According to GuruFocus updates, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs: DIRECTV Group Inc. (DTV, Financial), Campbell Soup Company (CPB, Financial), General Mills Inc. (GIS, Financial), Kellogg Company (K, Financial), and Altria Group Inc. (MO, Financial).
DIRECTV Class A is a provider of digital multichannel television entertainment, broadband satellite networks and services, and global video and data broadcasting in the United States and Latin America. Directv Group Inc. The has a market cap of $34 billion; its shares were traded at around $37.23 with a P/E ratio of 20.3 and P/S ratio of 1.5. Directv Group Inc. The had an annual average earning growth of 33.4% over the past 10 years.
On May 06, the DIRECTV Group Inc. reported an increase in first quarter 2010 revenues of 14% to $5.61 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortization1 (OPBDA) of 44% to $1.58 billion and a more than doubling of operating profit to $956 million compared to last year's first quarter. DIRECTV reported that first quarter net income more than doubled to $558 million and diluted earnings per share nearly tripled to $0.59 compared with the same period last year.
DIRECTV Group Inc. is in the portfolios of Mason Hawkins, Chase Coleman, Lee Ainslie, Seth Klarman, Bill Nygren, George Soros, PRIMECAP Management, Daniel Loeb, Jim Simions, John Paulson, Wallace Weitz, Louis Moore Bacom, Bruce Koyner, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Dodge & Cox, Steven Cohen, George Soros, and Murray Stahl.
Last week, Sell:: EVP and CFO Patrick T Doyle sold 5,084 shares of DTV stock. Buy:: President and CEO Michael D White bought 59,400 shares in February, and Buy:: Director Michael D White bought 100,000 shares in December. Sell:: Exec VP and General Counsel Larry D Hunter sold 10,988 shares this month; Sell:: Exec. VP Michael W Palkovic sold 1,292 shares in April and Sell:: Director Gregory B Maffei sold 22,875 shares in March.
Campbell Soup Company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is a global manufacturer and marketer of high quality, branded convenience food products. Campbell Soup Company has a market cap of $12.07 billion; its shares were traded at around $35.48 with a P/E ratio of 14.8 and P/S ratio of 1.6. The dividend yield of Campbell Soup Company stocks is 3.2%. Campbell Soup Company had an annual average earning growth of 1.2% over the past 10 years.
On February 22, Campbell Soup Company reported results for the second fiscal quarter of 2010. Net earnings for the quarter ended Jan. 31, 2010 were $259 million compared with $233 million in the prior year, an increase of 11 percent. Net earnings per share were $0.74 in the current quarter compared with $0.64 in the prior period, an increase of 16 percent.
Campbell Soup Company is in the portfolios of Mark Hillman, Tom Gayner, Brian Rogers, Bruce Koyner, and Jeremy Grantham.
This month, Sell:: President and CEO Douglas R Conant sold 333,000 shares of CPB stock. Buy:: Director Lawrence C Karlson bought 1,000 shares in February and Buy:: Senior Vice President B Craig Owens bought 10,000 shares in November; Sell:: Senior Vice President Larry S Mcwilliams and Sell:: Vice President Patrick Callaghan both sold shares in December.
General Mills, Inc. is a producer of packaged consumer foods and markets its products primarily through its own sales organizations, supported by advertising and other promotional activities. General Mills Inc. has a market cap of $23.8 billion; its shares were traded at around $71.72 with a P/E ratio of 15.5 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of General Mills Inc. stocks is 2.7%. General Mills Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 7.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated General Mills Inc. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
On March 24, General Mills, Inc. reported results for the third fiscal quarter of 2010. Net sales for the 13 weeks ended February 28, 2010, grew 3 percent to $3.63 billion. Foreign currency translation contributed 1 point of net sales growth. Pound volume matched year-ago levels, despite the loss of 1 point of growth from divested products. Gross margin expanded, reflecting favorable mix, strong supply chain productivity, and commodity costs that were below year-ago levels for the period. The company increased its consumer marketing investment during the quarter, with advertising and media expense up 33 percent. Including this increased investment, total segment operating profit grew 8 percent to $607 million. Third-quarter net earnings totaled $332 million, including a net reduction in the mark-to-market valuation of certain commodity positions.
General Mills, Inc. is in the portfolios of Bill Frels, Diamond Hill Capital, John Hussman, Arnold Van Den Berg, Bruce Kyner, Jeremy Grantham, Paul Tudor Jones, Kenneth Fisher, Ruane Cunniff, George Soros, and Dodge & Cox.
In November, Buy:: SVP, Supply Chain John R Church bought 25 shares of GIS stock.
Kellogg Company is a producer of cereal and a producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles, meat alternatives, pie crusts, and ice cream cones. Kellogg Company has a market cap of $20.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $54.08 with a P/E ratio of 15.9 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of Kellogg Company stocks is 2.8%. Kellogg Company had an annual average earning growth of 7.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Kellogg Company the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.
On April 29, Kellogg Company reported solid first quarter 2010 growth in internal net sales, as well as robust internal operating profit and currency-neutral earnings per share growth. First quarter net earnings were $418 million, a 30 percent increase over the first quarter a year ago. First quarter reported earnings per diluted share were $1.09, a 30 percent increase on a reported basis and a 27 percent increase on a currency-neutral basis. First quarter reported net sales increased 5 percent to $3.3 billion. Internal net sales growth, which excludes the effects of foreign currency translation, rose 2 percent. Total operating profit for the first quarter 2010 grew 20 percent on a reported basis to $637 million, and internal operating profit increased 17 percent. Reported gross margin expanded 190 basis points to 43.0 percent in the quarter.
Kellogg Company is in the portfolios of John Hussman, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Jeremy Grantham, Robert Bruce, PRIMECAP Management, Paul Tudor Jones, Steven Cohen, Bill Frels, and George Soros.
This month, Sell:: President and CEO A D David Mackay, Sell:: Chairman / Trustee, 10% Owner James M Jenness, Sell:: 10% Owner W K Foundation Trust Kellogg, Sell:: Senior Vice President Gary H Pilnick, Sell:: 10% Owner W K Foundation Trust Kellogg, and Sell:: Director Benjamin Sr Carson sold shares of K stock.
Altria Group is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, U. Altria Group Inc. has a market cap of $43.71 billion; its shares were traded at around $21.01 with a P/E ratio of 11.7 and P/S ratio of 1.8. The dividend yield of Altria Group Inc. stocks is 6.7%.
On Apr 21, Altria Group, Inc. announced that its 2010 first-quarter reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) increased 39.3% to $0.39 versus $0.28 in the prior-year period. Cigarettes segment's operating companies income were up 7.6% to $1.2 billion on a reported basis, and up 6.7% to $1.3 billion on an adjusted basis versus the prior-year period.
Altria Group Inc. is in the portfolios of Tom Russo, David Dreman, John Buckinghmam, Tweedy Browne, Jeremy Grantham, Tom Gayner, Jim Simons, Stanley Druckenmiller, Ruane Cunniff, Donald Yacktman, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Murray Stahl, Dodge & Cox, Steven Cohen, and Kenneth Fisher.
This month, Sell:: Director Robert Er Huntley sold 5,938 shares of MO stock. Sell:: EVP & General Counsel Denise F. Keane sold 33,960 shares in April.
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DIRECTV Class A is a provider of digital multichannel television entertainment, broadband satellite networks and services, and global video and data broadcasting in the United States and Latin America. Directv Group Inc. The has a market cap of $34 billion; its shares were traded at around $37.23 with a P/E ratio of 20.3 and P/S ratio of 1.5. Directv Group Inc. The had an annual average earning growth of 33.4% over the past 10 years.
On May 06, the DIRECTV Group Inc. reported an increase in first quarter 2010 revenues of 14% to $5.61 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortization1 (OPBDA) of 44% to $1.58 billion and a more than doubling of operating profit to $956 million compared to last year's first quarter. DIRECTV reported that first quarter net income more than doubled to $558 million and diluted earnings per share nearly tripled to $0.59 compared with the same period last year.
DIRECTV Group Inc. is in the portfolios of Mason Hawkins, Chase Coleman, Lee Ainslie, Seth Klarman, Bill Nygren, George Soros, PRIMECAP Management, Daniel Loeb, Jim Simions, John Paulson, Wallace Weitz, Louis Moore Bacom, Bruce Koyner, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Dodge & Cox, Steven Cohen, George Soros, and Murray Stahl.
Last week, Sell:: EVP and CFO Patrick T Doyle sold 5,084 shares of DTV stock. Buy:: President and CEO Michael D White bought 59,400 shares in February, and Buy:: Director Michael D White bought 100,000 shares in December. Sell:: Exec VP and General Counsel Larry D Hunter sold 10,988 shares this month; Sell:: Exec. VP Michael W Palkovic sold 1,292 shares in April and Sell:: Director Gregory B Maffei sold 22,875 shares in March.
Campbell Soup Company, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, is a global manufacturer and marketer of high quality, branded convenience food products. Campbell Soup Company has a market cap of $12.07 billion; its shares were traded at around $35.48 with a P/E ratio of 14.8 and P/S ratio of 1.6. The dividend yield of Campbell Soup Company stocks is 3.2%. Campbell Soup Company had an annual average earning growth of 1.2% over the past 10 years.
On February 22, Campbell Soup Company reported results for the second fiscal quarter of 2010. Net earnings for the quarter ended Jan. 31, 2010 were $259 million compared with $233 million in the prior year, an increase of 11 percent. Net earnings per share were $0.74 in the current quarter compared with $0.64 in the prior period, an increase of 16 percent.
Campbell Soup Company is in the portfolios of Mark Hillman, Tom Gayner, Brian Rogers, Bruce Koyner, and Jeremy Grantham.
This month, Sell:: President and CEO Douglas R Conant sold 333,000 shares of CPB stock. Buy:: Director Lawrence C Karlson bought 1,000 shares in February and Buy:: Senior Vice President B Craig Owens bought 10,000 shares in November; Sell:: Senior Vice President Larry S Mcwilliams and Sell:: Vice President Patrick Callaghan both sold shares in December.
General Mills, Inc. is a producer of packaged consumer foods and markets its products primarily through its own sales organizations, supported by advertising and other promotional activities. General Mills Inc. has a market cap of $23.8 billion; its shares were traded at around $71.72 with a P/E ratio of 15.5 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of General Mills Inc. stocks is 2.7%. General Mills Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 7.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated General Mills Inc. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
On March 24, General Mills, Inc. reported results for the third fiscal quarter of 2010. Net sales for the 13 weeks ended February 28, 2010, grew 3 percent to $3.63 billion. Foreign currency translation contributed 1 point of net sales growth. Pound volume matched year-ago levels, despite the loss of 1 point of growth from divested products. Gross margin expanded, reflecting favorable mix, strong supply chain productivity, and commodity costs that were below year-ago levels for the period. The company increased its consumer marketing investment during the quarter, with advertising and media expense up 33 percent. Including this increased investment, total segment operating profit grew 8 percent to $607 million. Third-quarter net earnings totaled $332 million, including a net reduction in the mark-to-market valuation of certain commodity positions.
General Mills, Inc. is in the portfolios of Bill Frels, Diamond Hill Capital, John Hussman, Arnold Van Den Berg, Bruce Kyner, Jeremy Grantham, Paul Tudor Jones, Kenneth Fisher, Ruane Cunniff, George Soros, and Dodge & Cox.
In November, Buy:: SVP, Supply Chain John R Church bought 25 shares of GIS stock.
Kellogg Company is a producer of cereal and a producer of convenience foods, including cookies, crackers, toaster pastries, cereal bars, frozen waffles, meat alternatives, pie crusts, and ice cream cones. Kellogg Company has a market cap of $20.53 billion; its shares were traded at around $54.08 with a P/E ratio of 15.9 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of Kellogg Company stocks is 2.8%. Kellogg Company had an annual average earning growth of 7.4% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Kellogg Company the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.
On April 29, Kellogg Company reported solid first quarter 2010 growth in internal net sales, as well as robust internal operating profit and currency-neutral earnings per share growth. First quarter net earnings were $418 million, a 30 percent increase over the first quarter a year ago. First quarter reported earnings per diluted share were $1.09, a 30 percent increase on a reported basis and a 27 percent increase on a currency-neutral basis. First quarter reported net sales increased 5 percent to $3.3 billion. Internal net sales growth, which excludes the effects of foreign currency translation, rose 2 percent. Total operating profit for the first quarter 2010 grew 20 percent on a reported basis to $637 million, and internal operating profit increased 17 percent. Reported gross margin expanded 190 basis points to 43.0 percent in the quarter.
Kellogg Company is in the portfolios of John Hussman, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Jeremy Grantham, Robert Bruce, PRIMECAP Management, Paul Tudor Jones, Steven Cohen, Bill Frels, and George Soros.
This month, Sell:: President and CEO A D David Mackay, Sell:: Chairman / Trustee, 10% Owner James M Jenness, Sell:: 10% Owner W K Foundation Trust Kellogg, Sell:: Senior Vice President Gary H Pilnick, Sell:: 10% Owner W K Foundation Trust Kellogg, and Sell:: Director Benjamin Sr Carson sold shares of K stock.
Altria Group is the parent company of Philip Morris USA, U. Altria Group Inc. has a market cap of $43.71 billion; its shares were traded at around $21.01 with a P/E ratio of 11.7 and P/S ratio of 1.8. The dividend yield of Altria Group Inc. stocks is 6.7%.
On Apr 21, Altria Group, Inc. announced that its 2010 first-quarter reported diluted earnings per share (EPS) increased 39.3% to $0.39 versus $0.28 in the prior-year period. Cigarettes segment's operating companies income were up 7.6% to $1.2 billion on a reported basis, and up 6.7% to $1.3 billion on an adjusted basis versus the prior-year period.
Altria Group Inc. is in the portfolios of Tom Russo, David Dreman, John Buckinghmam, Tweedy Browne, Jeremy Grantham, Tom Gayner, Jim Simons, Stanley Druckenmiller, Ruane Cunniff, Donald Yacktman, Jean-Marie Eveillard, Murray Stahl, Dodge & Cox, Steven Cohen, and Kenneth Fisher.
This month, Sell:: Director Robert Er Huntley sold 5,938 shares of MO stock. Sell:: EVP & General Counsel Denise F. Keane sold 33,960 shares in April.
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