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Guru Stocks at 52-Week Highs: MAT, CMCSA, COF, CAG

By GuruFocus October 22, 2012, 11:30:54 AM EDT

These are the Guru stocks that reached 52-week highs recently:

Mattel Inc. ( MAT ) Reached the 52-Week High of $37.5 0

The prices of Mattel Inc. ( MAT ) shares have reached $37.50, which is 0.8% off the 52-week high of $37.79.

Mattel Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets a broad variety of family products on a worldwide basis through both sales to retailers and direct to consumers. Mattel Inc. has a market cap of $12.78 billion; its shares were traded at around $37.5 with a P/E ratio of 15.31 and P/S ratio of 2.04. The dividend yield of Mattel Inc. stocks is 3.31%. Mattel Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 5.3% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Mattel Inc. the business predictability rank of 3.5-star .

On Oct. 16, Mattel Inc. reported 2012 third quarter financial results. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $365.9 million, or $1.04 per share, compared to last year's third quarter net income of $300.8 million, or $0.86 per share. For the quarter, net sales were $2.08 billion, up 4%, including an unfavorable change in currency exchange rates of 3 percentage points.

Executive Vice President North America Jean-christophe Pean sold 14,519 shares of MAT stock on 08/06/2012 at the average price of $35.26. Jean-christophe Pean owns at least 2,945 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 6.35% since.

Comcast Corp. ( CMCSA ) Reached the 52-Week High of $36.92

The prices of Comcast Corp. ( CMCSA ) shares have reached $36.92, which is 1.0% off the 52-week high of $37.29.

Comcast Corp., among the world's communication companies, provides basic cable, digital cable and high speed internet services that connect people to what's important in their lives. Comcast Corp. has a market cap of $98.87 billion; its shares were traded at around $36.92 with a P/E ratio of 21.11 and P/S ratio of 1.77. The dividend yield of Comcast Corp. stocks is 1.76%. Comcast Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 17.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Comcast Corp. the business predictability rank of 4-star .

On Aug. 1, 2012, Comcast Corp. reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Revenue increased 6.1% in the second quarter of 2012 to $15.2 billion, while operating cash flow increased 4.2% to $5. billion and operating income increased 4.8% to $3.1 billion.

Executive Vice President Stephen B. Burke sold 215,601 shares of CMCSA stock on 09/04/2012 at the average price of $33.3. Stephen B. Burke owns at least 227 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.87% since.

Capital One Financial Corp. ( COF ) Reached the 52-Week High of $60.76

The prices of Capital One Financial Corp. ( COF ) shares have reached $60.76, which is -0.0% off the 52-week high of $60.75.

Capital One Financial is a holding company whose subsidiaries provide a variety of products and services to consumers using its proprietary information-based strategy. Capital One Financial Corp. has a market cap of $35.3 billion; its shares were traded at around $60.76 with a P/E ratio of 12.63 and P/S ratio of 2.17. The dividend yield of Capital One Financial Corp. stocks is 0.33%. Capital One Financial Corp. had an annual average earnings growth of 0.2% over the past 10 years.

On Oct. 18, 2012, Capital One Financial Corporation announced net income for the third quarter of 2012 of $1.2 billion, or $2.01 per diluted common share, compared with net income of $93 million, or $0.16 per diluted common share, for the second quarter of 2012, and net income of $813 million, or $1.77 per diluted common share, for the third quarter of 2011.

General Counsel and Corporate Secretary John G. Finneran Jr. sold 90,635 shares of COF stock on 08/14/2012 at the average price of $55.1. John G. Finneran Jr. owns at least 183,925 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 10.27% since.

ConAgra Foods Inc. ( CAG ) Reached the 52-Week High of $28.24

The prices of ConAgra Foods Inc. ( CAG ) shares have reached $28.24, which is 1.8% off the 52-week high of $28.76.

ConAgra Foods has transformed itself into an industry-leading, branded, and value-added food company. ConAgra Foods Inc. has a market cap of $11.48 billion; its shares were traded at around $28.24 with a P/E ratio of 14.64 and P/S ratio of 0.87. The dividend yield of ConAgra Foods Inc. stocks is 3.4%. ConAgra Foods Inc. had an annual average earnings growth of 3.7% over the past five years.

On Sept. 20, 2012, ConAgra Foods Inc. reported results for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended Aug. 26, 2012. Diluted EPS from continuing operations was $0.61 in the current quarter, up 177% over $0.22 earned in the year-ago period. Excluding $0.17 of net benefit in the current quarter and $0.09 of net expense in the year-ago period from items impacting comparability, current quarter comparable EPS of $0.44 was 42% above the comparable $0.31 earned in the year-ago period.

Director William G. Jurgensen sold 8,525 shares of CAG stock on 09/24/2012 at the average price of $27.44. William G. Jurgensen owns at least 76,126 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 2.92% since.About GuruFocus: GuruFocus.com tracks the stocks picks and portfolio holdings of the world's best investors. This value investing site offers stock screeners and valuation tools. And publishes daily articles tracking the latest moves of the world's best investors. GuruFocus also provides promising stock ideas in 3 monthly newsletters sent to Premium Members .




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Referenced Stocks: CAG, CMCSA, COF, MAT



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