According to
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, these stocks have declined the most since Gurus have bought.
HMS Holdings Corporation (
HMSY
): Down 23% Since
RS Investment Management
Bought in the Quarter Ended on 6-30
-
2012
RS Investment Management
added to his holdings in business support services company, HMS
Holdings Corp. by 26.77% during the quarter ended 6/30/2012. His
purchase prices were between $23.22 and $32.39, with an estimated
average price of $26.79. Since then, the prices of HMS Holdings
shares have declined by 23% from the estimated average.
RS Investment Management
owned 523,119 shares as of 6/30/2012.
HMS Holdings furnishes information-based revenue recovery and
business office outsourcing services to healthcare providers and
payors. HMS Holdings has a market cap of $2.34 billion; its
shares were traded at around $20.61 with a P/E ratio of 39.8 and
a P/S ratio of 6.4. HMS Holdings had an annual average earnings
growth of 35.3% over the past five years.
For the quarter ended September 30, 2012, revenue increased 22.6%
to $113.2 million, compared to $92.4 million for the same period
a year ago. Net income for the quarter was $10.5 million or $0.12
per diluted common share compared to a net income of $14.4
million or $0.17 per diluted common share for the same period a
year ago, a decrease of 27.1%.
CEO William C Lucia sold 15,000 shares of HMSY stock on
10/18/2012 at the average price of $27.33. Lucia owns at least
264,960 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased
by 24.59% since. Other insiders have also decreased their
positions in the company.
Facebook Inc. (
FB
): Down 26% Since Chase Coleman Bought in the Quarter Ended on
6-30-2012
Chase Coleman initiated holdings in media agencies company
Facebook Inc. during the quarter ended 6/30/2012. His purchase
prices were between $25.76 and $32.73, with an estimated average
price of $29.60. Since then the prices of Facebook shares have
declined by 26% from the estimated average. Chase Coleman owned
1,958,448 shares of as of 6/30/2012.
Facebook Inc. operates a social networking website worldwide.
Facebook has a market cap of $40.7 billion; its shares were
traded at around $21.98 with a P/S ratio of 11.
Facebook recently reported its third quarter 2012 financial
results. Revenue for the third quarter totaled $1.26 billion, an
increase of 32%, compared with $954 million in the third quarter
of 2011.
Robert Karr bought 365,000 shares in the quarter that ended on
6/30/2012, which is 2.2% of the $514 million portfolio of Joho
Capital. Frank Sands bought 11,649,292 shares in the quarter that
ended on 6/30/2012, which is 1.6% of the $22.04 billion portfolio
of Sands Capital Management.
Director Reed Hastings bought 47,846 shares of FB stock on
8/08/2012 at the average price of $21.03. Reed Hastings owns at
least 47,846 shares after this. The price of the stock has
increased by 4.52% since. Other insiders have decreased their
positions in the company.
Tim Holding Company (
TSU
): Down 39% Since Charles Brandes Bought in the Quarter Ended on
6-30-2012
Charles Brandes added to his holdings in mobile
telecommunications company, Tim Holding Company by 16.07% during
the quarter ended 6/30/2012. His purchase prices were between
$23.91 and $32.93, with an estimated average price of $27.77.
Since then, the prices of Tim Holding shares have declined by 39%
from the estimated average. Charles Brandes owned 3,512,341
shares as of 6/30/2012.
TIM Participacoes S.A. is a holding company, the single company
in Brazil to offer mobile cellular services throughout the
Brazilian territory, by means of its subsidiaries TIM Celular
S.A. Tim Holding Company has a market cap of $8.67 billion; its
shares were traded at around $16.88 with a P/E ratio of 11.4 and
a P/S ratio of 0.9. The dividend yield of Tim Holding stocks is
1.6%. Tim Holding Company had an annual average earnings growth
of 22.4% over the past 10 years.
Charles Brandes owns 3,512,341 shares as of 06/30/2012, an
increase of 16.07% from the previous quarter. This position
accounts for 0.99% of the $9.71 billion portfolio of Brandes
Investment.
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (
SLXP
): Down 21% Since Steven Cohen Bought in the Quarter Ended on
6-30-2012
Steven Cohen added to his holdings in Pharmaceuticals company
Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. by 137.06% during the quarter ended
06/30/2012. His purchase prices were between $47.62 and $54.43,
with an estimated average price of $50.80. Since then the prices
of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. shares have declined by 21% from
the estimated average. Steven Cohen owned 413,621 shares as of
06/30/2012.
Salix Pharmaceuticals' objective is to be a market-driven
specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the needs of
physicians specializing in gastroenterology. Salix
Pharmaceuticals has a market cap of $2.37 billion; its shares
were traded at around $40.05 with a P/E ratio of 11.8 and a P/S
ratio of 4.4.
Edward Owens owns 1,554,300 shares as of 06/30/2012, which
accounts for 0.4% of the $21.29 billion portfolio of Vanguard
Health Care Fund. NWQ Managers owns 633,290 shares as of
06/30/2012, which accounts for 0.26% of the $13.76 billion
portfolio of NWQ Investment Management Co.
President and CEO Carolyn J. Logan sold 119,300 shares of SLXP
stock on 06/28/2012 at the average price of 52.07. Logan owns at
least 1,044,488 shares after this. The price of the stock has
decreased by 23.08% since. Other insiders have also decreased
their positions in the company.
Alpha Natural Resources Inc. (
ANR
): Down 30% Since Jim Simons Bought in the Quarter Ended on
6-30-2012
Jim Simons initiated holdings in coal company, Alpha Natural
Resources Inc. during the quarter ended 6/30/2012. His purchase
prices were between $7.94 and $16.87, with an estimated average
price of $12.40. Since then the prices of Alpha Natural Resources
Inc. shares have declined by 30% from the estimated average. Jim
Simons owned 965,237 shares as of 6/30/2012.
Alpha Natural Resources is a Central Appalachian coal producer
that also has significant operations in Northern Appalachia.
Alpha Natural Resources Inc. has a market cap of $1.98 billion;
its shares were traded at around $8.70 with a P/S ratio of 0.3.
Alpha Natural Resources had an annual average earnings growth of
2.6% over the past five years.
ANR recently announced its second quarter 2012 financial results.
The company reported a second quarter loss of $2.2 billion or
$10.14 per diluted share, compared with a loss of $50 million or
$0.32 per diluted share in the second quarter of 2011.
John Burbank bought 432,400 shares in the quarter that ended on
6/30/2012, which is 0.13% of the $2.95 billion portfolio of
Passport Capital. NWQ Managers owns 1,411,973 shares as of
06/30/2012, an increase of 71.49% from the previous quarter. This
position accounts for 0.089% of the $13.76 billion portfolio of
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