Michael Dell (Trades, Portfolio), founder, chairman and CEO of Dell Inc. (DELL), has a net worth of $16.3 billion, according to Bloomberg. He made four transactions in the fourth quarter. None was the purchase or divestiture of a stake.
Dell sold nearly half of his stake in Esterline Technologies Corp. (ESL, Financial), a Bellevue, Washington-based designer and manufacturer of products mostly for aerospace and defense customers. The guru sold 793,115 shares for an average price of $81.95 per share. The transaction had a -7.61% impact on Dell’s portfolio.
The remaining stake of 795,164 shares is 2.68% of Esterline’s outstanding shares and 10.1% of Dell’s total assets. Esterline’s leading shareholder among the gurus is First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 3,250,260 shares. The stake is 10.97% of Esterline’s outstanding shares and 2.35% of First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio)’ total assets.
Esterline has a P/E of 32, a forward P/E of 12, a P/B of 1.3 and a P/S of 1. GuruFocus gives Esterline a Financial Strength rating of 8/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 6/10.
Esterline sold for $63.33 per share at midday Wednesday.
Dell trimmed his stake in WEX Inc. (WEX, Financial), a South Portland, Maine-based provider of payment processing and information management services to the commercial and government vehicle fleet industry, by more than 21%. Dell sold 104,641 shares for an average price of $90.8 per share. The deal had a -1.21% impact on the guru’s portfolio.
The remaining stake of 386,674 shares is 1% of WEX’s outstanding shares and 5.36% of Dell’s total assets. WEX’s leading shareholder among the gurus is Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 793,216 shares. The stake is 2.05% of WEX’s outstanding shares and 0.7% of Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio)’s total assets.
WEX has a P/E of 32.4, a forward P/E of 16.9, a P/B of 2.8 and a P/S of 3.5. GuruFocus gives WEX a Financial Strength rating of 5/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
WEX sold for $77.14 per share at midday Wednesday.
Dell raised his stake in PVH Corp. (PVH, Financial), a New York-based clothing company, by nearly 32%. Dell purchased 256,197 shares for an average price of $88.1 per share. The transaction had a 2.96% impact on Dell’s portfolio.
The stake, now 1,063,215 shares, is 1.3% of PVH’s outstanding shares and 12.28% of Dell’s total assets. PVH’s leading shareholder among the gurus is Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 2,440,609 shares in his portfolio. The stake is 2.98% of PVH’s outstanding shares and 1.01% of Robbins’ total assets.
PVH has a P/E of 14.8, a forward P/E of 13.3, a P/B of 1.6 and a P/S of 0.9. GuruFocus gives PVH a Financial Strength rating of 5/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
PVH sold for $87.19 per share at midday Wednesday.
Dell boosted his stake in Wesco Aircraft Holdings Inc. (WAIR, Financial), a Valencia, California-based provider of supply chain management services to the aerospace industry, by more than 7%. Dell bought 361,951 shares for an average price of $12.47 per share. The deal had a 0.68% impact on Dell’s portfolio.
The stake, now 5,482,169 shares, is 5.6% of the company’s outstanding shares and 10.29% of Dell’s total assets. Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) is Wesco Aircraft Holdings’ leading shareholder among the gurus with a stake of 6,328,787 shares in his portfolio. The stake is 6.46% of the company’s outstanding shares and 0.32% of Davis’ total assets.
Wesco Aircraft Holdings has a forward P/E of 11.3, a P/B of 1.6 and a P/S of 0.9. GuruFocus gives Wesco Aircraft Holdings a Financial Strength rating of 3/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 7/10.
Wesco Aircraft Holdings sold for $13.57 per share at midday Wednesday.
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