Ruane Cunniff ( Trades , Portfolio ) is a value investor focused on the intrinsic value of business. It is a long-term investor and will buy a stock and hold it for a long time, even if sometimes the stocks seem to be overvalued. Its largest buys during the fourth quarter were:
The investor increased its stake in Precision Castparts Corp. ( PCP ) by 33.93%, and the deal had an impact of 1.59% on the portfolio.
The company is a manufacturer of complex metal components and products providing high-quality investment castings, forgings and fasteners/fastener systems for critical aerospace and power applications. During the third quarter, total revenue increased 36% over the prior year and same-store sales organic growth was 13%.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 with ROE of 11.59% and ROA of 6.66% that are outperforming 71% of the companies in the Global Metal Fabrication industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10 with a cash-to-debt of 0.13 that is a few above the industry median of 1.06.
Warren Buffett ( Trades , Portfolio ) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 3.05% of outstanding shares followed by Mario Gabelli ( Trades , Portfolio ) with 0.51%, Jeremy Grantham ( Trades , Portfolio ) with 0.46%, Wallace Weitz ( Trades , Portfolio ) with 0.31% and Pioneer Investments ( Trades , Portfolio ) with 0.3%.
The guru raised its stake in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc . ( VRX ) by 4.28%. The deal had an impact of 0.84% on the portfolio.
It is a multinational, specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets a range of branded, generic and branded generic pharmaceuticals, over-the-counter products and medical devices.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10 with ROE of -5.07% and ROA of -0.79% that are underperforming 79% of the companies in the Global Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10 with no debt.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Bill Ackman ( Trades , Portfolio ) with 8.95% of outstanding shares followed by Jeff Ubben ( Trades , Portfolio ) with 4.37%, John Paulson ( Trades , Portfolio ) with 3.87%, Andreas Halvorsen ( Trades , Portfolio ) with 2.27%, Glenn Greenberg ( Trades , Portfolio ) with 1.82% and Steve Mandel with 1.7%.
The investor increased its stake in IAC/InterActiveCorp . ( IAC ) by 33.92%; the deal had an impact of 0.1% on the portfolio.
The company is a media and Internet company engaged in areas of search, applications, online dating, media and ecommerce. Revenue for the quarter increased 12%, or 16% excluding the effects of foreign exchange, driven by a 14% increase in dating revenue.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 with ROE of 6.49% and ROA of 2.77% that are outperforming 50% of
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