Sarah Ketterer Buys Stake in Sporting Goods Retailer Cabela's

Guru sells stakes in Walt Disney and American Express

Nov 19, 2015

Using a meticulous research process that involves quantitative and value-oriented methods, Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio) and her team narrow their list of prospective investments in a given quarter. In the third quarter, Ketterer found several companies to purchase.

Ketterer’s most significant transaction in the third quarter was her purchase of a 1,841,025-share stake in Cabela's Inc. (CAB, Financial), a Sidney, Neb.-based sporting goods retailer, for an average price of $46.66 per share. The deal had a 2.1% impact on Ketterer’s portfolio.

Cabela’s has a market cap of $2.88 billion and an enterprise value of $7.09 billion. It has a P/E of 15.8, a forward P/E of 12.7, a P/B of 1.6 and a P/S of 0.8. GuruFocus has given Cabela’s a Financial Strength rating of 7/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.

Ruane Cunniff (Trades, Portfolio), Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio), Private Capital (Trades, Portfolio), John Keeley (Trades, Portfolio), Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio), PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio), Bill Frels (Trades, Portfolio), Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio), Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) and Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) have shares of Cabela’s in their portfolios.

Cabela’s sold for $41.57 per share Thursday afternoon.

Ketterer sold her 519,715-share stake in Walt Disney Co. (DIS, Financial), a Burbank, Calif.-based entertainment company, for an average price of $108.99 per share. The divestiture had a -1.74% impact on Ketterer’s portfolio.

Disney has a market cap of $200.4 billion and an enterprise value of $215.19 billion. It has a P/E of 24.7, a forward P/E of 21, a P/B of 4.3 and a P/S of 4.0. GuruFocus has given Disney a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.

Thursday afternoon Disney sold for $118.73 per share.

Ketterer sold her 638,037-share stake in American Express Co. (AXP, Financial), a Buffalo, N.Y.-based financial services company, for an average price of $76.94 per share. The transaction had a -1.45% impact on Ketterer’s portfolio.

American Express has a market cap of $71.56 billion and an enterprise value of $103.44 billion. It has a P/E of 13.1, a forward P/E of 13.1, a P/B of 3.3 and a P/S of 2.2. GuruFocus has given American Express a Financial Strength rating of 4/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.

American Express sold for $72.71 per share Thursday afternoon.

Ketterer increased her position in Oracle Corporation (ORCL, Financial), a Redwood City, Calif.-based computer technology company, by nearly 47%, acquiring 1,616,519 shares for an average price of $38.44 per share. The transaction had a 1.44% impact on Ketterer’s portfolio.

Oracle has a market cap of $166.69 billion and an enterprise value of $153.26 billion. It has a P/E of 18.2, a forward P/E of 14.5, a P/B of 3.6 and a P/S of 4.6. GuruFocus has given Oracle a Financial Strength rating of 7/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.

Thursday afternoon Oracle sold for $39.02 per share.

Ketterer raised her stake in China Mobile Ltd. (CHL, Financial), a Beijing-based telecommunications company, by nearly 76%. Ketterer bought 1,059,252 shares for an average price of $61.7 per share. The deal had a 1.27% impact on Ketterer’s portfolio.

China Mobile has a market cap of $241.65 billion and an enterprise value of $224.94 billion. It has a P/E of 13.9, a forward P/E of 12.3, a P/B of 1.7 and a P/S of 2.3. GuruFocus has given China Mobile a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.

Ketterer is China Mobile’s leading shareholder among the gurus with 2,455,418 shares. Matthews Pacific Tiger Fund (Trades, Portfolio), Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio), Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio), John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio), Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio), Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio), Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio), David Dreman (Trades, Portfolio), Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) and Dodge & Cox have shares of China Mobile in their portfolios.

China Mobile sold for $59.01 per share Thursday afternoon.

Ketterer increased her stake in Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM, Financial), a San Diego-based semiconductor company, by nearly 54%. Ketterer bought 942,583 shares in the company for an average price of $59.42 per share. The transaction had a 1.26% impact on Ketterer’s portfolio.

Qualcomm has a market cap of $72.73 billion and an enterprise value of $66.38 billion. It has a P/E of 15.1, a forward P/E of 11.5, a P/B of 2.3 and a P/S of 3.1. GuruFocus has given Qualcomm a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.

Thursday afternoon Qualcomm sold for $48.39 per share.

Ketterer raised her stake in Citigroup Inc. (C, Financial), a New York-based financial services company, by more than one-third, buying 1,028,741 shares for an average price of $54.69 per share. The deal had a 1.26% impact on her portfolio.

Citigroup has a market cap of $164.02 billion and an enterprise value of $256.98 billion. It has a P/E of 12.4, a forward P/E of 9.5, a P/B of 0.8 and a P/S of 2.2. GuruFocus has given Citigroup a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 5/10.

Citigroup sold for $55.06 per share Thursday afternoon.

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