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Michael F. Price is the 271st richest person in the world, according to Forbes. A renowned money manager, he learned finance as a $200-a-week research assistant under Max Heine. Mr. Price earned reputation for buying undervalued companies, and raising he. He has often tussled with management of companies held in his portfolios. He sold Heine Securities in 1996 to Franklin Resources for $670 million. Now, Price manages the private firm, MFP Investors, with $1.6 billion under management, much of it his own money.

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Price has a value based approach to investing. He buys stock in out-of-favor small cap companies that are of good values.

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  • Currently 2.50/5

Rating: 2.5/5 (2 votes)


Michael Price Buys The Dow Chemical Company, Embarq Corp., Forest City Enterprises Inc., Wells Fargo, Sells Charlotte Russe Holding Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
August-16-2009

Michael Price - Michael Price Buys The Dow Chemical Company, Embarq Corp., Forest City Enterprises Inc., Wells Fargo, Sells Charlotte Russe Holding Inc., Delta Air Lines Inc.
Michael Price made himself a billionaire by being a good investor. He taught other value investors like David Winters and Seth Klarman, and made them rich too. Michael Prices likes to invest in small cap stocks. He owns 103 stocks with a total value of $285 million. This is the Q2 portfolio of his firm, MFP Investors, LLc. More...


  • Currently 1.29/5

Rating: 1.3/5 (7 votes)


Carl Icahn, others lose Steel Partners challenge
June-21-2009

Carl Icahn, Michael Price - Carl Icahn, Others Lose Steel Partners Challenge
At GuruFocus we track the stock holdings of Investment Gurus. As hard as we work to do a good job, we have a few built-in short falls. One of the areas is on private equity investments the Investment Gurus made. There are simply no data reported so we can keep track of. More...


  • Currently 1.33/5

Rating: 1.3/5 (6 votes)


Michael Price Q1 Portfolio Update: Buys CF Industries Holdings Inc., Terra Industries Inc., Telephone And Data Systems Inc, Sells Bancorp Rhode Island Inc., Forest City Enterprises Inc. Michael Price Q1 Portfolio Update
May-17-2009

Michael Price - Michael Price Q1 Portfolio Update: Buys CF Industries Holdings Inc., Terra Industries Inc., Telephone And Data Systems Inc, Sells Bancorp Rhode Island Inc., Forest City Enterprises Inc.
Michael Price likes to invest in small caps. It was said that he influenced Seth Klarman and David Winters in their way of investing. This is the portfolio update of MFP Investors LLC, most of it is Michael Price's own money.. Michael Price owns 89 stocks with a total value of $178 million. These are the details of the buys and sells. More...


  • Currently 2.43/5

Rating: 2.4/5 (7 votes)


Price Says Current Market ‘Ideal for Stock Picker’
May-14-2009

Michael Price - Price Says Current Market ‘Ideal For Stock Picker’
Michael Price, who said the market now is “ideal for a stock picker,” said he bought shares of BB&T Corp. and that community banks are attractive investments. More...


  • Currently 2.36/5

Rating: 2.4/5 (14 votes)


Michael Price Buys Calpine Corp., Lear Corp., HarleyDavidson Inc., ConocoPhillips, Sells Time Warner Inc., White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
May-20-2008

Michael Price - Michael Price Buys Calpine Corp., Lear Corp., HarleyDavidson Inc., ConocoPhillips, Sells Time Warner Inc., White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd.
Billionaire investor Michael Price buys stock in out-of-favor small cap companies that are of good values. He is the mentor of David Winters, who also achieved outstanding performances. Michael Price owns 105 stocks with a total value of $563.4 billion. These are the details of the buys and sells. More...


  • Currently 1.63/5

Rating: 1.6/5 (16 votes)


Michael Price Buys HearstArgyle Television Inc., AutoNation Inc., Hilltop Holdings Inc., Sells BristolMyers Squibb Company, Covidien Ltd., Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.
February-15-2008

Michael Price - Michael Price Buys HearstArgyle Television Inc., AutoNation Inc., Hilltop Holdings Inc., Sells BristolMyers Squibb Company, Covidien Ltd., Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.
Billionaire investor Michael Price's value approach is to buy stock in out-of-favor small cap companies that are of good values. This strategy has made him the 271st richest person in the world. These are his buys and sells during the fourth quarter. He owns 81 stocks with a total value of $511 million. More...


  • Currently 2.40/5

Rating: 2.4/5 (15 votes)


Michael Price Buys Sallie Mae Stock on Estimate Cut
December-17-2007

Michael Price, the billionaire value fund manager, raised his Sallie Mae stake after the company cut its profit forecast and said another buyer may emerge now that private-equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. has ruled out a new bid. More...


  • Currently 2.29/5

Rating: 2.3/5 (17 votes)


Michael Price Buys Comcast Corp., The McGrawHill Companies Inc, CBS Corp., Sells Dow Jones & Company Inc., Florida East Coast Industries
November-9-2007

Renowned billionaire value investor Michael Price likes to buy undervalued small and micro cap companies, which are more likely to be mispriced. He has achieved outstanding returns with this strategy. These are his buys and sells during the third quarter. More...


  • Currently 2.65/5

Rating: 2.6/5 (17 votes)


Michael Price Buys Delta Air Lines, SLM Corp., Encore Capital Group Inc., Sells TD Banknorth Inc., Usa Mobility Inc., Tribune Co.
August-14-2007

You can make yourself billionaire by making yourself a good investor first. That is how a number of our Gurus made it. Michael Price is one of them. Michael Price manages MFP Investors LLC, most of it is his own money. He owns 73 stocks with a total value of $649 million as of 06/30/2007. These are the details of the buys and sells. More...


  • Currently 2.50/5

Rating: 2.5/5 (12 votes)


Michael Price Buys American Standard Companies In, Altria Group Inc., Bristol-myers Squibb Co., Sells Healthsouth Cp, Centennial Bank Holdings, Inc., Lydall Inc.
May-11-2007

Billionaire investor Michael Price is known for taking stakes in bankrupt companies and complex turnaround situations. These are his buys and sells during the first quarter of 2007. Michael Price owns 76 stocks with a total value of $639 million. More...


  • Currently 2.29/5

Rating: 2.3/5 (7 votes)


Dow Jones May Cost $100 a Share
May-2-2007

Dow Jones & Co. may fetch $100 a share in a takeover, said Michael Price, whose mutual funds were among the industry's best performers during the 1980s and 1990s. More...


  • Currently 1.70/5

Rating: 1.7/5 (10 votes)


Michael Price Buys Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc., TD Banknorth Inc., MUELLER WATER B, Sells Alleghany Corp., AutoZone Inc.,
February-9-2007

Billionaire investor Michael Price's buys and sells during the 4th quarter of 2006. His fund owns 77 stocks with a total value of $616 million. More...


  • Currently 2.23/5

Rating: 2.2/5 (13 votes)


Michael Price Buys Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. Class A, ALLIED WLD ASSUR CO, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea C, Sells American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Newkirk Realty Trust, Inc.
November-21-2006

Famed investor Michael Price buys Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. Class A, ALLIED WLD ASSUR CO, Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea C, White Mountains Insurance Grou, NORTHEAST COMMUNITY BANCORP, INC., Emmis Communications Corp., Yankee Candle Co. Inc., GenCorp Inc., Harrington West Financial Grou, BKF Capital Group Inc., sells American Eagle Outfitters Inc., Newkirk Realty Trust, Inc., ADC Telecommunications Inc., American River Bankshares, United Industrial Corp. during the 3-months ended 09/30/2006, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, MFP INVESTORS LLC. Michael Price owns 74 stocks with a total value of $568 million. More...


  • Currently 2.27/5

Rating: 2.3/5 (15 votes)


Michael Price Buys McClatchy Co., Time Warner Inc., ConocoPhillips, Sells Andrew Corp., Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Tarragon Corp.
August-20-2006

Billionaire investor Michael Price buys McClatchy Co., Time Warner Inc., ConocoPhillips, Dow Jones & Co. Inc., Liberty Media Corporation - Capital Common Series, Media General Inc., Oglebay Norton Co., Conseco, Inc. 5.50% Mandatorily Convertible Prefer, KEWEENAW LND ASSN CT, Flushing Financial Corp., Finish Line Inc., ADC Telecommunications Inc., Dearborn Bancorp Inc. (MI), HEALTHSOUTH CP, Benjamin Franklin Bancorp Inc., LYNCH INTERACTIVE CP, sells Andrew Corp., Hovnanian Enterprises Inc., Tarragon Corp., Sharper Image Corp., Herley Industries Inc., Buckle Inc., SITEL Corp., Engelhard Corp., Kindred Healthcare Inc. during the 3-months ended 06/30/2006, according to the most recent filings of his investment company, MFP Investors. These are the details of his purchases and sales. More...




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