Weekly 52-Week Highs Highlight: SIAL, GIS, TJX, HSP

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Mar 30, 2015
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According to GuruFocus list of 52-week highs, Sigma-Aldrich Corp, General Mills Inc, TJX Companies, and Hospira Inc. have all reached their 52-week highs.

Sigma-Aldrich Corp (SIAL, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $138.21

Sigma-Aldrich Corp has a market cap of $16.51 billion; its shares were traded at around $138.21 with a P/E ratio of 33.20 and P/S ratio of 5.95. The dividend yield of Sigma-Aldrich Corp stocks is 0.67%. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 9.30% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated it the business predictability rank of 4-star.

In its third quarter of 2014, Sigma-Aldrich reported sales of $690 million, an increase of 4% year-over-year. Reported diluted EPS was $0.90 compared to $0.98 last year, while adjusted EPS was 1% higher at $1.06.

EVP & President, Research Eric Mark Green sold 30,760 shares of SIAL stock on 03/12/2015 at the average price of $138.2. SVP, General Counsel & Sec George Lloyd Miller sold 7,095 shares of SIAL stock on 03/11/2015 at the average price of $137.89.

General Mills Inc (GIS, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $54.99

General Mills Inc was incorporated in Delaware in 1928. The company has a market cap of $32.78 billion; its shares were traded at around $54.99 with a P/E ratio of 23.80 and P/S ratio of 1.95. The dividend yield of General Mills Inc stocks is 2.98%. General Mills Inc had an annual average earnings growth of 6.10% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated General Mills Inc the business predictability rank of 5-star.

General Mills Inc. has recently reported its fiscal third quarter 2015 results ended February 22, 2015. For this period, the company generated net sales of $4.35 billion – down 1% from last year. Diluted EPS decreased to $0.56 compared to $0.64 in the year-ago period, while adjusted EPS was 13% higher at $0.70.

TJX Companies (TJX, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $69.59

TJX Companies is an off-price apparel and home fashions retailer in the United States and other countries. The company has a market cap of $47.94 billion; its shares were traded at around $69.59 with a P/E ratio of 23.00 and P/S ratio of 1.73. Its dividend yield is 1.01%. TJX Companies had an annual average earnings growth of 16.60% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated it the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

TJX has released its fiscal fourth quarter results for the period ended January 31, 2015. During this quarter, net sales increased 6% over last year to $8.3 billion, with comparable store sales increasing 4%. Net income was $648 million and diluted EPS were $0.93, 15% higher than the prior year quarter.

CEO - TJX Carol Meyrowitz sold 65,000 shares of TJX stock on 03/24/2015 at the average price of $70.12.

Hospira Inc (HSP, Financial) Reached the 52-Week High of $87.88

Hospira Inc has a market cap of $15.04 billion; its shares were traded at around $87.88 with a P/E ratio of 45.10 and P/S ratio of 3.36.

For its fourth quarter of 2014, Hospira Inc. reported net sales of $1.1 billion and adjusted diluted EPS of $0.53.

SVP, Operations Matthew R Stober sold 21,833 shares of HSP stock on 03/02/2015 at the average price of $87.49.

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