Hussman Strategic Advisors founder John Hussman ( Trades , Portfolio ) bought shares of the following stocks during the second quarter:
Hussman increased his Newmont Mining Corp. ( NEM ) stake by 633.33% with an impact of 3.41% on the portfolio.
Newmont is one of the largest gold mining companies in the world. It also mines copper.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity (ROE) of -4.36% and return on assets (ROA) of -2.14% are outperforming 54% of companies in the Global Gold industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.69 is below the industry median of 34.90.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.3% of outstanding shares, followed by Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%, Hussman with 0.1%, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06% and Donald Smith (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.
The guru boosted his Barrick Gold Corp. ( ABX ) holding by 600% with an impact of 3.17% on the portfolio.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The ROE of 5.48% and ROA of 3.46% are outperforming 76% of companies in the Global Gold industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.79 is below the industry median of 34.90.
First Eagle Investment is the company's largest guru shareholder with 2.99% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 0.69%, Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24%, John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) 0.03% and John Buckingham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
Hussman beefed up the Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. ( AEM ) position by 700%. The transaction had an impact of 1.75% on the portfolio.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The ROE of 5.48% and ROA of 3.46% are outperforming 76% of companies in the Global Gold industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.79 is below the industry median of 34.90.
With 5.71 % of outstanding shares, First Eagle Investment is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Druckenmiller with 0.38 %, John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0. 33 %, Dalio with 0. 09 %, Hussman with 0.09%, Arnold Van Den Berg (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%, Simons with 0.05% and Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.
Hussman increased his Goldcorp Inc. ( GG ) stake by 350%, impacting the portfolio by 1%.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The ROE of 3.50% and ROA of 2.17% are outperforming 71% of companies in the Global Gold industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is below the industry median of 34.90.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is First Eagle Investment with 4.02% of outstanding shares, followed by Dalio with 0.208%, Robert Bruce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Gabelli with 0.01%.
The investor purchased 50,000 shares of Procter & Gamble Co. ( PG ), expanding the portfolio 0.97%.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The ROE of 27.21% and ROA of 12.53% are outperforming 86% of companies in the Global Household and Personal Products industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.48 is below the industry median of 0.57.
Donald Yacktman (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.61% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%, the Yacktman Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31%, the Yacktman Focused Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19%, Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
Hussman boosted his Whole Foods Market Inc.( WFM) holding by 6,666.67%, impacting the portfolio 0.94%.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The ROE of 12.30% and ROA of 6.31% are outperforming 66% of companies in the Global Grocery Stores industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.85 is below the industry median of 0.53%.
The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is Jana Partners (Trades, Portfolio) with 4.46% of outstanding shares, followed by Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.65%, Simons with 0.5%, Cohen with 0.14%, Gabelli with 0.13% and Fisher with 0.11%.
The guru bought 50,000 shares of Centene Corp. (CNC), giving it 0.89% portfolio space.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The ROE of 13.57% and ROA of 3.92% are underperforming 65% of companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.06 is below the industry median of 1.38.
Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.32% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments with 1%, David Tepper (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.68%, Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.49% and Simons 0.47%.
Hussman established a 50,000-share stake in Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (WBA), giving it 0.87% portfolio space.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The ROE of 14.28% and ROA of 6% are outperforming 71% of companies in the Global Pharmaceutical Retailers industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.64 is above the industry median of 0.53.
With 1.13% of outstanding shares, Halvorsen it the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by the Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.75%, Bill Gates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32%, Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2%, Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09% and Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
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