US markets

U.S. stocks were in the red on Wednesday, with coronavirus cases advancing in some states. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 3.06% to 25,360, the S&P 500 index lost 2.92% to 3,039 and the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 2.62% to 9,865.

Gainers

• C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW) +0.67%

• Tyler Technologies, Inc. (TYL) +0.22%

Losers

• Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH) -13.7%

• Carnival Corp (CCL) -11.8%

• Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) -13.1%

• Gap Inc (GPS) -9.8%

• ONEOK Inc (OKE) -9.6%

• Nordstrom Inc (JWN) -8.4%

Global markets

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According to the GuruFocus list of 52-week highs, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-Week Highs.

Tyler Technologies Inc. reached the 52-week high of $323.68

Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL) is a provider of integrated information management solutions for the public sector, with a focus on local governments. Its services are geared toward meeting the operational technology needs of cities, counties, schools and other local government entities.

The price of Tyler Technologies Inc. shares has reached $323.68, which is 0.2% off the 52-week high of $324.39. Tyler Technologies Inc. has a market cap of $12.62

According to the GuruFocus, these stocks have reached their 52-week highs.

Whirlpool reached the 52-week high of $158.22

Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) is a U.S.-based global manufacturer and marketer of major home appliances and related products. Its segments consist of North America, Europe/Middle East/Africa, Latin America and Asia. Most of the company's sales occur in North America. Products are divided into various classes, including laundry appliances, refrigerators and freezers, cooking appliances and others. The majority of revenue is derived from the laundry appliances and refrigerators and freezers classes.

Whirlpool also sells its products to

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sells were: Vail Resorts Inc. (MTN), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (HPE) and Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL).

Vail Resorts Inc. (MTN): EVP and CFO Michael Z. Barkin sold 2,206 shares

EVP and CFO Michael Z. Barkin sold 2,206 shares for $275.1 per share on June 11. Since then, the stock price has increased by 1.6%. Vail Resorts Inc. has a market cap of $11.29 billion and its shares were traded around $279.50. The company has a price-earnings ratio of 29.05 and price-sales ratio of 5.77. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Vail Resorts

I recently stumbled upon a great video of Brian Bares of Bares Capital Management discussing his investment process with Dave Sather’s students at Texas Lutheran University (link). In response to a question about his process for finding investment opportunities, Mr. Bares said the following:

“Most managers use price as an input to their process. What do I mean by that? ‘Well, let’s look for cheap stocks, and then let’s convince ourselves of the quality of those names. Let’s start with low P/E or low EV/EBITDA, and rank order our securities.’ We think, especially with a concentrated portfolio, that’s a

Companies growing their earnings per share are often good investments, as they can return a solid profit to investors. The following companies have grown their earnings over a three-year period.

The earnings per share of Coherent Inc. (COHR) have grown 52.8% annually over the past three years.

The supplier of photonics-based solutions in commercial and scientific research applications has a market cap of $5.12 billion and an enterprise value of $5.21 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity (ROE) of 20.51% and

According to GuruFocus Insider Data, the recent CFO sells were: Nutanix Inc. (NTNX) and Tyler Technologies Inc. (TYL).

Nutanix Inc.: Chief Financical Officer Duston Williams sold 300,000 shares

Chief Financial Officer Duston Williams sold 300,000 shares for $35.36 per share on Dec. 15. Since then, the stock price has decreased by 0.06%. Nutanix Inc. has a market cap of $5.65 billion and its shares were traded around $35.34. The company has a P/S ratio of 6.06.

Nutanix announced its 2017 fourth-quarter results with revenues of $275.55 million and gross profit of $166.93 million; the net loss was $61.49 million. The

The GuruFocus All-in-One Screener can be used to find insider trades from the past week. Under the Insiders tab, change the settings for All Insider Buying to “$200,000+,” the duration to “December 2017” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

According to these filters, company insiders made the following trades this week.

Ernest S. Rady, chairman, CEO, president and 10% owner of American Assets Trust Inc. (AAT), bought 27,673 shares for $38.73 per share on Dec. 6. Since then, the stock price has not changed.

The real estate investment trust has a market cap of $1.81 billion and an enterprise

The GuruFocus All-in-One Screener can be used to find insider trades from the past week. Under the Insiders tab, change the settings for All Insider Buying to “$200,000+,” the duration to “July 2017” and All Insider Sales to “$5,000,000+.”

According to the above filters, the following are trades from company insiders this week.

The Abdiel Qualified Master Fund LP, 10% owner of Appian Corp. (APPN), bought 127,217 shares for $17.57 per share on July 6. Since then, the stock price has increased to $17.63.

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