52-Week Company Lows

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Oct 28, 2019
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According to GuruFocus' list of 52-week lows, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

Plains All American

The price of Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $19.11, which is 26.4% off the 52-week high of $25.27. The company has a market cap of $13.91 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 4.88 and a price-sales ratio of 0.47 as of Oct. 25. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 6.91%. The forward dividend yield is 7.54%.

Plains All American provides transportation, storage, processing, fractionation and marketing services for crude oil, refined products, natural gas liquids, liquefied petroleum gas and related products. Assets are geographically diverse, spanning the United States and Alberta, Canada, but are heavily concentrated in major U.S. shale basins like the Permian, Stack and Bakken.

Net income for the second quarter of 2019 was $448 million compared to $100 million for the prior-year period.

CBS Corp

The price of CBS Corp. (CBS, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $36.04, which is 41.1% off the 52-week high of $59.56. The company has a market cap of $13.59 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 4.43 and a price-sales ratio of 0.89 as of Oct. 25. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.00%. The forward dividend yield is 2.00%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 9.50% over the past 5 years.

CBS is a media conglomerate operating primarily in the U.S. Its television assets include the CBS television network, 30 local TV stations and 50% of CW, a joint venture between CBS and Time Warner. The company also owns Showtime, CBS Radio and Simon & Schuster. CBS spun off its cable networks and movie studios to Viacom in 2006 and completed the spinout of its outdoor advertising business in 2014.

Net earnings for the quarter ended June 30 were $440 million, compared to $400 million for the prior-year period.

Western Midstream Partners

The price of Western Midstream Partners LP (WES, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $22.81, which is 38.7% off the 52-week high of $35.75. The company has a market cap of $10.33 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 14.77 and a price-sales ratio of 2.70 as of Oct. 25. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 10.63%. The forward dividend yield is 10.87%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 15.40% over the past 5 years.

Western Gas Equity Partners LP is a US-based company which owns, operates, acquires and develops midstream energy assets. Through its subsidiary, the company is engaged in the business of gathering, processing, compressing, treating and transporting natural gas, condensate, NGLs and crude oil for Anadarko Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries, as well as third-party producers and customers. It owns or has investments in assets located in the Rocky Mountains (Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming), the Mid-Continent (Kansas and Oklahoma), North-central Pennsylvania and Texas.

Net income for the second quarter of 2019 was $175.06 million compared to $67.17 million for the prior-year period.

Viacom Inc.

The price of Viacom Inc. (VIA, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $23.94, which is 38.5% off the 52-week high of $37.71. The company has a market cap of $8.88 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 5.91 and a price-sales ratio of 0.68 as of Oct. 25. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.34%. The forward dividend yield is 3.34%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 6.60% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Viacom’s business predictability at 2 stars.

Net earnings for the second quarter of 2019 were $550 million compared to $525 million for the prior-year period.

Alliance Data Systems

The price of Alliance Data Systems Corp. (ADS, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $104.80, which is 52.8% off the 52-week high of $214.95. The company has a market cap of $5.36 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 11.68 and a price-sales ratio of 0.89 as of Oct. 25. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.35%. The forward dividend yield is 2.40%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 17.40% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Alliance Data Systems’ business predictability at 5 stars.

Alliance Data Systems was born of the 1996 combination of a J.C. Penney transaction-processing operation and The Limited's credit card bank business. With headquarters in Plano, Texas, Alliance provides marketing, loyalty program and private-label credit card services. The company is known for its large Air Miles loyalty program in Canada. In 2014, the company acquired Conversant to bolster its digital marketing efforts. The private-label services and credit group is financially the company's most important operating segment.

Net loss for the third quarter of 2019 was $108 million compared to net income of $297 million for the prior-year quarter.

New Jersey Resources Corp

The price of New Jersey Resources Corp. (NJR, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $44.23, which is 17.6% off the 52-week high of $51.83. The company has a market cap of $3.98 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 29.39 and a price-sales ratio of 1.43 as of Oct. 25. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.69%. The forward dividend yield is 2.83%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 6.70% over the past 10 years.

New Jersey Resources is an energy services holding company with regulated and nonregulated operations. Its regulated utility, New Jersey Natural Gas, delivers natural gas to 530,000 customers in the state. The nonregulated businesses offer retail gas supply (primarily in New Jersey) and invest in renewable energy. Its renewable energy investments include retail solar and utility-scale wind elsewhere in the U.S. The company also participates as a junior partner in several large midstream gas projects.

The third-quarter 2019 net loss totaled $8.4 million, compared with a net loss of $14.3 million in the prior-year period.

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