Eric Mindich (Trades, Portfolio) of Eton Park Capital Management made 10 new buys in the fourth quarter. The guru made only two new buys in the third quarter.
Mindich’s most significant new buy in the fourth quarter was the purchase of a 13,810,765-sharestake in EMC Corp. (EMC, Financial), a Hopkinton, Massachusetts-based data storage and information security company, for an average price of $25.98 per share. The transaction had a 5.58% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 0.71% of EMC’s outstanding shares and 5.58% of Mindich’s total assets. Dodge & Cox is EMC’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 95,808,352 shares. The stake is 4.92% of EMC’s outstanding shares and 2.41% of Dodge & Cox’s total assets.
EMC has a P/E of 25.8, a forward P/E of 14.1, a P/B of 2.4 and a P/S of 2.1. GuruFocus gives EMC a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
EMC sold for $26.31 per share Friday.
Mindich acquired a 948,569-share stake in Allergan PLC (AGN, Financial), a pharmaceutical company with offices in Dublin and New Jersey, for an average price of $298.52 per share. The deal had a 4.66% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 0.24% of Allergan’s outstanding shares and 4.66% of Mindich’s total assets. Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) is Allergan’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 10,962,347 shares. The stake is 2.78% of Allergan’s outstanding shares and 6.81% of Vanguard’s total assets.
Allergan has a P/E of 32.6, a forward P/E of 15.1, a P/B of 1.6 and a P/S of 5.7. GuruFocus gives Allergan a Financial Strength rating of 5/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 6/10.
Allergan sold for $288.67 per share Friday.
Mindich invested in a 1,535,895-share stake in Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC, Financial), a New York-based telecommunications and mass media company, for an average price of $185.51 per share. The transaction had a 4.49% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 0.54% of Time Warner’s outstanding shares and 4.49% of Mindich’s total assets. Dodge & Cox is Time Warner’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 19,420,146 shares. The stake is 6.86% of Time Warner’s outstanding shares and 3.63% of Dodge & Cox’s total assets.
Time Warner has a P/E of 30.3, a forward P/E of 24.1, a P/B of 6.2 and a P/S of 2.4. GuruFocus gives Time Warner a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
Time Warner sold for $195.33 per share Friday.
Mindich purchased a 2,579,595-share stake in Keurig Green Mountain Inc. (GMCR, Financial), a specialty coffee and coffeemaker company based in Waterbury, Vermont, for an average price of $62.57 per share. The deal had a 3.65% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 1.73% of Keurig’s outstanding shares and 3.65% of Mindich’s total assets. With the purchase, Mindich became Keurig’s leading shareholder among the gurus.
Keurig has a P/E of 30.6, a forward P/E of 24.7, a P/B of 5.4 and a P/S of 3.3. GuruFocus gives Keurig a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
Keurig sold for $91.67 per share Friday.
Mindich acquired a 2,382,705-share stake in Autodesk Inc. (ADSK, Financial), a San Rafael, California-based computer software company, for an average price of $58.45 per share. The transaction had a 2.28% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 1.06% of Autodesk’s outstanding shares and 2.28% of Mindich’s total assets. John Griffin (Trades, Portfolio) is Autodesk’s leading shareholder among the gurus with 10 million shares in his portfolio. The stake is 2.54% of Autodesk’s outstanding shares and 1.49% of Griffin’s total assets.
Autodesk has a forward P/E of 102, a P/B of 7.8 and a P/S of 5.1. GuruFocus gives Autodesk a Financial Strength rating of 4/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.
Autodesk sold for $56.25 per share Friday.
Mindich purchased 2,299,600 shares of Jarden Corp. (JAH, Financial), a consumer products company, for an average price of $50.18 per share. The deal had a 2.07% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 1.05% of Jarden’s outstanding shares and 2.07% of Mindich’s total assets. Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) is Jarden’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 3,918,376 shares. The stake is 1.78% of Jarden’s outstanding shares and 1.49% of Diamond Hill’s total assets.
Jarden has a P/E of 80.3, a forward P/E of 15.8, a P/B of 3 and a P/S of 1.3. GuruFocus gives Jarden a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 6/10.
Jarden sold for $55.5 per share Friday.
Mindich bought 364,285 shares of Humana Inc. (HUM, Financial), a Louisville, Kentucky-based managed health care company, for an average price of $175.36 per share. The transaction had a 1.02% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 0.25% of Humana’s outstanding shares and 1.02% of Mindich’s total assets. Humana’s leading shareholder among the gurus is Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 8,250,929 shares. The stake is 5.56% of Humana’s outstanding shares and 8.29% of Robbins’ total assets.
Humana has a P/E of 21.7, a forward P/E of 18.5, a P/B of 2.6 and a P/S of 0.5. GuruFocus gives Humana a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 6/10.
Humana sold for $183.25 per share Friday.
Mindich invested in a 8,203,124-share stake in Rite Aid Corp. (RAD, Financial), a drugstore chain based in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, for an average price of $7.43 per share. The deal had a 1.01% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 0.78% of Rite Aid’s outstanding shares and 1.01% of Mindich’s total assets. The purchase made Mindich Rite Aid’s leading shareholder among the gurus.
Rite Aid has a P/E of 4.2, a forward P/E of 24.9, a P/B of 16.8 and a P/S of 0.3. GuruFocus gives Rite Aid a Financial Strength rating of 7/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 4/10.
Rite Aid sold for $8.03 per share Friday.
Mindich bought a 402,800-share stake in Airgas Inc. (ARG, Financial), a Pennsylvania-based distributor of industrial, medical and specialty gases, for an average price of $116.36 per share. The transaction had a 0.88% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 0.56% of Airgas’ outstanding shares and 0.88% of Mindich’s total assets. With the acquisition, Mindich became Airgas’ leading shareholder among the gurus.
Airgas has a P/E of 30.6, a forward P/E of 26.5, a P/B of 5.2 and a P/S of 2. GuruFocus gives Airgas a Financial Strength rating of 7/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
Airgas sold for $141.5 per share Friday.
Mindich acquired a 466,855-share stake in SanDisk Corp. (SNDK, Financial), a Milpitas, California-based maker of flash memory storage devices and software, for an average price of $73.54 per share. The deal had a 0.56% impact on Mindich’s portfolio.
The stake is 0.23% of SanDisk’s outstanding shares and 0.56% of Mindich’s total assets. PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is SanDisk’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 12,562,101 shares. The stake is 6.25% of SanDisk’s outstanding shares and 0.98% of PRIMECAP’s total assets.
SanDisk has a P/E of 41, a forward P/E of 21.2, a P/B of 2.7 and a P/S of 2.9. GuruFocus gives SanDisk a Financial Strength rating of 7/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.
SanDisk sold for $75.84 per share Friday.
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