Jeff Auxier's Holdings Trading Below Peter Lynch Earnings Line

Valero and Toyota are among the current bargains

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Jan 04, 2016
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Jeff Auxier (Trades, Portfolio) is the manager of the Auxier Focus Fund. The following are the stocks in his portfolio that are trading below the Peter Lynch fair value.

Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) is trading at about $70 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $147, giving the stock a margin of safety of 52%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 6.90, higher than 88% of companies the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing, and is currently 4.29% below its 52-week high and 62.74% above its 52-week low.

Its refineries produce conventional gasolines, distillates, jet fuel, asphalt, petrochemicals, lubricants, and other refined products.

Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.32% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.

LyondellBasell Industries NV. (LYB) is trading at $86 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $139, giving the stock a margin of safety of 37%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 9.30, higher than 84% of companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. The price is currently 19.03% below its 52-week high and 21.13% above its 52-week low.

The company is an independent chemical company. The largest shareholder among the gurus is Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.01% of outstanding shares, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.81%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14% and Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.

Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) is trading at about $123 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $180, giving the stock a margin of safety of 32%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 10.30, higher than 76% of companies the Global Auto Manufacturers industry, and is currently 15.61% below its 52-week high and 17.18% above its 52-week low

Donald Smith (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.08% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%, Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

Allstate Corp. (ALL) is trading at about $62 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $87.3, giving the stock a margin of safety of 29%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 10.90, higher than 69% of companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry, and is currently 17.79% below its 52-week high and 14.73% above its 52-week low.

The company is engaged in the property-liability insurance and life insurance business. The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.29% of outstanding shares, followed by HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 1.07%, Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27% and David Tepper (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16%.

Travelers Companies Inc. (TRV) is trading at about $112 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $166, giving the stock a margin of safety of 32%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 10, higher than 78% of companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry, and is currently 3.11% below its 52-week high and 18.54% above its 52-week low.

The company provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance products and services to businesses, government units, associations and individuals.

Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.4% of outstanding shares, followed by James Barrow (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.28%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25% and Mairs and Power (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2%.

Apple Inc. (AAPL) is trading at about $105 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $133, giving the stock a margin of safety of 21%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 12.20, higher than 66% of companies in the Global Consumer Electronics industry, and is currently 21.76% below its 52-week high and 14.41% above its 52-week low.

The company designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, and portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, accessories, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.95% of outstanding shares, followed by David Einhorn (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2%, Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2% and Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14%.

Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) is trading at about $106 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $133, giving the stock a margin of safety of 20%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 12, higher than 57% of companies in the Global Asset Management industry, and is currently 23.03% below its 52-week high and 11.41% above its 52-week low.

The company is engaged in providing financial planning, products and services that are designed to offer solutions for its clients' asset accumulation, income and protection needs.

James Barrow (Trades, Portfolio) is the guru who holds the largest amount of outstanding shares of the company at 1.58%, followed by Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.92%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.28% and Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. (WDR) is trading at about $28 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $49.6, giving the stock a margin of safety of 42%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 9.10, higher than 76% of companies in the Global Asset Management industry, and is currently 44.67% below its 52-week high and 3.02% above its 52-week low.

The company operates as a mutual fund and asset management firm. It provides investment management, investment product underwriting and distribution, and shareholder services administration to mutual funds and institutional and separately managed accounts.

The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.32% of outstanding shares, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.89%, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.48% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.41%.

Viacom Inc. (VIAB) is trading at about $41 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $67.6, giving the stock a margin of safety of 39%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 9.30, higher than 85% of companies in the Global Media - Diversified industry, and is currently 46.52% below its 52-week high and 13.33% above its 52-week low.

The company is an entertainment content company that connects with audiences through television content across television, motion picture, online and mobile platforms in more than 165 countries and territories.

Donald Yacktman (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 2.09% of outstanding shares, followed by Yacktman Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.19%, NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.69% and Yacktman Focused Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.55%.

GlaxoSmithKline PLCÂ (GSK) is trading at about $40 per share, and the Peter Lynch value gives the stock a fair price of $90.6, giving the stock a margin of safety of 55%.

The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 6.80, higher than 95% of companies in the Global Drug Manufacturers - Major industry, and is currently 17.79% below its 52-week high and 8.35% above its 52-week low.

The company creates, discovers, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products including vaccines, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines and health-related consumer products.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 0.51% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.48%, Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19% and PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%.