52-Week Company Lows

Prices fall for ExxonMobil, Simon Property, Occidental Petroleum, General Mills, Target, Kroger

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Mar 09, 2017
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According to GuruFocus’ list, these stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

ExxonMobil reached the 52-week low of $81.03

The price of ExxonMobil Corp. (XOM, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $81.03, which is 15.5% off the 52-week high of $95.55. The company has a market cap of $335.99 billion.

As of March 8 its shares traded at $81.03 with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 43.17 and a price-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.50. ExxonMobil's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.71%. The forward dividend yield is 3.64%.

ExxonMobil is engaged in energy, involving exploration for and production of crude oil and natural gas, manufacture of petroleum products and transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products.

Earnings for the fourth quarter of 2016 were $1.7 billion, a decrease of $1.1 billion, or 40%, from the fourth quarter of 2015.

Simon Property Group reached the 52-week low of $174.69

The price of Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $174.69, which is 24.4% off the 52-week high of $229.10. The company has a market cap of $62.95 billion.

As of March 8 its shares traded at $174.69 with a P/E ratio of 29.76 and a P/S ratio of 10.02. Simon Property's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.81%. The forward dividend yield is 3.95%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 3.40% over the past 10 years.

Simon Property is a real estate investment trust (REIT). It owns, develops and manages retail real estate properties such as malls, outlets and community and lifestyle centers.

Net income attributable to common stockholders was $1.836 billion, or $5.87 per diluted share, as compared to $1.824 billion, or $5.88 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.

Occidental Petroleum reached the 52-week low of $62.06

The price of Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $62.06, which is 20.9% off the 52-week high of $78.48. The company has a market cap of $47.43 billion.

As of March 8 its shares traded at $62.06 with a P/S ratio of 4.56. Occidental's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 4.86%. The forward dividend yield is 4.70%.

Occidental Petroleum is a multinational organization whose subsidiaries and affiliates operate in the oil and gas, chemical and midstream, marketing and other segments.

The company reported a loss of $272 million for the fourth quarter of 2016.

Director Stephen I. Chazen sold 4,000 shares for $67.33 per share on Feb. 9; 4,000 shares for $66.42 per share on Feb. 16; 4,000 shares for $66.26 per share on Feb. 23; and 4,000 shares for $65.49 per share on March 2. The stock price has decreased by 5.24% since.

General Mills reached the 52-week low of $60.07

The price of General Mills Inc. (GIS, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $60.07, which is 19.5% off the 52-week high of $72.95. The company has a market cap of $34.84 billion.

As of March 8 its shares traded at $60.07 with a P/E ratio of 22.39 and a P/S ratio of 2.30. General Mills' trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.15%. The forward dividend yield is 3.19%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 4.90% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated General Mills’ business predictability at 2.5 stars.

General Mills is a manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer foods sold through retail stores. It supplies branded and unbranded food products to the foodservice and commercial baking industries.

Net sales for the second quarter of 2017 decreased 7% to $4.1 billion.

Target reached the 52-week low of $55.02

The price of Target Corp. (TGT, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $55.02, which is 34.6% off the 52-week high of $84.14. The company has a market cap of $30.6 billion.

As of March 8 its shares traded at $55.02 with a P/E ratio of 11.62 and a P/S ratio of 0.47. Target's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 4.30%. The forward dividend yield is 4.35%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 4.70% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Target’s business predictability at 2.5 stars.

Fourth-quarter 2016 sales decreased 4.3% to $20.7 billion from $21.6 billion last year.

Executive Officer Don H. Liu bought 2,000 shares for $58.2 per share on March 2. Liu also purchased 2,000 shares for $57 per share on March 6. The stock price has decreased by 3.47% since.

Executive Officer Cathy R. Smith bought 5,000 shares for $58.95 per share on March 1. The stock price has decreased by 6.67% since.

Kroger reached the 52-week low of $29.00

The price of The Kroger Co. (KR, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $29.00, which is 26.8% off the 52-week high of $39.22. The company has a market cap of $26.8 billion.

As of March 8 its shares traded at $29.00 with a P/E ratio of 13.94 and a P/S ratio of 0.24. Kroger's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 1.60%. The forward dividend yield is 1.67%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 12.10% over the past 10 years.

Kroger operates retail food and drug stores, multidepartment stores, jewelry stores and convenience stores throughout the U.S. It also manufactures and processes some of the food for sale in its supermarkets.

Net earnings for the fourth quarter totaled $506 million. Net earnings in the same period last year were $559 million.

Vice President and Treasurer Todd A. Foley sold 11,000 shares for $29.53 per share on March 3. The stock price has decreased by 1.79% since.

Disclosure: I do not own stock in any of the companies mentioned in the article.

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