5 Companies Hit 52-Week Highs

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- By yifan900

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

PNC Financial Services Group reached the 52-week high of $115.02

PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (PNC) is a diversified financial services company in the U.S. and is engaged in retail banking, corporate and institutional banking, asset management and residential mortgage banking, providing products and services nationally as well as other products and services in its markets located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New Jersey and many other states. It operates in six reportable business segments: Retail Banking; Corporate & Institutional Banking; Asset Management Group; Residential Mortgage Banking; BlackRock; and Non-Strategic Assets Portfolio.


The price of PNC Financial Services Group shares has reached $115.02, which is 0.6% off the 52-week high of $115.69. It has a market cap of $55.96 billion; its shares were traded around $115.02 with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.77 and price-sales (P/S) ratio of 3.79. PNC Financial Services Group's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 1.84%. Its forward dividend yield is 1.91%. PNC Financial Services Group had an annual average earnings growth of 4.40% over the past 10 years.

The company reported a net income of $1.0 billion, or $1.84 per diluted common share, for the third quarter compared with net income of $989 million, or $1.82 per diluted common share, for the second quarter and net income of $1.1 billion, or $1.90 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2015.

President/CEO William S. Demchak sold 179,809 shares for $107.61 per share on Nov. 15. The stock price has increased by 6.89% since.

Weyerhaeuser reached the 52-week high of $32.72

Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) is a private owner of timberlands. It owns or controls nearly 7 million acres of timberlands in the U.S. and manages additional timberlands under long-term licenses in Canada. It manages these timberlands on a sustainable basis in compliance with internationally recognized forestry standards. It is also a manufacturer of wood and specialty cellulose fiber products and develops real estate as a builder of single-family homes. Its segments include Timberlands, Wood Products and Cellulose Fibers.

The price of Weyerhaeuser shares has reached $32.72, which is 1.4% off the 52-week high of $33.17. Weyerhaeuser has a market cap of $24.48 billion; its shares were traded around $32.72 with a P/E ratio of 45.41 and P/S ratio of 3.13. Weyerhaeuser's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.79%. Its forward dividend yield is 3.79%. Weyerhaeuser had an annual average earnings growth of 0.40% over the past five years.

The company recently reported third-quarter net earnings to common shareholders of $227 million, or 30 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $1.7 billion. This compares with net earnings of $180 million, or 35 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $1.4 billion for the same period last year.

Agrium reached the 52-week high of $109.38

Agrium Inc. (AGU) is a retail supplier of agricultural products and services in both North and South America and a producer and marketer of agricultural nutrients and industrial products. The company produces and markets three primary groups of nutrients: nitrogen, phosphate and potash as well as controlled release fertilizers and micronutrients. Its three operating business units are Retail, Wholesale and Advanced Technologies.

The price of Agrium shares has reached $109.38, which is 0.3% off the 52-week high of $109.71. Agrium has a market cap of $15.11 billion; its shares were traded around $109.38 with a P/E ratio of 21.11 and P/S ratio of 1.13. Agrium's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 3.20%. Its forward dividend yield is 3.20%. Agrium had an annual average earnings growth of 17.00% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Agrium the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

The company reported a net loss attributable to equity holders of Agrium of $41 million (29 cents diluted loss per share) compared to net earnings of $101 million (72 cents diluted earnings per share) in the third quarter of 2015. Third-quarter adjusted net loss was $17 million or 12 cents diluted loss per share.

JPMorgan Chase reached the 52-week high of $85.49

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) i s a financial services firm and banking institution in the U.S. with operations around the world. Its activities are organized, for management reporting purposes, into various business segments such as Consumer & Community Banking, Corporate & Investment Bank, Commercial Banking and Asset Management. Its consumer business is the Consumer & Community Banking segment. The Corporate & Investment Bank, Commercial Banking and Asset Management segments comprise the company's wholesale businesses.

The price of JPMorgan Chase shares has reached $85.49, which is 0.0% off the 52-week high of $85.50. JPMorgan Chase has a market cap of $305.91 billion; its shares were traded around $85.49 with a P/E ratio of 14.75 and P/S ratio of 3.30. JPMorgan Chase's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.15%. The forward dividend yield is 2.25%. JPMorgan Chase had an annual average earnings growth of 8.30% over the past 10 years.

The company reported that net income was $6.3 billion for the third quarter, a decrease of 8% from the comparable quarter one year ago. Net revenue was $25.5 billion, up 8%. Net interest income was $11.9 billion, up 6%. Noninterest revenue was $13.6 billion, up 10%.

Hess reached the 52-week high of $62.76

Hess Corp. (HES) with its subsidiaries is an exploration and production (E&P) company that develops, produces, purchases, transports and sells crude oil and natural gas. It has two operating segments, E&P and Retail Marketing. The E&P segment explores for, develops, produces, purchases, transports and sells crude oil and natural gas.

The price of Hess shares has reached $62.76, which is 1.6% off the 52-week high of $63.76. Hess has a market cap of $19.87 billion; its shares were traded around $62.76 with a P/S ratio of 3.94. Hess' trailing 12-month dividend yield is 1.59%. Its forward dividend yield is 1.59%.

The company reported a net loss of $339 million, or $1.12 per common share, for the third quarter compared with a net loss of $279 million, or 98 cents per common share, in the third quarter of 2015. On an adjusted basis, Hess reported a net loss of $340 million, or $1.12 per common share, in the third quarter compared with an adjusted net loss of $291 million, or $1.03 per common share, in the prior-year quarter.

Chief Operating Officer and President, E&P Gregory P. Hill sold 2,951 shares for $51.78 per share on Nov. 17. The stock price has increased by 21.21% since.

Disclosure: I do not own these stocks.

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