According to GuruFocus list of 52-week highs, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs.
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $152.38
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. is engaged in manufacturing and supplying of flavors and fragrances for the food, beverage, personal care and household products industries either in the form of compounds or individual ingredients. International Flavors & Fragrances specializes in proprietary formulations, partnering with customers to deliver custom solutions. The company derives roughly half its sales from flavors and half from fragrances, with a slightly higher share of profits coming from its flavors business. Along with Givaudan, Firmenich and Symrise, International Flavors & Fragrances is one of the Big Four flavor and fragrance companies.
The prices of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. shares have reached $152.38, which is 1.0% off the 52-week high of $153.97. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. has a market cap of $12.03 billion; its shares were traded around $152.38 with a P/E ratio of 29.19 and P/S ratio of 3.66. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc stocks is 1.71%. The forward dividend yield of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. stocks is 1.81%. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 6.60% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.
The company has recently reported net sales for the third quarter 2017 totaled $872.9 million, an increase of 12% from $777.0 million for the third quarter of 2016. Also, operating profit for the third quarter was $157.7 million versus $124.4 million reported in 2016. Finally, earnings per share (EPS) for the third quarter was $1.39 per diluted share versus $1.12 per diluted share reported in 2016.
EVP, GC and Corporate Secretary Anne Chwat sold 3,000 shares of IFF stock on Nov. 15 2017 at the price of $149.61 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 1.85% since.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (HLT, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $75.76
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. operates hotels and resorts. The company manages a total or approximately 750,000 rooms across over 10 brands. Some of its brands include Hampton, Hilton, Home2, Curio, Canopy and Tru. Hilton is an operator of 838,000 rooms across 14 brands addressing the midscale through luxury segments. Hampton and Hilton are the two largest brands by total room count at around 30% each, while Home2, Curio, Canopy and Tru represent low single digits of existing rooms but high single digits of the pipeline room base. Managed and franchised represent 90% of adjusted EBITDA. Americas represents 75% of total adjusted EBITDA, while Asia-Pacific is 10%, Europe 12%, and Africa and Middle East is 3%.
The prices of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. shares have reached $75.76, which is 0.6% off the 52-week high of $76.22. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. has a market cap of $24.24 billion; its shares were traded around $75.76 with a P/E ratio of 757.60 and P/S ratio of 1.92. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. stocks is 0.79%. The forward dividend yield of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. stocks is 0.79%. Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 12.10% over the past 5 years.
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. recently reported its third quarter 2017 results. Diluted EPS for the third quarter was $0.55 and diluted EPS, adjusted for special items, was 56 cents, an increase of 37% from the third quarter of 2016 on a pro forma basis. Net income for the third quarter was $181 million. Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter was $524 million, an increase of 11% from pro forma Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2016.
Arista Networks Inc. (ANET, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $242.06
Arista Networks Inc. is a supplier of cloud networking solutions that use software innovations to address the needs of large-scale Internet companies, cloud service providers and next-generation enterprise. Arista is a data center network equipment vendor focused on low-latency, high-performance and scalable solutions. Arista Networks was founded to deliver software-driven cloud networking solutions for large data center and computing environments. Arista offers a broad portfolio of Gigabit Ethernet solutions, including 1/10/40 and 100GbE switches that redefine network architectures, bring extensibility to networking and dramatically change the price/performance of data center networks.
The prices of Arista Networks Inc. shares have reached $242.06, which is 1.5% off the 52-week high of $245.65. Arista Networks Inc. has a market cap of $17.69 billion; its shares were traded around $242.06 with a P/E ratio of 50.02 and P/S ratio of 12.46.
Arista Networks Inc. recently announced financial results for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, 2017.
The company recently released its third quarter financials:
- Revenue of $437.6 million, an increase of 8.0% compared to the second quarter of 2017, and an increase of 50.8% from the third quarter of 2016.
- GAAP gross margin of 64.1%, compared to GAAP gross margin of 64.1% in the second quarter of 2017 and 64.2% in the third quarter of 2016.
- Non-GAAP gross margin of 64.4%, compared to non-GAAP gross margin of 64.4% in the second quarter of 2017 and 64.6% in the third quarter of 2016.
- GAAP net income of $133.7 million, or $1.68 per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $51.3 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2016.
- Non-GAAP net income of $128.2 million, or $1.62 per diluted share, compared to non-GAAP net income of $61.2 million, or $0.83 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2016.
President and CEO Jayshree Ullal sold 52,557 shares of ANET stock on Nov. 16, 2017, at the price of $231.82 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 4.42% since.
Zoetis Inc. (ZTS, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $71.29
Zoetis Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of drugs providing medicines for animal health, and vaccines for livestock and companion animals. Its products are anti-infectives, vaccines, parasiticides, medicated feed additives and other related products. Zoetis sells anti-infectives, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics and other health products for animals. The firm earns the majority of its revenue from production animals (cattle, pigs, poultry and so on) but also sells companion animal (dogs, horses, cats) products. The firm has the largest market share in the industry and was previously Pfizer's animal health unit.
The prices of Zoetis Inc. shares have reached $71.29, which is 1.2% off the 52-week high of $72.14. Zoetis Inc. has a market cap of $34.74 billion; its shares were traded around $71.29 with a P/E ratio of 37.52 and P/S ratio of 6.88. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Zoetis Inc. stocks is 0.59%. The forward dividend yield of Zoetis Inc. stocks is 0.59%. Zoetis Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 12.90% over the past five years.
Zoetis Inc. recently reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2017 and raised its full year guidance for revenue and net income. The company reported revenue of $1.3 billion for the third quarter of 2017, an increase of 9% compared with the third quarter of 2016. Net income for the third quarter of 2017 was $298 million, or 61 cents per diluted share, an increase of 25% and 27%, respectively, on a reported basis. Adjusted net income for the third quarter of 2017 was $322 million, or 65 cents per diluted share, an increase of 25%, on a reported basis.
Fiserv Inc. (FISV, Financial) reached the 52-week high of $128.13
Fiserv Inc. is a business solutions provider. Its service offering primarily includes electronic processing services. Fiserv is a leading provider of core processing and complementary services, such as electronic funds transfer, payment processing, and loan processing, for U.S. banks and credit unions. It serves 13,000 clients, with a focus on its legacy business with small and midsize banks.
The prices of Fiserv Inc. shares have reached $128.13, which is 1.6% off the 52-week high of $130.20. Fiserv Inc has a market cap of $26.7 billion; its shares were traded around $128.13 with a P/E ratio of 30.51 and P/S ratio of 4.97. Fiserv Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 11.60% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Fiserv Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.
Fiserv Inc. recently reported financial results for the third quarter of 2017.GAAP revenue for the company increased 1% to $1.40 billion in the third quarter compared to the prior year period, with 3 percent growth in the Payments segment and 1% decline in the Financial segment. GAAP earnings per share was $1.08 in the third quarter and $3.23 in the first nine months of 2017, increasing 13% and 2%, respectively, compared to the prior year periods.
Adjusted revenue increased 2% to $1.34 billion in the third quarter and 3% to $3.98 billion in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the prior year periods. Adjusted earnings per share increased 11% to $1.27 in the third quarter and 13% to $3.71 in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the prior year periods.
President and CEO Jeffery W. Yabuki sold 2,000 shares of FISV stock on Nov. 21, 2017, at the average price of $128.35. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.17% since.
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