotham Capital.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $76.2

The prices of Occidental Petroleum Corporation (OXY) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $76.2, which is 30.2% off the 52-week high of $105.46. Occidental Petroleum Corporation is owned by 21 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 11 have added to their positions during the past quarter. Eleven reduced their positions.

Occidental Petroleum Corporation is a Delaware corporation. Occidental Petroleum Corporation has a market cap of $61.07 billion; its shares were traded at around $76.2 with a P/E ratio of 10.4 and P/S ratio of 2.6. The dividend yield of Occidental Petroleum Corporation stocks is 2.9%. Occidental Petroleum Corporation had an annual average earnings growth of 13.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Occidental Petroleum Corporation the business predictability rank of 2-star.

OXY recently announced income from continuing operations of $1.4 billion ($1.70 per diluted share) for the third quarter of 2012, compared with the third quarter of 2011 income from continuing operations of $1.8 billion ($2.18 per diluted share).

Ray Dalio owns 28,900 shares as of 09/30/2012, an increase of 77.3% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.033% of the $7.44 billion portfolio of Bridgewater Associates. T. Boone Pickens sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 09/30/2012. Joel Greenblatt sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 09/30/2012.

Director Avedick Baruyr Poladian bought 5,000 shares of OXY stock on 12/04/2012 at the average price of $73.43. Avedick Baruyr Poladian owns at least 30,000 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 3.77% since.

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (NTT, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $21.46

The prices of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp (NTT) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $21.46, which is 20.1% off the 52-week high of $25.95. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp is owned by six Gurus we are tracking. Among them, two have added to their positions during the past quarter. Three reduced their positions.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation was incorporated as a limited liability, joint-stock company under the NTT Law on April 1, 1985. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp has a market cap of $53.98 billion; its shares were traded at around $21.46 with a P/E ratio of 9.1 and P/S ratio of 0.4. The dividend yield of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp stocks is 4%. Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 2.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp the business predictability rank of 2-star.

David Dreman owns 180,592 shares as of 09/30/2012, which accounts for 0.11% of the $4.01 billion portfolio of Dreman Value Management. John Hussman owns 20,000 shares as of 09/30/2012, which accounts for 0.011% of the $4.15 billion portfolio of Hussman Economtrics Advisors. Charles Brandes owns 6,165,869 shares as of 09/30/2012, which accounts for 1.8% of the $8.16 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment.