Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) is the founder of Lone Pine Capital, a long-short equity money manager, which he started in 1997. During the last quarter of 2015, he increased his stakes in many stocks, such as the as following:
The investor raised his stake in Nike Inc. (NKE) by 101.66%, and the deal had an impact of 1.55% on the portfolio.
The company is engaged in designing, development and marketing of footwear, apparel, equipment and accessory products. It is a seller of athletic footwear and athletic apparel. Third quarter revenue increase 4%, up 12% on a currency neutral basis and due to higher average selling prices, gross margin increased 50 basis points to 45.6%.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10, with strong ROE of 28.70% and ROA of 17.29% that are outperforming 90% of the companies in the Global Footwear & Accessories industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10, with a cash-to-debt ratio of 2.82, which is above the industry median of 1.26.
Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) is largest shareholder of the company among the gurus, with 0.67% of outstanding shares, followed by Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%, Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%.
The guru increased his stake in Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) by 63.73%, and the deal had an impact of 1.24% on the portfolio.
The company is an engaged in energy infrastructure focused on connecting North America's hydrocarbon resource plays to growing markets for natural gas, NGLs and olefins. During the fourth quarter, adjusted EBITDA grew 25% from the same quarter a year before, and full-year 2015 adjusted EBITDA grew 22% compared to 2014.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10 with negative ROE of -7.24% and ROA of -1.11% that are underperforming 80% of the companies in the Global Oil & Gas Midstream industry. Financial strength has a rating of 3 out of 10, with a cash-to-debt ratio of 0.13, which is below the industry median of 0.40.
Other notable shareholders among the gurus are Richard Perry (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.08% of outstanding shares, followed by John Griffin (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.66%, Jana Partners (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.5%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24% and Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.
The investor raised his stake in Visa Inc. (V) by 30.71%, and the deal had an impact of 0.99% on the portfolio.
It is a payment technology company that connects consumers, businesses, banks and governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast, secure and reliable electronic payments.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10 with strong ROE of 23.24% and ROA of 15.78% that are outperforming 86% of the companies in the Global Credit Services industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10, with a cash-to-debt ratio of 1.34.
Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) is largest shareholder of the company among the gurus, with 2.03% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.68%, Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.45%, PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39%, Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.26% and Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24%.
The guru increased his stake in Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) by 13.95%, and the deal had an impact of 0.78% on the portfolio.
It is an online retailer. The company sells its products through its website. It also provides services such as advertising services and co-branded credit card agreements. Fourth quarter net sales increased 22% and operating income increased 88%. Net income was $1.00 per diluted share, compared with net income of 45 cents per diluted share in fourth quarter 2014.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with weak ROE of 5.03% and ROA of 1.07% that is under performing 65% of the companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10, with a cash-to-debt ratio of 1.40 that is above the industry median of 0.99.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.68% of outstanding shares, followed by Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.6%, Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.55%, Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.53% and Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.45%.
The investor raised his stake in Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) by 7.59%, and the deal had an impact of 0.46% on the portfolio.
The company generates revenue by developing, manufacturing, licensing and supporting software products and services for different types of computing devices. In the fourth quarter, office commercial products and cloud services revenue grew 5% in constant and Dynamics revenue grew 11% in constant currency.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 with strong ROE of 13.70% and ROA of 6.48% that is outperforming 67% of the companies in the Global Software - Infrastructure industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10, with a cash-to-debt ratio of 2.31 that is far below the industry median of 14.04.
Dodge & Cox is largest shareholder of the company among the gurus, with 0.84% of outstanding shares, followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.75%, Jeff Ubben (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.72%, First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.38%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.37% and Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23%.
The guru increased his stake in Constellation Brands Inc. (STZ) by 14.23%, and the deal had an impact of 0.41% on the portfolio.
The company is an international beverage alcohol company with many of its products recognized as leaders in their respective categories and geographic markets. The company posted outstanding results for its second quarter driven by the impressive, sustained momentum of its beer business.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 with strong ROE of 17.16% and ROA of 6.65% that is outperforming 66% of the companies in the Global Beverages - Wineries & Distilleries industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10, with a cash-to-debt of 0.07 that is far below the industry median of 0.68.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.8% of outstanding shares, followed by Alan Fournier (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.68%, John Burbank (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.46%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%.
The investor raised his stake in Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) by 21.22%, and the deal had an impact of 0.33% on the portfolio.
The company is an online, personal computer, video game console, tablet, handheld and mobile game publisher. It develops games based on internally developed properties, as well as some licensed intellectual properties.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10 with strong ROE OF 11.61% and ROA OF 6.20% that is outperforming 65% of the companies in the Global Electronic Gaming & Multimedia industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10, with a cash-to-debt ratio of 0.45 that is far below the industry median of 14.04.
PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is largest shareholder of the company among the gurus, with 1.4% of outstanding shares, followed by RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%, John Burbank (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01% and Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
The guru increased his stake in Molson Coors Brewing Co. (TAP) by 21.08%, and the deal had an impact of 0.17% on the portfolio.
The company is a brewer with a portfolio of owned & partner brands, including core brands Carling, Coors Light, Molson Canadian and Staropramen, as well as craft and specialty beers such as Blue Moon, Creemore Springs, Cobra and Sharp's Doom Bar.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10 with weak ROE of 4.85% and ROA of 2.75% that are underperforming 61% of the companies in the Global Beverages - Brewers industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10, with a cash-to-debt ratio of 0.15 that is below the industry median of 0.68.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.42% of outstanding shares, followed by Alan Fournier (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.97%, Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.93%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.71% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25%.
