Guru Stocks at 52-Week Low: First Financial Northwest, Inc, Stericycle Inc, SAIC Inc, First BanCorp, Array BioPharma Inc.

Guru Stocks at 52-Week Lows: FNW, SRCL, SAI, FBP, ARRY

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Sep 27, 2009
Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were FFNW, SRCL, SAI, FBP, and ARRY. According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

Last week's top two out of favor industries were the Oil and Gas Producers and Banking industries. 3 Oil and Gas companies have reached their 52-week lows, while 1 has reached its 52-week high, giving the industry a low/high ratio of 3. In the banking industry, 25 stocks have reached their 52-week lows, while 27 have reached their 52-week highs, giving the industry a low/high ratio of 0.93.

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FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. (FFNW, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $5.87

The prices of FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. (FFNW) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $5.87, which is 45.4% off the 52-week high of $10.75. FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST, INC. is owned by 1 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 0 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 1 reduced their positions. FIRST FINANCIAL NORTHWEST INC. is a Washington corporation headquartered in Renton Washington. It is the parent company of First Savings Bank Northwest; a Washington chartered stock savings bank that was originally organized in 1923. The Company serves the Puget Sound Region of Washington that includes King Snohomish and Pierce Counties through its full-service banking office. The Company is part of the America's Community Bankers NASDAQ Index. First Financial Northwest, Inc. has a market cap of $119.5 million; its shares were traded at around $5.87 with and P/S ratio of 1.9. The dividend yield of First Financial Northwest, Inc. stocks is 5.8%.

FFNW recently reported its second quarter results. The company announced that it had a net loss of $1.49 per diluted share for the quarter, compared to a net gain of 10 cents per diluted share in the quarter that ended on June 30 th, 2008.

John Keeley owns 635,000 shares as of 06/30/2009, which accounts for 0.09% of the $5.82 billion portfolio of Keeley Fund Management.

Stericycle Inc. (SRCL, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $47.46

The prices of Stericycle Inc. (SRCL) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $47.46, which is 29.3% off the 52-week high of $64.77. Stericycle Inc. is owned by 2 Gurus we are tracking. Stericycle Inc. is a multi-regional integrated company employing proprietary technology to provide environmentally-responsible management of regulated medical waste for the health care industry. The Company has a market cap of $4.04 billion; its shares were traded at around $47.46 with a P/E ratio of 25 and P/S ratio of 3.8. Stericycle Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 41.8% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Stericycle Inc. the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

Stericycle recently reported its second quarter results. The company announced that its revneus were $289.3 million, up over 4% compared with results from a year ago. Net income was $43.9 million, or 51 cents per diluted share.

Ron Baron owns 1,141,303 shares as of 06/30/2009, which accounts for 0.49% of the $11.99 billion portfolio of Baron Funds. Ruane Cunniff owns 6,600 shares as of 06/30/2009, which accounts for less than 0.01% of the $6.9 billion portfolio of Ruane & Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.

Sell: CFO Brink Frank Jm Ten sold 12,500 shares of SRCL stock on 07/31/2009 at the average price of $51.44; the price of the stock has decreased by 7.74% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.

SAIC Inc. (SAI, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $17.4

The prices of SAIC Inc. (SAI) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $17.4, which is 16.4% off the 52-week high of $20.31. SAIC Inc. is owned by 1 Guru we are tracking. SAIC INC is a scientific engineering and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world in national security energy and the environment critical infrastructure and health. The company has a market cap of $3.55 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.4 with a P/E ratio of 14.7 and P/S ratio of 0.4.

SAIC recently reported its second quarter fiscal year 2010 results. The company announced that its revenues were up 8% compared to results from a year ago, to $2.75 million. Operating income was up1 7%, and diluted EPS was up 19 percent, to 31 cents per share.

Ron Baron owns 2,712,200 shares as of 06/30/2009, which accounts for 0.42% of the $11.99 billion portfolio of Baron Funds.

Sell: Group President Joseph W Iii Craver sold 40,000 shares of SAI stock on 06/09/2009 at the average price of $18.25; the price of the stock has decreased by 4.66% since.

First BanCorp. (FBP, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $3.09

The prices of First BanCorp. (FBP) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $3.09, which is 74.9% off the 52-week high of $12.17. First BanCorp. is owned by 1 Guru we are tracking. First Bancorp distinguished itself by providing innovative marketing strategies and novel products to attract clients. It has a market cap of $285.9 million; its shares were traded at around $3.09 with and P/S ratio of 0.3. First Bancorp. had an annual average earning growth of 11.1% over the past 10 years.

First Bancorp recently reported its second quarter results. The company announced that its second quarter net income was $35 million, compared to $5.3 million in the second quarter of 2008. The company realized a $53.8 million gain related the the acquisition of Cooperative Bank.

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 23.33% since. Buy: Director Cortada Jose Menendez bought 1,000 shares of FBP stock on 08/05/2009 at the average price of $3.18; the price of the stock has decreased by 2.83% since.

Array BioPharma Inc. (ARRY, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $2.49

The prices of Array BioPharma Inc. (ARRY) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $2.49, which is 70.7% off the 52-week high of $8.51. Array BioPharma Inc. is owned by 1 Guru we are tracking. Array BioPharma Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery development and commercialization of targeted small molecule drugs to treat life threatening and debilitating diseases. The company has a market cap of $119.9 million; its shares were traded at around $2.49 with and P/S ratio of 4.8. Array Biopharma Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 32.7% over the past 5 years.

Array BioPharma recently reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year fiscal 2009. The company announced that it had a revenue of $5.5 million for the fourth quarter, compared to $6.1 million for the same period in 2008.

Sell: CFO Michael Carruthers sold 882 shares of ARRY stock on 08/24/2009 at the average price of $4.17; the price of the stock has decreased by 40.29% since. Other insiders are also decreasing their positions in the company.

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