According to GuruFocus' All-in-One Guru Screener, the following are some of the stocks that have outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index over the last 12 months and were bought by gurus during the last quarter.
Seattle Genetics Inc. (SGEN) with a market cap of $8.52 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 99.4% over the last 12 months.
Seattle Genetics is a biotechnology company. It develops and commercializes monoclonal antibody-based therapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune disease.
Its shares are trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 13.43. The price is 130.41% above its 52-week low and 20.17% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its return on equity (ROE) of -21.01% and return on assets (ROA) of -16.19% are outperforming 61% of other companies in the Global Biotechnology industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 9.35% of outstanding shares followed by Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.54%, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%, Manning & Napier Advisors Inc. with 0.1% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
MercadoLibre Inc. (MELI) with a market cap of $8.62 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 98.8% over the last 12 months.
Mercadolibre together with its subsidiaries hosts the online commerce platform in Latin America, which is focused on enabling e-commerce and its related services.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 21.83. According to the DCF calculator the company is overpriced by 144% at $195.28. The price is 128.18% above its 52-week low and 0.10% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 34.14% and ROA of 11.17% are outperforming 87% of other companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash to debt of 1.54 is above the industry median of 0.71.
Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) is the company’s largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.89% of outstanding shares followed by Manning & Napier Advisors with 0.13%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08% and John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.
SLM Corp. (SLM) with a market cap of $5.33 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 93.6% over the last 12 months.
SLM is engaged in saving, planning and paying for education companies. It provides funding, delivery and servicing support for education loans in the U.S. through its private education loan programs.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 2.99. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 119% at the price of $12.43. The price is 129.76% above its 52-week low and 1.11% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. While its ROE of 10.37% is outperforming the sector, its ROA of -1.52% is underperforming 57% of other companies in the Global Credit Services industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash to debt of 0.89 is above the industry median of 0.61.
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss is the company’s largest shareholder among the gurus with 7.69% of outstanding followed by HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 0.63%, Simons with 0.13% and Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.
International Game Technology PLCĂ‚ (IGT) with a market cap of $5.42 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 89.2% over the last 12 months.
International Game Technology PLC is an end-to-end gaming company. The company is engaged in providing lottery and gaming technology solutions and services from gaming machines and lotteries to interactive and social gaming.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 1.59. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 770% at $26.96 that is 116.03% above its 52-week low and 15.93% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 1.55% and ROA of 0.34% are underperforming 66% of other companies in the Global Gambling industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10. The cash to debt of 0.04 is below the industry median of 0.68.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 0.47% of outstanding shares followed by Bernard Horn (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11% and Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.
Plains GP Holdings LP Class AĂ‚ (PAGP) with a market cap of $18.39 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 88.7% over the last 12 months.
Plains GP Holdings LP through its general partner PAA GP Holdings LLC is engaged in the transportation, storage and marketing of crude oil, NGL and natural gas.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 2.10. According to the DCF calculator the company is overpriced by 115% at the price of $31.79 that is 95.87% above its 52-week low and 22.88% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. While its ROE of 6.06% is outperforming the sector, its ROA of 0.93% is underperforming 65% of other companies in the Global Oil & Gas Midstream industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10. The cash to debt of 0.36 is below the industry median of 0.40.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15% of outstanding shares followed by Michael Price (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03% and Simons with 0.01%.
Devon Energy Corp. (DVN) with a market cap of $23.78 billion during the last 12 months has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 87.4%.
Devon Energy is an independent energy company engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and NGLs.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 4.07. The price is 151.30% above its 52-week low and 10.42% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of -114.57% and ROA of -27.85% that are underperforming 85% of other companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10. The cash to debt of 0.21 is below the industry median of 0.74.
First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) is the company’s largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.21% of outstanding shares followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.97%, Tweedy Browne (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.68% and Tweedy Browne Global Value with 0.24%.
Zions Bancorp (ZION) with a market cap of $8.85 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index during the last 12 months by 86.9%.
Zions provides banking and related services through its banking and other subsidiaries in Utah, California, Texas, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 1.28. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 105% at the price of $43.57 that is 121.73% above its 52-week low and 1.71% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. Its ROE of 5.40% and ROA of 0.77% are underperforming 73% of other companies in the Global Banks - Regional - US industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10 with cash to debt of 4.02 that is below the industry median of 2.14.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Third Avenue Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.93% of outstanding shares followed by RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.8%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
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