Zeke Ashton (Trades, Portfolio), managing partner of Centaur Capital Partners, sold 13 stakes in his portfolio in the fourth quarter. It was only the second time since 2013 that Ashton’s quarterly sales of existing stakes have been in double digits.
Ashton sold his 497,500-share stake in Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. (KLIC, Financial), a Singapore-based semiconductor, LED and electronic assembly equipment company, for an average price of $10.94 per share. The divestiture had a -7.15% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) is Kulicke & Soffa’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 2,065,328 shares. The stake is 2.94% of the company’s outstanding shares and 0.05% of Simons’ total assets.
Kulicke & Soffa has a P/E of 19.9, a forward P/E of 11.3, a P/B of 1 and a P/S of 1.6. GuruFocus gives Kulicke & Soffa a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 4/10.
Kulicke & Soffa sold for $11.15 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 117,000-share stake in Keysight Technologies Inc. (KEYS, Financial), an electronics company based in Santa Rosa, California, for an average price of $30.71 per share. The transaction had a -5.65% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is Keysight Technologies’ leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 6,033,481 shares. The stake is 3.53% of Keysight’s outstanding shares and 0.17% of PRIMECAP’s total assets.
Keysight has a P/E of 9.2, a forward P/E of 10.1, a P/B of 3.4 and a P/S of 1.6. GuruFocus gives Keysight a Financial Strength rating of 5/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 3/10.
Keysight sold for $27.15 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 60,000-share stake in Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM, Financial), a San Diego-based semiconductor company, for an average price of $53.23 per share. The deal had a -5.05% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Qualcomm’s leading shareholder among the gurus is James Barrow (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 18,242,650 shares. The stake is 1.22% of Qualcomm’s outstanding shares and 1.36% of Barrow’s total assets.
Qualcomm has a P/E of 17.6, a forward P/E of 11.2, a P/B of 2.6 and a P/S of 3.6. GuruFocus gives Qualcomm a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
Qualcomm sold for $53.3 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 100,000-share stake in FLIR Systems Inc. (FLIR, Financial), a Wilsonville, Oregon-based producer of thermal imaging cameras, components and imaging sensors, for an average price of $28.48 per share. The divestiture had a -4.38% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Manning & Napier Advisors Inc. is FLIR Systems’ leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 6,626,538 shares. The stake is 4.82% of FLIR Systems’ outstanding shares and 1.09% of the guru’s total assets.
FLIR Systems has a P/E of 18.9, a P/B of 2.7 and a P/S of 2.9. GuruFocus gives FLIR Systems a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.
FLIR Systems sold for $32.43 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 75,000-share stake in Tetra Technologies Inc. (TTI, Financial), an oil and gas services company based in The Woodlands, Texas, for an average price of $7.83 per share. The deal had a -2.85% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Simons is Tetra Technologies’ leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 341,083 shares. The stake is 0.43% of Tetra Technologies’ outstanding shares and 0.01% of Simons’ total assets.
Tetra Technologies has a forward P/E of 25.2, a P/B of 0.9 and a P/S of 0.4. GuruFocus gives Tetra Technologies a Financial Strength rating of 5/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 5/10.
Tetra Technologies sold for $6.18 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 55,000-share stake in EMC Corp. (EMC, Financial), a Hopkinton, Massachusetts-based computer storage company, for an average price of $25.98 per share. The transaction had a -2.65% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
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 26, 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 $26.5 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 112,500-share stake in Charter Financial Corp. (CHFN, Financial), the Georgia-based holding company for CharterBank, for an average price of $13.12 per share. The divestiture had a -2.23% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Simons is Charter Financial’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 935,059 shares. The stake is 6.23% of the company’s outstanding shares and 0.03% of Simons’ total assets.
Charter Financial has a P/E of 25.2, a forward P/E of 18.1, a P/B of 1.1 and a P/S of 4.4. GuruFocus gives Charter Financial a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
Charter Financial sold for $13.6 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 70,000-share stake in Blucora Inc. (BCOR, Financial), a Bellevue, Washington-based provider of Internet services, primarily search enginers, for an average price of $10.98 per share. The transaction had a -1.51% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Simons is Blucora’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 1,212,570 shares. The stake is 2.94% of Blucora’s outstanding shares and 0.03% of Simons’ total assets.
Blucora has a forward P/E of 4.5, a P/B of 0.6 and a P/S of 0.7. GuruFocus gives Blucora a Financial Strength rating of 4/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 3/10.
Blucora sold for $6.13 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 77,500-share stake in Trinity Biotech PLC (TRIB, Financial), an Irish developer of diagnostic test kits, for an average price of $11.81 per share. The deal had a -1.39% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) is Trinity Biotech’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 702,598 shares. The stake is 2.98% of Trinity Biotech’s outstanding shares and 0.05% of Royce’s total assets.
Trinity Biotech has a P/E of 20, a forward P/E of 23.9, a P/B of 1.5 and a P/S of 2.8. GuruFocus gives Trinity Biotech a Financial Strength rating of 7/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 4/10.
Trinity Biotech sold for $11.02 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 15,250-share stake in Chase Corp. (CCF, Financial), a Bridgewater, Massachusetts-based manufacturer of industrial coatings and tapes, for an average price of $41.98 per share. The divestiture had a -0.94% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Royce is Chase’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 635,674 shares. The stake is 6.89% of Chase’s outstanding shares and 0.15% of Royce’s total assets.
Chase has a P/E of 16.7, a forward P/E of 11.1, a P/B of 2.8 and a P/S of 1.8. GuruFocus gives Chase a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
Chase sold for $47.69 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 27,000-share stake in LSB Industries Inc. (LXU, Financial), an Oklahoma City-based heating, ventilation and air conditioning products company, for an average price of $10.56 per share. The deal had a -0.65% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) is LSB’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 800,850 shares. The stake is 3.41% of LSB’s outstanding shares and 0.13% of Stahl’s total assets.
LSB has a forward P/E of 32.9, a P/B of 0.6 and a P/S of 0.4. GuruFocus gives LSB a Financial Strength rating of 5/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 6/10.
LSB sold for $11.55 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 205,000-share stake in Orion Energy Systems Inc. (OESX), a Manitowoc, Wisconsin-based lighting and energy services company, for an average price of $2.04 per share. The transaction had a -0.58% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) is Orion Energy’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 4,302,052 shares. The stake is 15.5% of Orion Energy’s outstanding shares and 0.12% of Rogers’ total assets.
Orion Energy has a P/B of 0.7 and a P/S of 0.5. GuruFocus gives Orion Energy a Financial Strength rating of 5/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 5/10.
Orion Energy sold for $1.42 per share Monday.
Ashton sold his 45,000-share stake in BioDelivery Sciences International Inc. (BDSI), a Raleigh, North Carolina-based pharmaceutical company, for an average price of $5.66 per share. The divestiture had a -0.39% impact on Ashton’s portfolio.
Royce is the company’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 1,487,800 shares. The stake is 2.82% of the company’s outstanding shares and 0.04% of Royce’s total assets.
BioDelivery Sciences International has a forward P/E of 400, a P/B of 11.6 and a P/S of 12. GuruFocus gives BioDelivery Sciences International a Financial Strength rating of 3/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 2/10.
BioDelivery Sciences International sold for $4.32 per share Monday.
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