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5 Companies Hit 52-Week Highs

- By yifan900

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

Targa Resources Corp. (TRGP) reached the 52-week high of $58.51


Targa Resources Corp. is engaged in gathering, compressing, treating, processing and selling natural gas. It is also engaged in storing, fractionating, treating, transporting, terminaling and selling of natural gas liquid. Targa Resources is a midstream firm that primarily operates gathering and processing assets with substantial positions in the Permian, Stack, Scoop, and Bakken plays. It also has over 525,000 bbl/d of fractionation capacity and operates an LPG export terminal. The entity is constructing the Grand Prix NGL pipeline, which is due to be in service in 2019.

The price of Targa Resources Corp. shares has reached $58.51, which is 1.2% off the 52-week high of $59.21. Targa Resources Corp. has a market cap of $13.2 billion; its shares were traded around $58.51 with a price-earnings ratio of 88.64 and price-sales ratio of 1.31. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Targa Resources Corp. stocks is 6.22%. The forward dividend yield of Targa Resources Corp. stocks is 6.22%.

Targa Resources Corp. recently reported second quarter 2018 results. Second quarter 2018 net income attributable to Targa Resources Corp. was $109.1 million compared to $57.6 million for the second quarter of 2017. The Company reported earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and other non-cash items of $326.0 million for the second quarter of 2018 compared to $257.9 million for the second quarter of 2017.

Union Pacific Corp. (UNP) reached the 52-week high of $163.77

Union Pacific Corp. belongs to the rail transport industry. It provides railroad freight transportation services in North America. It transports coal, rocks, soda ash, and grains. Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on 32,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP's 43,000 employees generated $20 billion of revenue in 2016 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals and automotive goods. UP owns about one-fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and derives about 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.

The price of Union Pacific Corp. shares has reached $163.77, which is 1.1% off the 52-week high of $165.63. Union Pacific Corp. has a market cap of $121.11 billion; its shares were traded around $163.77 with a price-earnings ratio of 11.49 and P/S ratio of 5.82. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Union Pacific Corp. stocks is 1.79%. The forward dividend yield of Union Pacific Corp. stocks is 1.95%. Union Pacific Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 12% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Union Pacific Corp. the business predictability rank of 3-star .

Union Pacific Corporation recently reported 2018 second quarter net income of $1.5 billion, or a second quarter record $1.98 per diluted share. This compares to $1.2 billion, or $1.45 per diluted share, in the second quarter 2017. Operating revenue of $5.7 billion was up 8% in the second quarter 2018 compared to the second quarter 2017.

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Robert M. Knight Jr. sold 20,000 shares of Union Pacific stock on Sept. 24, 2018, at the price of $163.81 per share. The price of the stock has decreased by 0.02% since.

Nutrien Ltd. (NTR) reached the 52-week high of $58.02

Nutrien Ltd. is a provider of crop nutrients, inputs and services. The company produces and sells potash, nitrogen and phosphate products for agricultural, industrial and feed customers. The company's main focus is of potash sales. Created in 2018 as a result of the merger between PotashCorp and Agrium, Nutrien is the world's largest fertilizer producer by capacity. Nutrien produces the three main crop nutrients -- nitrogen, potash and phosphate -- although the company's main focus is potash, where it is the global leader in installed capacity with roughly 20% share. The company is also the largest agricultural retailer in the U.S., selling fertilizers, crop chemicals and seed directly to farm customers.

The price of Nutrien Ltd. (NTR) shares has reached $58.02, which is 1.4% off the 52-week high of $58.81. Nutrien Ltd. has a market cap of $35.67 billion; its shares were traded around $58.02 with a price-earnings ratio of 26.47 and P/S ratio of 2.29. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Nutrien Ltd. stocks is 2.50%. The forward dividend yield of Nutrien Ltd. stocks is 2.76%.

Nutrien Ltd. announced recently its 2018 second-quarter results, with net earnings from continuing operations of $741 million ($1.17 earnings per share) and Ebitda of $1.5 billion. Nutrien's second-quarter adjusted net earnings was $1.48 per share, adjusted for purchase price allocation (2 cents per share), merger-related costs (2 cents per share), share-based compensation (10 cents per share) and dividend income from discontinued operations (17 cents per share). Second-quarter adjusted Ebitda was $1.6 billion, adjusted for merger-related costs and share-based compensation.

Eli Lilly and Co. (LLY) Reached the 52-Week High of $115.02

Eli Lilly and Co. is a pharmaceutical company with a focus on neuroscience, endocrinology, oncology and immunology. It discovers, develops, manufactures and sells human pharmaceutical products and animal health products. Eli Lilly is a pharmaceutical company with a focus on neuroscience, endocrinology, oncology and immunology. Lilly's key products include Alimta for cancer; Forteo for osteoporosis; Jardiance, Trulicity, Humalog and Humulin for diabetes; and Cialis for erectile dysfunction. Also, Lilly holds a strong position in the animal health care market.

The price of Eli Lilly and Co. shares has reached $115.02, which is 0.6% off the 52-week high of $115.68. Eli Lilly and Co. has a market cap of $123.53 billion; its shares were traded around $115.02 with and price-sales ratio of 5.05. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Eli Lilly and Co. stocks is 1.92%. The forward dividend yield of Eli Lilly and Co. stocks is 1.96%. Eli Lilly and Co. had an annual average earnings growth of 14.70% over the past 10 years.

Eli Lilly and Co. recently announced financial results for the second quarter of 2018. In the second quarter of 2018, worldwide revenue was $6.355 billion, an increase of 9% compared with the second quarter of 2017. Revenue in the U.S. increased 8%, to $3.602 billion. Revenue outside the U.S. increased 10%, to $2.753 billion. Gross margin increased 9%, to $4.653 billion, in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the second quarter of 2017. Gross margin as a percent of revenue was 73.2%, an increase of 0.2 percentage points compared with the second quarter of 2017.

10% Owner Endowment Inc. Lilly sold 107,553 shares of Eli Lilly stock on Sept. 28, 2018, at price of $107.31 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 7.18% since. 10% Owner Endowment Inc. Lilly sold 116,038 shares of Eli Lilly stock on Oct. 4, 2018, at the price of $112.67 per share. The price of the stock has increased by 2.09% since.

Atmos Energy Corp. (ATO) reached the 52-week high of $94.64

Atmos Energy Corp. is engaged in the utilities sector. It distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, public authority and industrial customers. Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the U.S., serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia. About two-thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas, including Dallas, and has a 5,600-mile intrastate gas transmission pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.

The price of Atmos Energy Corp. shares has reached $94.64, which is 0.6% off the 52-week high of $95.22. Atmos Energy Corp. has a market cap of $10.52 billion; its shares were traded around $94.64 with a price-earnings ratio of 17.36 and price-sales ratio of 3.31. The trailing 12-month dividend yield of Atmos Energy Corp. stocks is 2.05%. The forward dividend yield of Atmos Energy Corp. stocks is 2.05%. Atmos Energy Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 3.60% over the past 10 years.

Atmos Energy Corp. recently reported consolidated results for its fiscal 2018 third quarter and nine months ended June 30, 2018. Fiscal 2018 third quarter consolidated net income was $71.2 million, or 64 cents per diluted share, compared with consolidated net income of $70.8 million, or 67 cents per diluted share in the prior-year quarter. For the nine months ended June 30, 2018, consolidated net income was $564.3 million or $5.09 per diluted share, compared with consolidated net income of $360.6 million, or $3.40 per diluted share for the same period last year.

Note: I do not own these stocks.

This article first appeared on GuruFocus.


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