John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) is the president and portfolio manager of Paulson & Co. Inc. During the first quarter he reduced or closed his shares in many stocks.
The investor reduced his stake in Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC) by 69.18% with an impact of -4.64% on the portfolio.
The company provides video, high-speed data and voice services. It also offers security and home management services, networking and transport services and enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed applications and services. During the last quarter revenue grew 4.9% and diluted EPS increased by 12.8% from the same quarter of a year before.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10 with ROE of 21.33% and ROA of 3.84% that are outperforming 58% of the companies in the Global Pay TV industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.06 that is below the industry median of 0.46.
Dodge & Cox is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 6.4% of outstanding shares followed by Eric Mindich (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.23%, Jana Partners (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.77%, Paulson with 0.64%, Larry Robbins with 0.48%, Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.42%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32% and David Abrams (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23%.
The guru reduced his stake in Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT) by 52.32% with an impact of -2.59% on the portfolio.
The company operates as a hotel and leisure company. The company conducts its hotel and leisure business directly and through its subsidiaries.
During the first quarter management fees, franchise fees and other income increased 6.7% compared to 2015, and core fees increased 4.2% compared to 2015.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 with ROE of 36.52% and ROA of 5.84% that are outperforming 71% of the companies in the Global Lodging industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.47 that is below the industry median of 0.74.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Paulson with 3.26% of outstanding shares followed by Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15%, George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14%, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.
The investor reduced his stake in T-Mobile US Inc. (TMUS) by 26.06% with an impact of -1.24% on the portfolio.
The company provides wireless communication services in the postpaid, prepaid and wholesale markets. Its products and services include voice, messaging, data services, wireless devices, smartphones and other mobile communication devices.
During the last quarter revenue grew 10.6% year over year, and adjusted EBITDA grew 98.1% from the first quarter of a year before.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 with ROE of 7.74% and ROA of 2.14% that are underperforming 54% of the companies in the Global Telecom Services industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.25 that is below the industry median of 0.46.
Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's second-largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.33% of outstanding shares followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.28%, Soros with 0.07%, Gabelli with 0.06% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.
The guru reduced his stake in Grifols SAĂ‚ (GRFS) by 29.29% with an impact of -0.72% on the portfolio.
The company is a specialty biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and distributes a broad range of plasma derivative products. It operates in four business divisions: Bioscience, Diagnostic, Hospital and Raw Materials and Others.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 with ROE of 14.17% and ROA of 6.45% that are outperforming 85% of the companies in the Global Biotechnology industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.22 that is below the industry median of 0.56.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 0.03% of outstanding shares followed by Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01% and Gabelli with 0.01%.
The investor closed his stake in Outfront Media Inc. (OUT) with an impact of -0.58% on the portfolio.
The company provides lessors of advertising space on out-of-home advertising structures and sites in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. Its portfolio consists of billboard displays, located in metropolitan areas and high-traffic expressways.
During the first quarter revenues and adjusted OIBDA both grew 1.3% from the same quarter of a year before, and revenues increased $4.5 million from the first quarter of 2015.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10 with ROE of -2.53% and ROA of -0.83% that are underperforming 88% of the companies in the Global REIT - Diversified industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.02 that is below the industry median of 0.06.
Simons is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.24% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%, Manning & Napier Advisors Inc. with 0.33%, Ken Heebner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.26%, Tom Russo (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.17%, Cohen with 0.15%, Greenblatt with 0.09% and John Keeley (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.
The guru reduced his stake in LivaNova PLCĂ‚ (LIVN) by 29.37% with an impact of -0.38% on the portfolio.
The company is a medical technology company formed by the merger of Sorin S.P.A., engaged in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and Cyberonics Inc., a medical device company with core expertise in neuromodulation.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of -5.91% and ROA of -4.29% that are underperforming 59% of the companies in the Global Medical Devices industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.54 that is below the industry median of 2.44.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 4.35% of outstanding shares followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%.
The investor reduced his stake in Anglogold Ashanti Ltd. (AU) by 33.50% with an impact of -0.34% on the portfolio.
The company is a gold mining and exploration company with a diverse portfolio of mining operations and projects on four continents. It has 20 operations in 11 countries.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10 with ROE of -3.26% and ROA of -1.02% that are outperforming 65% of the companies in the Global Gold industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.18 that is below the industry median of 8.79.
John Burbank (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's second-largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.58% of outstanding shares followed by Simons with 0.98%, Howard Marks (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.52%, First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.5%, John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08% and Bacon with 0.05%.
The guru reduced his stake in Allergan PLCĂ‚ (AGN) by 2.07% with an impact of -0.22% on the portfolio.
It is a specialty pharmaceutical company. The company is engaged in developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, brand and biosimilar products.
In the first quarter it reported a strong performance with net revenue from continuing operations increasing 48%; on a non-GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share from continuing operations increased 15%.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of 5.87% and ROA of 3.38% that are outperforming 56% of the companies in the Global Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.04 that is below the industry median of 0.68.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.83% of outstanding shares followed by Loeb with 1.26%, Halvorsen with 1.23%, Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.63%, Mindich with 0.47%, Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.44% and John Griffin (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.38%.
The investor reduced his stake in American International Group Inc. (AIG) by 3.19% with an impact of -0.22% on the portfolio.
The company through its subsidiaries provides insurance and related services in the U.S. and abroad.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10 with ROE of -0.46% and ROA of -0.09% that are underperforming 87% of the companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.05 that is below the industry median of 119.27.
Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 3.97% of outstanding shares followed by HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 1.5%, First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.98%, Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.84%, First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.74%, Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.65%, Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.59%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.48%, Richard Perry (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.47% and Grantham with 0.34%.
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