Paul Tudor Jones Reduces Position in Facebook by More Than 23%

Guru also trims stakes in NCR and Workday in 4th quarter

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Mar 10, 2016
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Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio), president and founder of Tudor Investment Corporation, invests in a lot of new stakes every quarter. He acquired nearly 400 new stakes in the fourth quarter, but most were modest. His most significant fourth-quarter transaction was the reduction of his stake in Facebook Inc. (FB, Financial).

Jones trimmed his stake in Facebook, a Menlo Park, California-based social networking service, by more than 23%, selling 515,265 shares for an average price of $102.98 per share. The deal had a -1.57% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Jones’ remaining stake of 1,682,562 shares is 0.06% of Facebook’s outstanding shares and 4.94% of Jones’ total assets. Facebook’s leading shareholder among the gurus is Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 24,017,872 shares. The stake is 0.84% of Facebook’s outstanding shares and 6.48% of Sands’ total assets.

Facebook has a P/E of 84, a forward P/E of 28.4, a P/B of 6.9 and a P/S of 17.1. GuruFocus gives Facebook a Financial Strength rating of 7/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.

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Facebook sold for $107.51 per share Wednesday.

Jones sold 85% of his stake in NCR Corp. (NCR, Financial), a Georgia-based maker of self-service kiosks, point-of-sale terminals, automated teller machines, check processing systems, barcode scanners and business consumables. Jones sold 1,548,684 shares for an average price of $26.02 per share. The transaction had a -1.19% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Jones’ remaining stake of 273,341 shares is 0.21% of NCR’s outstanding shares and 0.19% of Jones’ total assets. NCR’s leading shareholder among the gurus is Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 1,445,265 shares. The stake is 1.09% of NCR’s outstanding shares and 0.07% of Fisher’s total assets.

NCR has a forward P/E of 8.6 and a P/S of 0.7. GuruFocus gives NCR a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 6/10.

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NCR sold for $25.71 per share Wednesday.

Jones sold more than 91% of his stake in Workday Inc. (WDAY, Financial), a Pleasanton, California-based financial and human capital management software vendor. He sold 379,797 shares for an average price of $80.15 per share. The deal had a -0.89% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Jones’ remaining stake of 35,931 shares is 0.02% of Workday’s outstanding shares and 0.08% of Jones’ total assets. Workday’s leading shareholder among the gurus is Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 5,745,060 shares. The stake is 2.96% of Workday’s outstanding shares and 1.28% of Sands’ total assets.

Workday has a P/B of 12.2 and a P/S of 12.9. GuruFocus gives Workday a Financial Strength rating of 9/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 4/10.

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Workday sold for $72.88 per share Wednesday.

Jones raised his stake in CSRA Inc. (CSRA, Financial), a Falls Church, Virginia-based provider of information technology services, by nearly 2,610%. Jones purchased 1,478,984 shares for an average price of $29.54 per share. The transaction had a 1.24% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Jones’ stake, now 1,535,652 shares, is 0.95% of CSRA’s outstanding shares and 1.29% of Jones’ total assets. Jana Partners (Trades, Portfolio) is CSRA’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 4,137,851 shares. The stake is 2.55% of CSRA’s outstanding shares and 1.75% of Jana Partner’s total assets.

CSRA has a P/E of 30.2, a forward P/E of 13, a P/B of 17 and a P/S of 1.1. GuruFocus gives CSRA a Financial Strength rating of 5/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 3/10.

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CSRA sold for $25.33 per share Wednesday.

Jones increased his stake in Automatic Data Processing Inc. (ADP, Financial), a Roseland, New Jersey-based provider of business outsourcing solutions, by almost 4,055%. Jones purchased 410,086 shares for an average price of $86.21 per share. The deal had a 0.98% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Jones’ stake, now 420,200 shares, is 0.09% of Automatic Data Processing’s outstanding shares and 1% of Jones’ total assets. Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) is Automatic Data Processing’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 4,320,000 shares. The stake is 0.94% of Automatic Data Processing’s outstanding shares and 2.26% of Nygren’s total assets.

Automatic Data Processing has a P/E of 26.7, a forward P/E of 23.2, a P/B of 9.4 and a P/S of 3.6. GuruFocus gives Automatic Data Processing a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.

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Automatic Data Processing sold for $85.72 per share Wednesday.

Jones boosted his stake in The Ultimate Software Group Inc. (ULTI, Financial), a Weston, Florida-based technology company, by more than 234%. Jones acquired 177,786 shares for an average price of $196.04 per share. The transaction had a 0.97% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Jones’ stake, now 253,623 shares, is 0.88% of the company’s outstanding shares and 1.39% of Jones’ total assets. RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) is The Ultimate Software Group’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 743,053 shares. The stake is 2.58% of the company’s outstanding shares and 1.3% of the guru’s total assets.

The Ultimate Software Group has a P/E of 228.8, a forward P/E of 43.3, a P/B of 15 and a P/S of 8.4. GuruFocus gives The Ultimate Software Group a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.

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The Ultimate Software Group sold for $173.91 per share Wednesday.

Jones raised his stake in Computer Sciences Corp. (CSC, Financial), a Falls Church, Virginia-based provider of information technology (IT) and professional services, by more than 1,714%. Jones bought 971,451 shares for an average price of $35.76 per share. The deal had a 0.89% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Jones’ stake, now 1,028,119 shares, is 0.74% of Computer Sciences’ outstanding shares and 0.94% of Jones’ total assets. Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) is Computer Sciences’ leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 6,879,290 shares. The stake is 4.98% of Computer Sciences’ outstanding shares and 1,27% of Robbins’ total assets.

Computer Sciences has a P/E of 11.3, a forward P/E of 10.6, a P/B of 1.9 and a P/S of 0.4. GuruFocus gives Computer Sciences a Financial Strength rating of 6/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 4/10.

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Computer Sciences sold for $30.31 per share Wednesday.

Jones boosted his stake in Paycom Software Inc. (PAYC, Financial), an Oklahoma City-based provider of online payroll and human resource technology, by 1,770%. Jones purchased 754,998 shares for an average price of $40.15 per share. The transaction had a 0.8% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Jones’ stake, now 797,648 shares, is 1.35% of Paycom’s outstanding shares and 0.84% of Jones’ total assets. RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) is Paycom’s leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 837,710 shares. The stake is 1.42% of Paycom’s outstanding shares and 0.28% of the guru’s total assets.

Paycom has a P/E of 87.3, a forward P/E of 42.6, a P/B of 18.8 and a P/S of 8.4. GuruFocus gives Paycom a Financial Strength rating of 5/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 4/10.

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Paycom sold for $32.31 per share Wednesday.

Jones almost tripled his stake Equifax Inc. (EFX, Financial), an Atlanta-based consumer credit reporting agency. Jones acquired 252,475 shares for an average price of $108.3 per share. The deal had a 0.79% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Jones’ stake, now 379,014 shares, is 0.32% of Equifax’s outstanding shares and 1.18% of Jones’ total assets. Jones is Equifax’s leading shareholder among the gurus.

Equifax has a P/E of 30, a forward P/E of 19.2, a P/B of 5.4 and a P/S of 4.8. GuruFocus gives Equifax a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 9/10.

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Equifax sold for $106.76 per share Wednesday.

Jones sold his 1,025,300-share stake in Markit Ltd. (MRKT, Financial), a London-based financial services company, for an average price of $29.69 per share. The divestiture had a -1.01% impact on Jones’ portfolio.

Markit’s leading shareholder among the gurus is John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 226,024 shares. The stake is 0.11% of Markit’s outstanding shares and 0.08% of Rogers’ total assets.

Markit has a P/E of 35.4, a forward P/E of 17.7, a P/B of 2.8 and a P/S of 4.8. GuruFocus gives Markit a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 4/10.

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Markit sold for $28.72 per share Wednesday.

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