Weekly 52-Week Highs Highlight: CTSH, AVB, MHK, TRV

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Jan 19, 2015

According to GuruFocus' list of 52-week highs, Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp, AvalonBay Communities Inc, Mohawk Industries Inc, and Travelers Companies Inc have all reached their 52-week highs.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp reached the 52-week high of $55.04

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation (CTSH, Financial) began its IT development and maintenance services business in early 1994 as an in-house technology development center for The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and its operating units. Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp has a market cap of $33.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $55.04 with a P/E ratio of 24.00 and P/S ratio of 3.41. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 32.50% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp the business predictability rank of 4-star.

Cognizant reported third quarter 2014 revenue of $2.58 billion, up 11.9% from the year-ago period. GAAP diluted EPS were $0.58 and non-GAAP EPS were $0.66.

CEO Francisco Dsouza sold 100,654 shares of CTSH stock on 12/29/2014 at the average price of $53.84. CFO Karen Mcloughlin sold 1,393 shares of CTSH stock on 12/23/2014 at the average price of $54.82. EVP, President Technology Sol. Debashis Chatterjee sold 900 shares of CTSH stock on 01/13/2015 at the average price of $55.

AvalonBay Communities Inc reached the 52-week high of $179.08

The prices of AvalonBay Communities Inc (AVB, Financial) shares have reached $179.08, which is 0.2% off the 52-week high of $179.47. The company has a market cap of $23.64 billion; its shares were traded at around $179.08 with a P/E ratio of 29.60 and P/S ratio of 14.26. The dividend yield of AvalonBay Communities Inc stocks is 2.59% and it had an annual average earnings growth of 3.70% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated AvalonBay Communities Inc the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.

AvalonBay reported diluted EPS of $1.83 for its third quarter of 2014, compared to a loss of $0.80 for the same period of last year.

Mohawk Industries Inc reached the 52-week high of $168.45

Mohawk Industries Inc (MHK, Financial) is a flooring manufacturer that creates products to enhance residential and commercial spaces around the world. Mohawk Industries Inc has a market cap of $12.28 billion; its shares were traded at around $168.45 with a P/E ratio of 25.00 and P/S ratio of 1.58. Mohawk Industries Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 18.70% over the past 5 years.

Travelers Companies Inc reached the 52-week high of $106.54

Travelers Companies Inc (TRV, Financial) has a market cap of $35.31 billion; its shares were traded at around $106.54 with a P/E ratio of 10.50 and P/S ratio of 1.38. The dividend yield of Travelers Companies Inc stocks is 2.02%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 2.60% over the past 10 years.

The company has released its third quarter 2014 results. For this quarter, Travelers Companies Inc. generated revenues of $6.9 billion, up 7% compared to the $6.5 billion of a year ago, and made net income of $919 million, up $55 million compared to last year.

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