Weekly 52-Week Highs Highlight: SRCL, BDX, LINTB, NI

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Jan 20, 2014

According to GuruFocus list of 52-week highs; Stericycle Inc., Becton Dickinson & Co., Liberty Interactive Corp. and NiSource Inc. have all reached their 52-week highs.

Stericycle Inc. (SRCL, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $120.09

Stericycle Inc is in the business of managing regulated waste and providing related and complementary services. Stericycle Inc. has a market cap of $10.29 billion; its shares were traded at around $120.09 with a P/E ratio of 34.70 and P/S ratio of 5.05. Stericycle Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 18.50% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Stericycle Inc. the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Stericycle Inc. has released its third quarter 2013 results. Revenues for the third quarter were $534.6 million, up 11.3% over the prior year quarter. Gross profit was $241.4 million, up 12% over last year. GAAP EPS increased 22.9% to $0.92.

Becton Dickinson & Co. (BDX, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $111.31

Becton Dickinson & Co. was incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey in November 1906, as successor to a New York business started in 1897. Becton Dickinson & Co. has a market cap of $21.59 billion; its shares were traded at around $111.31 with a P/E ratio of 17.10 and P/S ratio of 2.73. The dividend yield of Becton Dickinson & Co. stocks is 1.82%. Becton Dickinson & Co. had an annual average earnings growth of 9.00% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Becton Dickinson & Co. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

For its fourth quarter, Becton Dickinson reported revenues of $2.1 billion, a 6.8% increase year over year. Diluted EPS were $0.46 compared to $1.35 a year ago. Fourth quarter 2014 EPS included a pre-tax charge of $1.06 per share from continuing operations.

Senior Vice President Stephen Sichak sold 344 shares of BDX stock on 12/16/2013 at the average price of $105.82.

Liberty Interactive Corp. (LINTB, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $29.68

Liberty Interactive Corporation owns interests in subsidiaries and other companies which are primarily engaged in the video and on-line commerce industries. Liberty Interactive Corp. has a market cap of $15.09 billion; its shares were traded at around $29.68 with a P/E ratio of 10.90 and P/S ratio of 1.45. Liberty Interactive Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 3.80% over the past 10 years.

QVC consolidated net revenues increased 2% in the third quarter to $1.9 billion.

NiSource Inc. (NI, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $33.89

NiSource Inc. is a Delaware corporation. It is the successor to an Indiana corporation organized in 1987 under the name of NIPSCO Industries Inc. Nisource Inc. has a market cap of $10.62 billion; its shares were traded at around $33.89 with a P/E ratio of 20.50 and P/S ratio of 1.92. The dividend yield of Nisource Inc. stocks is 2.89%.

NiSource Inc. has released its third quarter results. Non-GAAP earnings from continuing operations were $57.1 million ($0.18 per share), compared with $12.2 million a year ago.

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