Lowest P/E Stocks in Soros Portfolio

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Oct 13, 2013
As of the Sept. 20, 2013 update by GuruFocus, the portfolio of George Soros of Soros Fund Management listed 203 stocks, 59 of them new, with a total value of $9.22 billion, and a quarter-by-quarter turnover of 19%.

Here’s a review of the four lowest P/E stocks in the Soros portfolio:



Tivo Inc. (TIVO, Financial)


P/E: 5.40

Up 24% over 12 months, Tivo Inc., the pay television company, has a market cap of $1.5 billion; its shares were traded at around $12.33. TIVO trades with a P/B of 2.80.

Guru Action: As of the second quarter of 2013, George Soros holds 1,000,000 shares valued at around $11.05 million.

TIVO is a new holding for Soros who has bought and sold out twice since the second quarter of 2008. His most recent new buy of 1,000,000 shares was made in the second quarter of 2013; he bought shares at an average price of $11.80, for a gain of 4.5%.

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Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ, Financial)

P/E: 6.94

Up 77% over 12 months, Constellation Brands Inc., the winery and beverage company, has a market cap of $11.93 billion; its shares were traded at around $62.99. STZ trades with a P/B of 4.00.

Guru Action: As of the second quarter of 2013, George Soros holds 2,437,000 shares valued at around $127.01 million, representing a portfolio weight of 1.4%.

Soros has held STZ for seven quarters of gains. Across his trading history, he has averaged a gain of 80% on 2,512,000 shares bought at an average price of $35.00 per share.

Selling, he gained 25% on 75,000 shares sold in the second quarter of 2013. He sold them at an average price of $50.40 per share.

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CF Industries Holdings Inc. (CF, Financial)

P/E: 7.17

Down 2% over 12 months, CF Industries Holdings Inc., an agricultural company, has a market cap of $11.72 billion; its shares were traded at around $204.55. CF trades with a P/B of 2.50.

Guru Action: As of the second quarter of 2013, George Soros holds 34,308 shares valued at around $5.88 million.

CF is another new holding for Soros who has been trading since the third quarter of 2009 for five quarters of triple-digit gains. In the second quarter of 2013, he made a new buy of 34,308 shares at an average price of $186.671.80, for a gain of 9.6%.

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Western Refining Inc. (WNR, Financial)

P/E: 7.70

Up 31% over 12 months, Western Refining Inc., an oil and gas refining company, has a market cap of $2.56 billion; its shares were traded at around $31.87. WNR trades with a P/B of 3.10.

Guru Action: As of the second quarter of 2013, George Soros holds 310,000 shares valued at around $8.70 million.

WNR is another new holding for Soros who has traded since the fourth quarter of 2010, when he gained 287.2% on 26,700 shares bought at an average price of $8.23 per share. When he sold out in the second quarter of 2011, he gained 90% and the share price had almost doubled at $16.70 per share. In the second quarter of 2013, Soros made a new buy of 310,000 shares at an average price of $31.11 for a gain of 2.4%.

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Here is the complete portfolio of George Soros.

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Be sure to read:

1. George Soros's Undervalued Stocks

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3. George Soros's High Yield stocks

4. Stocks that George Soros keeps buying

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