Companies Reach 52-Week Highs

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- By yifan900

Five companies recorded their 52-week price highs recently.

The Travelers Companies reached the 52-week high of $118.34

The Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV) through its subsidiaries provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations and individuals. Its business segments are Business and International Insurance, Bond & Specialty Insurance and Personal Insurance. The company competes with both domestic and foreign insurers, a number of which are experiencing financial difficulties.


The price of Travelers' shares has reached $118.34, which is 0.8% off the 52-week high of $119.30. It has a market cap of $34.12 billion; its shares were traded around $118.34 with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 11.42 and price-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.34. Travelers' trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.11%. The forward dividend yield is 2.26%. Travelers had an annual average earnings growth of 10.00% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Travelers the business predictability rank of 4-star.

The company reported a net income of $664 million, or $2.24 per diluted share, for the second quarter, which ended June 30, compared to $812 million, or $2.53 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter. Operating income in the second quarter was $649 million, or $2.20 per diluted share compared to $806 million, or $2.52 per diluted share, in the prior-year quarter.

Time Warner reached the 52-week high of $80.85

Time Warner Inc. (TWX) is a media and entertainment company. It operates its business in three segments: Turner Broadcasting, Home Box Office and Warner Bros. Turner consists of cable networks and digital media properties. Home Box Office owns and operates multichannel premium pay television services. Warner's business consists of the production, distribution and licensing of television programming and feature films and the distribution of home entertainment product in both physical and digital formats.

The price of Time Warner shares has reached $80.85, which is -0.1% off the 52-week high of $80.74. Time Warner has a market cap of $62.89 billion; its shares were traded around $80.85 with a P/E ratio of 16.07 and P/S ratio of 2.36. Time Warner's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 1.87%. The forward dividend yield is 2.00%. Time Warner had an annual average earnings growth of 3.90% over the past five years.

Revenues for the second quarter were $7.0 billion, down 5% from the same quarter in 2015. The company also reported that the diluted income per common share from continuing operations was $1.20 compared to $1.16 for the prior-year quarter.

Silver Wheaton reached the 52-week high of $30.95

Silver Wheaton Corp. (SLW) is a mining company engaged in sale of silver and gold. The company currently has nine business segments - the silver produced by the San Dimas, Yauliyacu, Pe?asquito, Barrick and Antamina mines, the gold produced by the Sudbury and Salobo mines, the silver and gold produced by the other mines and corporate operations.

The company does business in Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Greece, Portugal, Sweden, Argentina/Chile, Brazil and Peru. The company competes with other companies for precious metal purchase agreements and similar transactions.

The price of Silver Wheaton's shares has reached $30.95, which is 1.3% off the 52-week high of $31.35. Silver Wheaton has a market cap of $13.62 billion; its shares were traded around $30.95 with a P/S ratio of 16.46. Silver Wheaton's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 0.65%. The forward dividend yield is 0.66%. Silver Wheaton had an annual average earnings growth of 21.50% over the past five years.

The company reported that revenue was $212 million in the second quarter, which is a 29% increase from the $164 million generated in the second quarter of 2015. Net earnings and cash flow from operations in the second quarter of 2016 were $60 million (14 cents per share) and $134 million (31 cents per share) compared with $54 million (13 cents per share) and $109 million (27 cents per share) for the same period in 2015, increases of 12% and 23%.

St. Jude Medical reached the 52-week high of $83.71

St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ) develops, manufactures and distributes cardiovascular medical devices for the cardiac rhythm management, cardiovascular and atrial fibrillation therapy areas and neurostimulation medical devices for the management of chronic pain.

The company's two segments are implantable electronic systems and the cardiovascular and ablation technologies. Implantable electronic systems is focused on the cardiac rhythm management and neuromodulation therapy areas.

The price of St. Jude Medical shares have reached $83.71, which is 0.3% off the 52-week high of $84.00. St. Jude Medical has a market cap of $23.85 billion; its shares were traded around $83.71 with a P/E ratio of 36.41 and P/S ratio of 4.14. St. Jude Medical's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 1.43%. The forward dividend yield is 1.48%. St. Jude Medical had an annual average earnings growth of 9.20% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated St. Jude Medical the business predictability rank of 2-star.

The company reported net sales of $1.562 billion for the second quarter, which is 11% more than last year. Meanwhile, diluted earnings per share of 83 cents decreased 19% as reported while adjusted earnings per share of $1.06 increased 7% on a constant currency basis.

Kraft Heinz reached the 52-week high of $88.93

The Kraft Heinz Co. (KHC) is a consumer packaged food and beverage company in North America and worldwide. It manufactures and markets food and beverage products, including cheese, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, packaged dinners, refrigerated meals, snack nuts, dressings and other grocery products. Its product categories span breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The company has six reportable segments: Cheese, Refrigerated Meals, Beverages, Meals and Desserts, Enhancers and Snack Nuts,and Canada. Its remaining businesses, including its Foodservice and Exports businesses, are aggregated and disclosed as Other Businesses.

The price of Kraft Heinz shares has reached $88.93, which is 1.8% off the 52-week high of $90.49. Kraft Heinz has a market cap of $108.29 billion; its shares were traded around $88.93 with a P/E ratio of 54.89 and P/S ratio of 3.53. Kraft Heinz's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.58%. The forward dividend yield is 2.68%.

The company reported second-quarter net sales were $6.8 billion, down 4.7% from the same period in 2015. Second-quarter GAAP operating income increased 268% from 2015 to the second quarter of 2016 to $1.6 billion.

Disclosure: I do not own these stocks.

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