Weekly 52-Week Highs Highlights

5 companies rise to 52-week highs

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Apr 27, 2016
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According to GuruFocus' list of 52-week highs, these guru stocks have reached their 52-week highs.

Texas Instruments Inc. reached its 52-week high of $58.68

Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN, Financial) designs, manufactures and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers worldwide. The company’s products can be broken down into two segments: Analog and Embedded Processing. Analog semiconductors change real-world signals – such as sound, temperature, pressure or images – by conditioning them, amplifying them and often converting them to a stream of digital data that can be processed by other semiconductors, such as embedded processors. Embedded Processing products are the "brains" of many electronic devices.

The price of Texas Instruments shares has reached $58.68, which is 1.7% off the 52-week high of $59.67. Texas Instruments has a market cap of $58.99 billion; its shares were traded around $58.68 with a P/E ratio of 20.81 and P/S ratio of 4.73. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Texas Instruments stocks is 2.45%. The forward dividend yield of Texas Instruments stocks is 2.59%. Texas Instruments had an annual average earnings growth of 5.90% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Texas Instruments the business predictability rank of 3-star.

In its latest earnings release for fourth quarter 2015, the company reported revenue of $3.19 billion, net income of $836 million and earnings per share of 80 cents. Earnings per share included 9 cents for two items that were not in the company's prior guidance for the quarter.

Chairman, President and CEO Richard K. Templeton sold 65,385 shares of Texas Instruments stock on Jan. 29 at the average price of $51.99. The price of the stock has increased by 12.87% since. Also, Sr. Vice President and CFO Kevin P. March sold 19,327 shares of Texas Instruments stock on Jan. 29 at the average price of $52.21. The price of the stock has increased by 12.39% since.

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. reached its 52-week high of $56.22

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. (TLK, Financial) provides telecommunication services to individual and home customers, companies and institutions in Indonesia. It operates through four segments: Personal, Home, Corporate and Others. Its telecommunications business portfolio encompasses fixed wireline services, fixed wireless services, cellular services, Internet and data communication services, network services, interconnection services and ancillary services. The company offers fixed wireline services, including plain old telephone services, value-added services, Intelligent Network services and session initiation protocol services.

The price of PT Telekomunikasi shares has reached $56.22, which is 0.8% off the 52-week high of $56.68. PT Telekomunikasi has a market cap of $27.6 billion; its shares were traded around $56.22 with a P/E ratio of 23.41 and P/S ratio of 3.53. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of PT Telekomunikasi stocks is 2.01%. The forward dividend yield of PT Telekomunikasi stocks is 2.01%. PT Telekomunikasi had an annual average earnings growth of 5.90% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated PT Telekomunikasi the business predictability rank of 5-star.

In the latest reported quarter of June 20, 2015, the company reported revenues of $1.91 billion, net earnings of $275.74 million and earnings per share (EPS) of 56 cents. Also, gross margins narrowed from 39.51% to 36.75% compared to the same quarter last year, and operating (EBITDA) margins now 43.97% from 50.62%.

Becton Dickinson & Co. reached its 52-week high of $159.88

Becton Dickinson & Co. (BDX, Financial) is a medical technology company engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of medical devices, instrument systems and reagents used by health care institutions, life science researchers, clinical laboratories, general public and the pharmaceutical industry. Its operations include three business segments: BD Medical, BD Diagnostics and BD Biosciences.

The price of Becton Dickinson shares has reached $159.88, which is 0.1% off the 52-week high of $159.99. Becton Dickinson has a market cap of $33.87 billion; its shares were traded around $159.88 with a P/E ratio of 49.04 and P/S ratio of 3.00. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Becton Dickinson stocks is 1.58%. The forward dividend yield of Becton Dickinson stocks is 1.65%. Becton Dickinson had an annual average earnings growth of 6.30% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Becton Dickinson the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

In its latest earnings release for first quarter fiscal 2016, the company announced adjusted revenues of $2.99 billion, an increase of 45.9%, or 53.8% on a currency-neutral basis. On a comparable, currency-neutral basis, adjusted revenues grew 1.8%. As reported, revenues increased 45.6% to $2.986 billion. The company also reported adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.96 increased 28.1%, or 45.8% on a currency-neutral basis. As reported, diluted earnings per share were $1.06.

Chairman, CEO and President Vincent A. Forlenza sold 17,762 shares of Becton Dickinson stock on Dec. 8, 2015 at the average price of $153.1. The price of the stock has increased by 4.43% since.

Lockheed Martin Corp. reached its 52-week high of $232.16

Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT, Financial) is a security and aerospace company. The company is engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustenance of advanced technology systems, products and services. It also provides a range of management, engineering, technical, scientific, logistics and information services. It serves customers with products and services that have defense, civil and commercial applications with its principal customers being agencies of the U.S. government. The company operates in five business segments: Aeronautics, Information Systems & Global Solutions (IS&GS), Missiles and Fire Control (MFC), Mission Systems and Training (MST) and Space Systems.

The price of Lockheed Martin shares has reached $232.16, which exceeds the 52-week high of $228.12. Lockheed Martin has a market cap of $70.92 billion; its shares were traded around $232.16 with a P/E ratio of 20.26 and P/S ratio of 1.60. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Lockheed Martin stocks is 2.70%. The forward dividend yield of Lockheed Martin stocks is 2.92%. Lockheed Martin had an annual average earnings growth of 7.80% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Lockheed Martin the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

Lockheed Martin reported first-quarter 2016 net sales of $11.7 billion, compared to $10.1 billion in the first quarter of 2015. Net earnings in the first quarter were $794 million, or $2.58 per share, compared to $878 million, or $2.74 per share, in the first quarter of 2015. Cash from operations in the first quarter of 2016 was $1.6 billion, compared to $1.0 billion in the first quarter of 2015.

Executive Vice President Sondra L. Barbour sold 19,587 shares of Lockheed Martin stock on March 2 at the average price of $216.8. The price of the stock has increased by 7.08% since.

McGraw Hill Financial reached its 52-week high of $106.76

McGraw Hill Financial Inc. (MHFI, Financial) offers a portfolio of products in the areas of medication management, infection prevention, operating room and procedural effectiveness, and respiratory care. Its primary product brands include: Alaris intravenous (IV) infusion systems, Pyxis and Rowa automated medication dispensing and supply management systems, AVEA, Vela and LTV Series respiratory ventilators, ChloraPrep skin antiseptic products, MedMined data mining surveillance software and analytics, Vital Signs single-use consumables for respiratory care and anesthesiology and Jaeger and SensorMedics cardiopulmonary diagnostic equipment. The company operates in two business segments: Medical Systems and Procedural Solutions.

The price of McGraw Hill Financial shares has reached $106.76, which is 1.3% off the 52-week high of $108.14. McGraw Hill Financial has a market cap of $28.32 billion; its shares were traded around $106.76 with a P/E ratio of 25.34 and P/S ratio of 5.55. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of McGraw Hill Financial stocks is 1.27%. The forward dividend yield of McGraw Hill Financial stocks is 1.40%.

McGraw Hill Financial recently reported first quarter results with revenue of $1.34 billion, an increase of 5% compared to the same period last year. Net income and diluted earnings per share were $294 million and $1.10.

EMD, Chief Risk Officer Donald R. Howard sold 3,700 and sold 3,000 shares of McGraw Hill Financial stock on March 7 and March 24 at the average price of $96.28 and $93.94. The price of the stock has increased by 10.88% and 13.65% since.