Guru Stocks at 52-Week Lows: NSRGY, TM, ABX, PEP, LFC

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Oct 23, 2011
According to GuruFocus list of 52-week lows, these Guru stocks have reached their 52-week lows.

Nestle S A Reg (NSRGY, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $54.37

The prices of Nestle S A Reg (NSRGY) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $54.37, which is 18.4% off the 52-week high of $64.8. Nestle S A Reg is owned by 4 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 4 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 0 reduced their positions.

Nestle is the world's #1 food company and the world leader in coffee (Nescafe), mineral water (Perrier), and ophthalmology products. Nestle S A Reg has a market cap of $193.22 billion; its shares were traded at around $54.37 with and P/S ratio of 1.83. The dividend yield of Nestle S A Reg stocks is 3.02%.

In the first nine months of 2011, the Nestlé Group’s organic growth was 7.3%, including 4.1% real internal growth and pricing of 3.2%. Foreign exchange decreased sales by 15.1%, and divestitures (mainly Alcon) net of acquisitions by 5.7%.

Kenneth Fisher owns 9,530,334 shares as of 06/30/2011, which accounts for 1.5475% of the $38.22 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC.

Toyota Motor Corp. ADS (TM, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $67.61

The prices of Toyota Motor Corp. ADS (TM) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $67.61, which is 29.4% off the 52-week high of $93.68. Toyota Motor Corp. ADS is owned by 6 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 3 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 2 reduced their positions.

Toyota Motor Corporation produces, sells, leases, and repairs passenger cars, trucks, buses, boats, airplanes and other products in Japan and most foreign countries. Toyota Motor Corp. Ads has a market cap of $106 billion; its shares were traded at around $67.61 with a P/E ratio of 40.3 and P/S ratio of 0.5. The dividend yield of Toyota Motor Corp. Ads stocks is 1%.

TM recently reported September sales of 121,451 units. With 25 selling days in September 2010 and 2011, sales were down 17.5 percent over the year-ago month on both a daily selling rate (DSR) and unadjusted raw volume basis.

Donald Smith owns 320,595 shares as of 06/30/2011, an increase of 22.34% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.8539% of the $3.09 billion portfolio of Donald Smith & Co. Charles Brandes owns 2,349,628 shares as of 06/30/2011, which accounts for 1.3725% of the $14.11 billion portfolio of Brandes Investment.

PepsiCo Inc. (PEP, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $62.28

The prices of PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $62.28, which is 16.4% off the 52-week high of $71.78. PepsiCo Inc. is owned by 25 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 6 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 17 reduced their positions.

PepsiCo, Inc. consists of: Frito-Lay Company, Pepsi-Cola Company, and Tropicana Products. Pepsico Inc. has a market cap of $98.56 billion; its shares were traded at around $62.28 with a P/E ratio of 14.4 and P/S ratio of 1.7. The dividend yield of Pepsico Inc. stocks is 3.3%. Pepsico Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 8.5% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Pepsico Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

PEP recently reported solid third quarter 2011 results. Reported net revenue increased 13 percent reflecting the benefits of volume growth, effective net pricing and favorable foreign exchange. Reported net revenue grew 33 percent in emerging markets. Excluding the WBD acquisition, net revenue grew 9 percent worldwide and 18 percent in emerging markets.

Joel Greenblatt bought 9,506 shares in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2011, which is 0.0937% of the $715 million portfolio of Gotham Capital. Jean-Marie Eveillard sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2011.

CEO PepsiCo AMEA Saad Abdul-latif sold 91,940 shares of PEP stock on 10/14/2011 at the average price of 62.07. Saad Abdul-latif owns at least 125,570 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 0.34% since. Other insiders have also decreased their positions in the company.

Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $44.59

The prices of Barrick Gold Corp. (ABX) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $44.59, which is 22.6% off the 52-week high of $55.63. Barrick Gold Corp. is owned by 15 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 8 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 10 reduced their positions.

Barrick Gold Corporation is a international gold producer with low-cost mines in North and South America. Barrick Gold Corp. has a market cap of $44.57 billion; its shares were traded at around $44.59 with a P/E ratio of 11.5 and P/S ratio of 4. The dividend yield of Barrick Gold Corp. stocks is 1.1%. Barrick Gold Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 21.2% over the past 10 years.

Barrick recently reported its second quarter results. Reported net earnings for Q2 rose 35% to $1.2 billion ($1.16 per share) from $859 million in the prior year period. Q2 adjusted net earnings increased 36% to a record $1.1 billion ($1.12 per share) Q2 EBITDA increased 40% to $2.1 billion from $1.5 billion in the same prior year period.

Daniel Loeb bought 1,850,000 shares in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2011, which is 3.1054% of the $2.7 billion portfolio of Third Point, LLC. John Paulson owns 900,000 shares as of 06/30/2011, which accounts for 0.1403% of the $29.06 billion portfolio of Paulson & Co.. Mario Gabelli owns 57,750 shares as of 06/30/2011, which accounts for 0.0188% of the $13.9 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors. Jean-Marie Eveillard owns 3,012,134 shares as of 06/30/2011, which accounts for 0.6314% of the $21.61 billion portfolio of First Eagle Investment Management, LLC.

China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ADS (LFC, Financial) Reached the 52-Week Low of $34.4

The prices of China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ADS (LFC) shares have declined to close to the 52-week low of $34.4, which is 52.5% off the 52-week high of $70.5. China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. ADS is owned by 5 Gurus we are tracking. Among them, 0 have added to their positions during the past quarter. 7 reduced their positions.

China Life Insurance Company Limited is the life insurance company in China's life insurance market. China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Ads has a market cap of $17.07 billion; its shares were traded at around $34.4 with a P/E ratio of 13.9 and P/S ratio of 0.3. The dividend yield of China Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Ads stocks is 2.4%.

Chris Davis owns 205,630 shares as of 06/30/2011, a decrease of 54.75% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.0191% of the $55.69 billion portfolio of Davis Selected Advisers. Kenneth Fisher sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 06/30/2011.