Five Companies Hit 52-Week Highs

Multiple companies have all managed to achieve yearly highs as of late

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Dec 27, 2017
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According to GuruFocus list of 52-week highs, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs.

Kite Pharma Inc (KITE) Reached the 52-Week High of $179.79

Kite Pharma Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It is engaged in the development and commercialization of novel cancer immunotherapy products designed to harness the power of a patient's own immune system to eradicate cancer cells. Kite Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of novel cancer immunotherapy products. In partnership with the National Cancer Institute through a cooperative research and development agreement, Kite is advancing a pipeline of proprietary product candidates, both chimeric antigen receptor and T-cell receptor products, targeting a wide range of cancer indications. The company also has a strategic collaboration with Amgen to develop and commercialize next-generation CAR-T therapies.

The prices of Kite Pharma Inc (KITE) shares have reached $179.79, which is 0.1% off the 52-week high of $179.95. Kite Pharma Inc has a market cap of $10.31 billion; its shares were traded around $179.79 with and P/S ratio of 292.34.

Kite Pharma, Inc. recently reported second quarter 2017 financial results and provided a corporate update for the period ended June 30, 2017. Revenue was $10.1 million for the second quarter of 2017. Research and development expenses were $70.9 million for the second quarter of 2017, including $13.1 million of non-cash stock-based compensation expense. Net loss was $109.8 million, or $1.94 per share, for the second quarter of 2017. Non-GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2017 was $84.7 million, or $1.50 per share, excluding non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $25.2 million.

Boeing Co (BA) Reached the 52-Week High of $295.10

Boeing Co designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems and services. Boeing manufactures commercial airplanes, provides defense equipment, and maintains a small captive finance division. With headquarters in Chicago, the firm competes with Airbus in commercial aviation and with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and several other firms in defense. Sales are split about 70% and 30% between commercial aircraft and defense end markets. In 2016, the firm generated $94.6 billion in sales and employed over 160,000 people.

The prices of Boeing Co (BA) shares have reached $295.10, which is 1.4% off the 52-week high of $299.33. Boeing Co has a market cap of $175.76 billion; its shares were traded around $295.10 with a P/E ratio of 27.17 and P/S ratio of 1.99. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Boeing Co stocks is 1.92%. The forward dividend yield of Boeing Co stocks is 2.32%. Boeing Co had an annual average earnings growth of 7.00% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Boeing Co the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

The Boeing Company reported third-quarter revenue of $24.3 billion with GAAP earnings per share of $3.06, compared to $3.60 in the third quarter 2016, and core earnings per share (non-GAAP) of $2.72, compared to $3.51 in the same quarter in the prior year.

NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI) Reached the 52-Week High of $116.70

NXP Semiconductors NV is a semiconductor company. It mainly provides high-performance mixed signal and standard product solutions for automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. NXP Semiconductors NV is a global semiconductor company. It provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its combined portfolio of intellectual property, deep application knowledge, process technology and manufacturing expertise in the domains of cryptography security, high-speed interface, radio frequency, mixed-signal analog-digital, power management, digital signal processing and embedded system design. The company's product solutions are used in a wide range of end-market applications including, automotive, personal security and identification, wireless and wireline infrastructure, mobile communications, multi-market industrial, consumer and computing.

The prices of NXP Semiconductors NV (NXPI) shares have reached $116.70, which is 1.3% off the 52-week high of $118.20. Nxp Semiconductors Nv has a market cap of $39.56 billion; its shares were traded around $116.70 with a P/E ratio of 20.26 and P/S ratio of 4.44. Nxp Semiconductors Nv had an annual average earnings growth of 15.50% over the past 5 years.

NXP Semiconductors N.V.(NASDAQ:NXPI) recently reported financial results for the third quarter ended October 1, 2017. NXP delivered revenue of $2.39 billion, a decline of 3 percent year on year, and up 8 percent as compared to the prior quarter. In the third quarter, GAAP operating margin was 6.8 percent, a 20-basis point decline from the third quarter of 2016.

Lowe's Companies Inc (LOW) Reached the 52-Week High of $91.19

Lowe's Companies Inc is a home-improvement products dealer. The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling. Lowe's is the second-largest home-improvement retailer in the world and operates more than 2,100 stores throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The firm's stores offer products and services for home decorating, maintenance, repair, and remodeling. Lowe's targets retail do-it-yourself and do-it-for-me customers as well as commercial business clients. We estimate that Lowe's captures around 12% share of the domestic home-improvement market, based on U.S. census estimates for market size.

The prices of Lowe's Companies Inc (LOW) shares have reached $91.19, which is -0.3% off the 52-week high of $90.94. Lowe's Companies Inc has a market cap of $75.67 billion; its shares were traded around $91.19 with a P/E ratio of 21.87 and P/S ratio of 1.12. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Lowe's Companies Inc stocks is 1.67%. The forward dividend yield of Lowe's Companies Inc stocks is 1.80%. Lowe's Companies Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 8.10% over the past 10 years.

Lowe’s Companies, Inc. recently reported net earnings of $872 million and diluted earnings per share of $1.05 for the quarter ended Nov. 3, 2017, compared to net earnings of $379 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.43 in the third quarter of 2016. Diluted earnings per share increased 19.3 percent from adjusted diluted earnings per share of $0.88 in the same period a year ago.

Corp Administration Executive Nelson B Peace sold 3,352 shares of LOW stock on 11/27/2017 at the price of $80.20 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 13.7% since.

Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) Reached the 52-Week High of $66.36

Marathon Petroleum Corp is engaged in the oil & gas sector. The company is engaged in refining, marketing, retail and transportation of petroleum products in the United States. Marathon Petroleum is an independent refiner with seven refineries in the midcontinent and Gulf Coast of the United States with total throughput capacity of 1.7 million barrels per day. Its Speedway retail segment sells transportation fuels through 2,750 stores. The firm also owns and operates crude oil and refined product pipelines. In 2012, Marathon spun off some of these assets into a master limited partnership, MPLX.

The prices of Marathon Petroleum Corp (MPC) shares have reached $66.36, which is 0.0% off the 52-week high of $66.38. Marathon Petroleum Corp has a market cap of $32.41 billion; its shares were traded around $66.36 with a P/E ratio of 20.80 and P/S ratio of 0.48. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Marathon Petroleum Corp stocks is 2.23%. The forward dividend yield of Marathon Petroleum Corp stocks is 2.41%. Marathon Petroleum Corp had an annual average earnings growth of 5.90% over the past 5 years.

Marathon Petroleum Corp. recently reported 2017 third-quarter earnings of $903 million, or $1.77 per diluted share. This compares with $145 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2016.

Ex. VP, HR, Health & Admin. Rodney P. Nichols sold 6,374 shares of MPC stock on 12/14/2017 at the price of $64.93 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 2.2% since.

Sr. Vice President, Marketing Thomas M. Kelley sold 35,604 shares of MPC stock on 12/14/2017 at the price of $64.75 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 2.49% since.

Note: I do not own these stocks.