Leon Cooperman's Stocks Trading at Low P/E Ratio

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Apr 06, 2015

Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio), founder and chairman of Omega Advisors, is currently holding 91 stocks with his hedge fund’s portfolio for a total value of about $6 billion.

According to GuruFocus, the stocks of his portfolio trading with the lowest P/E ratio are Altisource Portfolio Solutions SAÂ (ASPS), Arbor Realty Trust Inc(ABR), QEP Resources Inc (QEP), SandRidge Energy Inc (SD), Chimera Investment Corp (CIM).

Altisource Portfolio Solutions SAÂ (ASPS)

He started to buy ASPS in 2011 and so far he holds 2,257,451 at an average price of $78.75 per share (currently facing a loss of -81%).
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The stock is currently trading at 2.70 of P/E and the price is far +25.38%Â from its 52 Weeks Low and -87.79% from its 52-Weeks High. Over the past year, the price has dropped -87%.

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Over the last 5 years, Revenue rose by 39.90% and EBITDA by 42.50%. Thanks to these ratios, the DCF model gives a fair value of $82.02 so the stock is currently trading with a current Margin of Safety of 82%.

Leon Cooperman is the main holder of ASPS with 2,257,451 shares (11.21% of outstanding shares), followed by Murray Stahl (0.25%).

Arbor Realty Trust Inc (ABR)

He bought ABR for the first time in 2014 Q4. He bought 27,000 at an average price of $6.72 per share (a current gain of 4.9%).
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The stock is currently trading at 4.10 of P/E and the price is +11.23% from its 52 Weeks Low and -5.26% from its 52-Weeks High. Since 12 months back, the price fluctuated near the current price (-2%).

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Over the last 5 years, Revenue decreased by -0.60% and Book Value grew by 12%. The DCF model, gives a fair value of $ 25.22 with a current Margin of Safety of 72%.

ABR has a steady Dividend Yield of 7.40%

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Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) is the only holder of ABR, with 3,775,800 shares that represents 7.48% of Shares Outstanding.

QEP Resources Inc (QEP)

He started to buy QEP during the second quarter of 2014 then added stakes every following quarter, reaching now a total of 4,358,927 shares at an average price of $31.81 per share (currently facing a loss of -31%).
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The stock is currently trading at 5.00 of P/E and the price is +22.81% from its 52 Weeks Low and -37.93% from its 52-Weeks High. During the last year, the price dropped -29%.

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Over the last 5 years, Revenue grew by 8.20% and Book Value by 6.70%. Despite this, the Peter Lynch earning line gives a fair value of $6.7. So the stock is currently Overpriced by 250%.

Leon Cooperman is the bigger holder of QEP with 2.48% of Shares Outstanding, followed by Steven Cohen (0.52%) and Jim Simons (0.3%).

SandRidge Energy Inc (SD)

He started to buy SD during the last quarter of 2012, reaching a total of 32,162,580 at an average price of $5.83 per share (currently facing a loss of -68%).
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The stock is currently trading at 5.60 of P/E, and the price is far +76.11%Â from its 52 Week Low and -73.22%Â from its 52-Week High. Over the past year, the price dropped -70%.

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Over the last 5 years, the Revenue grew by 2.30% and the Free Cash Flow decreased by -6.80%. The DCF model, gives a fair value of $4.57 with a current Margin of Safety of 59%.

Prem Watsa is the main holder of SD with 12.93% of Shares Outstanding. Leon Cooperman holds the 6.65% and Paul Tudor Jones holds 0.09%.

Chimera Investment Corp (CIM)

He started to buy CIM on Q2 2012 reaching a total of 64,362,201 shares at an average price of $2.92 per share (with a current gain of +8%).
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The stock is currently trading at 5.50 of P/E, and the price is far +0.64%Â from its 52 Weeks Low and -81.52%Â from its 52 Weeks High. Over the past year, the price rose by 4%.

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Over the last 5 years, EBITDA grew by 5.60%, EPS by 7.50% and Book Value by 1.00%. The DCF model, gives a fair value of $ 8.56 with a current Margin of Safety of 63%.

Leon Cooperman is the main holder of CIM with 6.26% of Outstanding Shares, followed by Jim Simons (0.68%) and Paul Tudor Jones (0.01%).