Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: Banco Ita Holding Financeira S.A, Cardinal Health Inc, Open Solutions Inc, AmeriVest Properties Inc, First BanCorp.

Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: ITU, CAH, OPEN, AMV, FBP

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Sep 08, 2009
Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Banco Ita Holding Financeira S.A, Cardinal Health Inc, Open Solutions Inc, AmeriVest Properties Inc, and First BanCorp. According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

Last week's top two out of favor industries were the Electricity and Banking industries. 2 stocks have reached their 52-week lows, while 1 has reached its 52-week high, giving the industry a low/high ratio of 2. In the banking industry, 22 stocks have reached their 52-week lows, while 14 have reached their 52-week highs, giving the industry a low/high ratio of 1.57.

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Banco Ita Holding Financeira S.A. (ITU, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $14.39

The prices of Banco Ita Holding Financeira S.A. (ITU) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $14.39, which is 45.9% off the 52-week high of $25.88. Banco Ita Holding Financeira S.A. is owned by 1 Guru we are tracking.

BANCO ITAU -ADR's main goal is to focus on an equilibrium between growth and profitability aimed at always generating value for the stockholder in the long run. Banco Ita Holding Financeira S.a. has a market cap of $48.86 billion; its shares were traded at around $14.39 with a P/E ratio of 10.9. The dividend yield of Banco Ita Holding Financeira S.a. stocks is 0.5%.

Kenneth Fisher owns 229,386 shares as of 06/30/2009, which accounts for 0.01% of the $24.67 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC.

Cardinal Health Inc. (CAH, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $25.76

The prices of Cardinal Health Inc. ( CAH) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $25.76, which is 55.1% off the 52-week high of $55.57. Cardinal Health Inc. is owned by 9 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 8 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 1 reduced their positions.

Cardinal Health Inc. is one of the leading providers of products and services to healthcare providers and manufacturers to help them improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare. The company has a market cap of $9.27 billion; its shares were traded at around $25.76 with a P/E ratio of 7.36 and P/S ratio of 0.09. The dividend yield of Cardinal Health Inc. stocks is 5.65%. Cardinal Health Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 10.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Cardinal Health Inc. the business predictability rank of 3-star.

Cardinal Health recently reported its fiscal 2009 results, and it also provided its fiscal 2010 outlook. The company announced that its consolidated revenue grew 9% to nearly $100 billion. "Fiscal 2009 saw accelerated investments to improve our ability to serve customers, as well as disciplined cost-containment measures, all of which will continue through an important transition year in fiscal 2010," said R. Kerry Clark, chairman and chief executive officer of Cardinal Health. "With the improvement in the core businesses within the Healthcare Supply Chain Services segment and the resumption of customer installations for the Alaris System, both Cardinal Health and CareFusion have solid foundations and initiatives in place to position themselves for long-term success."

David Einhorn bought 3,971,173 shares in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2009, which is 4.39% of the $2.76 billion portfolio of Greenlight Capital Inc. David Dreman owns 199,355 shares as of 06/30/2009, an increase of 2425.08% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.19% of the $3.12 billion portfolio of Dreman Value Management. Edward Owens owns 6,236,708 shares as of 06/30/2009, which accounts for 1.14% of the $16.74 billion portfolio of Vanguard Health Care Fund.

Sell: Director Richard C Notebaert sold 4,517 shares of CAH stock on 08/20/2009 at the average price of $34.64; the price of the stock has decreased by 25.64% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.

Open Solutions Inc. (OPEN, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $26.65

The prices of Open Solutions Inc. (OPEN) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $26.65, which is 23.4% off the 52-week high of $33.74. Open Solutions Inc. is owned by 1 Gurus we are tracking.

OpenTable is the leading supplier of reservation table management and guest management software for restaurants. The company is headquartered in San Francisco California. Open Solutions Inc. has a market cap of $589.74 million; its shares were traded at around $26.65 .

Ron Baron bought 30,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2009, which is 0.01% of the $11.99 billion portfolio of Baron Funds.

AmeriVest Properties Inc (AMV, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $7.85

The prices of AmeriVest Properties Inc ( AMV) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $7.85, which is 20.4% off the 52-week high of $9.86. AmeriVest Properties Inc is owned by 1 Gurus we are tracking.

Alternative Asset Management Acquisition Corp. is a newly organized blank check company formed for the purpose of acquiring through a merger capital stock exchange asset acquisition stock purchase reorganization or similar business combination one or more businesses or assets in the alternative asset management sector or a related business. Amerivest Properties Inc has a market cap of $406.24 million; its shares were traded at around $7.85 with a P/E ratio of 112.14.

Jean-Marie Eveillard bought 328,600 shares in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2009, which is 0.04% of the $8.91 billion portfolio of Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, LLC.

First BanCorp. (FBP, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $3.16

The prices of First BanCorp. ( FBP) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $3.16, which is 74.9% off the 52-week high of $12.17. First BanCorp. is owned by 1 Gurus we are tracking. First Bancorp distinguished itself by providing innovative marketing strategies and novel products to attract clients. It has a market cap of $292.44 million; its shares were traded at around $3.16 with and P/S ratio of 0.24. First Bancorp. had an annual average earning growth of 11.1% over the past 10 years.

Arnold Schneider owns 2,588,250 shares as of 06/30/2009, which accounts for 0.71% of the $1.44 billion portfolio of Schneider Capital Management.

Buy: EVP & General Counsel Lawrence Odell bought 10,000 shares of FBP stock on 08/10/2009 at the average price of $4.03; the price of the stock has decreased by 21.59% since.

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