8 Stocks Hit 52-Week Highs: HLF, PCLN, DG, PAG, FITB, CMI, CHKP, ASML
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Shares of these stocks hit 52-week highs on Thursday: Priceline.com (PCLN), Herbalife (HLF), Penske Automotive Group (PAG), Dollar General (DG), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP), Cummins (CMI) and ASML Holding (ASML).
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Priceline.com
"While Priceline grew its already dominant ad presence modestly since Sept-11, Expedia-owned sites maintained a solid ad presence, appearing in 62% of emerging country searches in Mar-12 vs. 71% in Sept-11," Piper Jaffray analysts wrote in a report Wednesday. "Meanwhile, 100% of hotel searches in mature mkts surveyed had a paid ad for a Priceline-owned site, 90% had a paid ad for an Expediaowned site, and 21% of searches had a paid ad for an Orbitz-owned site. Our survey included searches in 29 mature mkts and 34 emerging mkts."
Shares of Priceline.com hit a 52-week high of $659.67 on Thursday. The stock's 52-week low of $411.26 was set on Oct. 4.
Priceline.com has an estimated price-to-earnings ratio of 17.01 times; the average for travel and tourism companies is 16.65. For comparison, Expedia's (EXPE) forward P/E is 10.48. Nineteen of the 23 analysts who cover Priceline.com rated it buy. Three analysts gave the stock a hold rating and one rated it sell. TheStreet Ratings gives Priceline.com an A grade with a buy rating and a $788.39 price target. The stock has risen 39.65% year to date.Select the service that is right for you!
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