Weekly 52-Week Highs Highlights: Tyson Foods, McDonald's, Philip Morris International, Kellogg

A review of companies that achieved their 52-week highs

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Oct 26, 2015
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According to GuruFocus list of 52-week highs, Tyson Foods Inc. (TSN, Financial), McDonald’s Corp. (MCD, Financial), Philip Morris International Inc. (PM, Financial) and Kellogg Co. (K, Financial) have all reached their 52-week highs.

Tyson Foods Inc. reached the 52-week high of $47.71

Tyson Foods has a market cap of $19.27 billion. Its shares were traded at around $47.44 with a P/E ratio of 17.80 and P/S ratio of 0.47. The dividend yield of Tyson Foods stocks is 0.79%, and the company had an annual average earnings growth of 7.80% over the past 10 years.

Tyson Foods released its third quarter 2015 results. In this quarter, sales were $10.1 billion, which compares to $9.7 billion for the prior year quarter. Net income was $343 million, or 83 cents per diluted share, which compares to net income of $260 million, or 73 cents per share for the same quarter last year. Cash flows from operations were $864 million, and overall adjusted operating margin was 5.6%.

McDonald's Corp. reached the 52-week high of $112.87

McDonald's has a market cap of $106.04 billion. Its shares were traded at around $112.59 with a P/E ratio of 34.90 and P/S ratio of 4.21. The dividend yield of McDonald's stocks is 3.02%, and the company had an annual average earnings growth of 12.00% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated McDonald’s the business predictability rank of 4-star.

McDonald’s recently released its third quarter 2015 results ended Sept. 30. Global comparable sales increased 4% in this quarter, while consolidated revenues were down 5% (up 7% in constant currencies). Diluted EPS increased 28% (44% in constant currencies) year-over-year to $1.40.

Philip Morris International Inc. reached the 52-week high of $89.63

Philip Morris International has a market cap of $138.85 billion. Its shares were traded at around $89.63 with a P/E ratio of 26.50 and P/S ratio of 5.03. The company has a dividend yield of 4.49%, and an annual average earnings growth of 10.90% over the past 10 years.

For its recently reported third quarter 2015, Philip Morris generated diluted EPS of $1.25, down by 9.4% compared to the $1.38 reported in the year-ago period. On a constant currency basis, diluted EPS were up 17.4%. Net revenues were down by 11.8% to $6.9 billion, or up by 5.9% on a constant currency basis. The company increased its quarterly dividend to $1.02.

Kellogg Co. reached the 52-week high of $72.34

Kellogg is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of ready-to-eat cereal and convenience foods. The company has a market cap of $25.35 billion, and its shares were traded at around $71.70 with a P/E ratio of 67.30 and P/S ratio of 1.80. The dividend yield of Kellogg stocks is 2.75%. Kellogg had an annual average earnings growth of 1.40% over the past 10 years.

For its second quarter of 2015, Kellogg reported constant currency net sales of $3.69 billion, up 0.1% versus the prior year quarter. Reported earnings were down 23% year over year to $223 million, or 63 cents per share. Currency-neutral diluted EPS were 97 cents, down 4.9%.

W.K. Foundation Trust Kellogg,Ă‚ 10% owner,Ă‚ sold 184,424 shares of Kellog stock on Oct. 22 for the average price of $71.2.

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