52-Week Company Lows

DuPont de Nemours, Simon Property Group, Exelon, Occidental Petroleum, Ventas and Plains All American Pipeline present buying opportunities

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Dec 09, 2019
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According to GuruFocus, these stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

DuPont de Nemours

The price of DuPont de Nemours Inc. (DD, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $63.59, which is 27.9% off the 52-week high of $85.47. The company has a market cap of $47.11 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 60.39 and a price-sales ratio of 0.48 as of Dec. 6. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.40%. The forward dividend yield is 1.89%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 2.10% over the past 10 years.

DowDuPont is a diversified global chemicals and materials company that was formed from the merger of Dow Chemical and DuPont. Its portfolio includes basic chemicals, agriculture, automotive, electronics and communication, construction, health care and safety and protection. The company also sells genetically modified seeds, making it one of the most prominent global seed providers. DowDuPont split into three separate companies this year--one company each in agriculture, material sciences and specialty products.

Net income for the third quarter was $377 million, compared to $539 million for the prior-year period.

Simon Property Group

The price of Simon Property Group Inc. (SPG, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $148.24, which is 24.5% off the 52-week high of $191.49. The company has a market cap of $45.49 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 19.89 and a price-sales ratio of 7.97 as of Dec. 6. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 5.60%. The forward dividend yield is 5.67%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 4.90% over the past 10 years.

Simon Property Group is the largest retail real estate investment trust in the U.S., with distinct platforms for its upscale regional malls, premium outlet centers and international properties.

For the third quarter, net income was $544.3 million as compared to $556.3 million in 2018.

Exelon

The price of Exelon Corp. (EXC, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $44.86, which is 15.8% off the 52-week high of $51.18. The company has a market cap of $43.61 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 18.91 and a price-sales ratio of 1.24 as of Dec. 6. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.23%. The forward dividend yield is 3.23%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 3.90% over the past five years.

Since acquiring Pepco in 2016, Exelon serves more customers than any other U.S. utility, with 10 million power and gas customers at its six regulated utilities in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and Washington, D.C. Exelon owns 11 nuclear plants and 33 gigawatts of generation capacity throughout North America, producing 20% of U.S. nuclear power and 5% of all U.S. electricity. The company is the largest power retailer in the U.S., serving about 200 terawatt-hours of load.

Net income for the third quarter was $760 million compared to $800 million for the prior-year quarter.

Occidental Petroleum

The price of Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $39.01, which is 45.5% off the 52-week high of $68.83. The company has a market cap of $34.85 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 28.56 and a price-sales ratio of 1.61 as of Dec. 6. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 8.02%. The forward dividend yield is 8.10%.

The REIT owns interests in roughly 1,300 health care properties, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, life science buildings and hospitals. These properties are located throughout the U.S. and Canada. The company also makes debt investments through mortgages and other loans.

Third-quarter net income was $86.92 million, down from $103.28 million for the prior-year quarter.

Director Bob Shearer bought 5,000 shares on Nov. 26 at a price of $38.96. The price of the stock has increased by 0.13% since then.

Director William R. Klesse bought 12,000 shares on Nov. 8 at a price of $39.31 and 6,000 shares on Nov. 19 at a price of $38.09. The stock has gained 2.42% since then.

Ventas

The price of Ventas Inc. (VTR, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $57.47, which is 25% off the 52-week high of $75.40. The company has a market cap of $21 billion.

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Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 43.41 and a price-sales ratio of 5.55 as of Dec. 6. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 5.52%. The forward dividend yield is 5.52%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 4.40% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Ventas’ business predictability at 3.5 stars.

The REIT owns interests in roughly 1,300 health care properties, including senior housing communities, skilled nursing facilities, medical office buildings, life science buildings and hospitals. These properties are located throughout the U.S. and Canada. The company also makes debt investments through mortgages and other loans.

Third-quarter net income was $86.92 million, down from $103.28 million for the prior-year quarter.

Plains All American Pipeline

The price of Plains All American Pipeline LP (PAA, Financial) shares has declined to close to the 52-week low of $17.30, which is 33.6% off the 52-week high of $25.27. The company has a market cap of $12.59 billion.

Its shares traded with a price-earnings ratio of 4.85 and a price-sales ratio of 0.44 as of Dec. 6. The trailing 12-month dividend yield is 7.98%. The forward dividend yield is 8.32%.

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 U.S. and Alberta, Canada, but are heavily concentrated in major U.S. shale basins like the Permian, Stack and Bakken.

Third- quarter net income was $449 million, compared to $710 million a year ago.

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

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