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Schlumberger, Las Vegas Sands, Southern Co., Hartford Financial Services, Annaly Capital Management and Dropbox present investment opportunities

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Sep 19, 2018
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According to GuruFocus, these stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

Schlumberger reached the 52-week low of $61.23

The price of Schlumberger Ltd. (SLB, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $61.23, which is 26.3% off its 52-week high of $80.35. The company has a market cap of $84.75 billion.

The stock traded with a price-sales ratio of 2.65 as of Sept. 19. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.28%. The forward dividend yield is 3.28%.

Schlumberger provides products and services to the oil and gas industry, including technology for reservoir characterization, drilling, production and processing.

Net income for the second quarter of 2018 was $430 million, up from a net loss of $74 million in the prior-year period.

Director Michael E. Marks bought 8,000 shares on Sept. 6 for an average price of $60.31 per share. The stock price has increased by 1.53% since then.

Las Vegas Sands reached the 52-week low of $60.95

The price of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $60.95, which is 27.4% off the 52-week high of $81.45. The company has a market cap of $48.03 billion.

The stock traded with a price-earnings ratio of 12.70 and a price-sales ratio of 3.53 as of Sept. 19. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 4.89%. The forward dividend yield is 4.97%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 17.40% over the last 10 years.

Las Vegas Sands operates fully integrated resorts with casinos, hotels and entertainment. The company owns the Venetian Macao and Sands Macao in Macau, the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore and the Venetian and Sands Bethlehem casinos in the U.S.

Net income for the three months ended June 30 was $676 million, compared to $639 million for the comparable period of 2017.

Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel Lawrence A. Jacobs sold 66,667 shares on Sept. 6 for an average price of $60.95 per share.

Southern Co. reached the 52-week low of $43.70

The price of Southern Co. (SO, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $43.70, which is 20.8% off the 52-week high of $53.51. The company has a market cap of $44.32 billion.

The stock traded with a price-sales ratio of 18.92 and a price-sales ratio of 1.85 as of Sept. 19. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 5.39%. The forward dividend yield is 5.36%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 0.60% over the past decade.

Southern is a gas and electric utility holidng company. It develops, constructs, acquires, owns and manages generation assets, including renewable energy projects, and sells electricity at market-based rates in the wholesale market.

The company posted a second-quarter loss of $154 million, which was an improvement from a loss of $1.38 billion in the second quarter of 2017.

The Hartford Financial Services Group reached the 52-week low of $50.58

The price of The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. (HIG, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $50.58, which is 17.6% off the 52-week high of $59.20. The company has a market cap of $18.13 billion.

The stock traded with a price-sales ratio of 1.08 as of Sept. 19. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.08%. The forward dividend yield is 2.40%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 8.70% over the last five years.

The company provides insurance and financial services to individual and business customers in the U.S.

Net income for the second quarter was $582 million, compared to a net loss of $40 million in the year-ago quarter.

Annaly Capital Management reached the 52-week low of $10.28

The price of Annaly Capital Management Inc. (NLY, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $10.28, which is 20.9% off the 52-week high of $12.58. The company has a market cap of $13.28 billion.

The stock traded with a price-earnings ratio of 4.02 and a price-sales ratio of 3.57 as of Sept. 19. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 10.91%. The forward dividend yield is 11.67%.

Annaly Capital Management is a mortgage real estate investment trust. It owns a portfolio of real estate-related investments, including mortgage pass-through certificates and collateralized mortgage obligations.

Net income for the second quarter of 2018 was $595.89 million, compared to $14.52 million in the prior-year quarter.

Dropbox reached the 52-week low of $25.66

The price of Dropbox Inc. (DBX, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $25.66, which is 43.0% off the 52-week high of $43.50. The company has a market cap of $10.32 billion.

Its shares traded with a price-sales ratio of 8.30 as of Sept. 19.

Dropbox provides cloud-based file storage, sharing and project collaboration services for individuals and, to a lesser extent, enterprise customers.

Net loss for the second quarter was $4.1 million, compared to $26.8 million in the same period last year.

CEO Andrew Houston sold 61,728 shares on Aug. 24 for an average price of $27.16. The stock price has declined 5.52% since then.

Chief Financial Officer Ajay Vashee sold 13,731 shares on Aug. 24 for an average price of $27.23 per share. In addition, Senior Vice President Quentin Clark sold 16,666 shares and Director Condoleezza Rice sold 25,000 shares. Since then, the stock price has fallen 5.77%.

Chief Accounting Officer Timothy Regan sold 3,000 shares on Aug. 24 for an average price of $27.48 per share. The stock price has declined 6.62% since then.

Chief Operating Officer Dennis Woodside sold 187,274 shares on Aug. 24 for $27.22 per share. The stock price since then has tumbled 5.73%.

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