5 Predictable Stocks With a Margin of Safety

Intel and Booking Holdings on the list

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Aug 10, 2020
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According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, a Premium feature, the following companies have high business predictability ratings and wide margins of safety as of Aug. 10.

Intel

Intel Corp. (INTC) has a business predictability rank of four out of five stars and, according to the GuruFocus discounted cash flow calculator, a 44.80% margin of safety at an average price of $48.63 per share.

The chipmaker has a market cap of $207.46 billion and an enterprise value of $219.99 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue and earnings per share have increased 8.30% and 16.90%, respectively.

Over the past 12 months, the stock has gained 136.90% and is currently trading with a price-earnings ratio of 8.98. The share price has been as high as $69.29 and as low as $43.63 in the last year. As of Aug. 10, the stock was trading 30.02% below its 52-week high and 11.14% above its 52-week low.

With 0.66% of outstanding shares, Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.60% and Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.20%.

Comcast

Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) has a 3.5-star business predictability rank and, according to the DCF calculator, a 38.53% margin of safety at the average price of $42.37 per share.

The company has a market cap of $192.32 billion and an enterprise value of $284.37 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue and earnings per share have grown 12% and 15.90%, respectively.

The stock has gained 351.33% over the last 12 months and shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 16.9. The share price has been as high as $47.74 and as low as $31.70 in the last 52 weeks. As of Aug. 10, the stock was trading 11.24% below its 52-week high and 33.65% above its 52-week low.

With 1.81% of outstanding shares, Dodge & Cox is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.71% and Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39%.

Toyota Motor

Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) has a five-star business predictability rank and, according to the DCF calculator, a 66.63% margin of safety at an average price of $127.85 per share.

The automaker has a $177.85 billion market cap and an enterprise value of $325.10 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue has increased 4.40% and its earnings per share have risen 0.70%.

The share price has climbed 73.19% over the past 12 months. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 9.41. The share price has been as high as $145.41 and as low as $108.01 in the last 52 weeks. As of Aug. 10, the stock was trading 12.04% below its 52-week high and 18.41% above its 52-week low.

With 0.08% of outstanding shares, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)` Renaissance Technologies is the company's most notable guru shareholder, followed by NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

Booking

Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) has a 4.5-star business predictability rank and, according to the DCF calculator, a 23.42% margin of safety at an average price of $1,715 per share.

The online travel agency has a market cap of $69.99 billion and an enterprise value of $41.76 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue has grown 17.15% and its earnings per share have increased 19.20%.

Shares have climbed 489.20% compared to 12 months ago. The stock is currently trading with a price-earnings ratio of 21.62. The share price has been as high as $2,094 and as low as $1,107 in the last 52 weeks. As of Aug. 10, the stock was trading 18.34% below its 52-week high and 54.43% above its 52-week low.

With 4.18% of outstanding shares, Dodge & Cox is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.59% and First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.57%.

Anthem

Anthem Inc. (ANTM) has a four-star business predictability rank and, according to the DCF calculator, a 7.04% margin of safety at an average price of $276.14 per share.

The provider of health insurance has a market cap of $69.17 billion and an enterprise value of $84.62 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue has grown 8.30% and its earnings per share have increased 16.40%.

Shares have risen 399% compared to 12 months ago. The stock is currently trading with a price-earnings ratio of 11.94. The share price has been as high as $309.10 and as low as $171.03 in the last 52 weeks. As of Aug. 10, the stock was trading 10.54% below its 52-week high and 61.67% above its 52-week low.

With 1.86% of outstanding shares, Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.85%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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