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.
Allegion PLCĂ‚ (ALLE) with a market cap of $7.25 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 7.2% over the last 12 months.
The company provides security products and solutions that keep people safe, secure and productive. Its products include door closers, exit devices, frames, biometrics, special surfaces, video surveillance, wireless connectivity and cloud technology.
Its shares are trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 64.36. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 199% at $75.94 per share. The price is 23.54% above its 52-week low and 0.73% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its return on equity (ROE) of 227.46% and return on assets (ROA) of 10.02% are outperforming 89% of the companies in the Global Security and Protection Services industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.21 is below the industry median of 0.69.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.56% of outstanding shares followed by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.17%, Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08% and Manning & Napier Advisors Inc. with 0.02%.
Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) with a market cap of $41.09 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 66.5% over the last 12 months.
The company provides manufacturing equipment, services and software to the semiconductor, flat-panel display, solar photovoltaic and related industries.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 5.35. According to the DCF calculator the company is overpriced by 82% at $38.05 per share. The price is 95.53% above its 52-week low and 4.42% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 30.15% and ROA of 15.29% are outperforming 93% of the companies in the Global Semiconductor Equipment and Materials industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.25 is below the industry median of 1.77.
T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.64% of outstanding shares followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.55%, Cohen with 0.29%, Simons with 0.25%, Greenblatt with 0.13%, Ken Heebner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%, Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%, Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01% and Caxton Associates with 0.01%.
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) with a market cap of $12.19 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 357.4% over the last 12 months.
It is a semiconductor company with facilities around the world. It operates in two segments: Computing Solutions and Graphics and Visual Solutions.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 28.85. The price is 398.08% above its 52-week low and 16.72% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10. Its ROA of -15.23% and return on capital (ROC) of -76.08% are underperforming 91% of the companies in the Global Semiconductors industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.88 is below the industry median of 1.77.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 1.22% of outstanding shares followed by Heebner with 0.57%, Caxton Associates with 0.04%, John Burbank (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01% and Greenblatt with 0.01%.
American Homes 4 Rent Class AĂ‚ (AMH) with a market cap of $5.84 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 38.7% over the last 12 months.
The company is an internally managed real estate investment trust, engaged in acquiring, renovating, leasing and operating single-family homes as rental properties.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 1.35. The price is 52.41% above its 52-week low and 0.92% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its ROE of -0.87% and ROA of 0.09% are outperforming 86% of the companies in the Global REIT - Residential industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.25 above industry median of 0.06.
Simons is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.41% of outstanding shares followed by Heebner with 0.9%, Davis with 0.23%, Manning & Napier Advisors with 0.13%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%, Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01% and Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
Ameriprise Financial Inc. (AMP) with a market cap of $19.48 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 22.4% over the last 12 months.
It is a diversified financial services company. It offers products and services designed to achieve the financial objectives of individual and institutional clients.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 3.11. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 52% at $126.61 per share. The price is 49.09% above its 52-week low and 6.35% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. While its ROE of -19.07% is outperforming the sector, its ROA of 0.92% is underperforming 62% of the companies in the Global Asset Management industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.43.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.83% of outstanding shares followed by T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund with 1.59%, Simons with 0.03%, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%, Dalio with 0.01%, Keeley Asset Management Corp (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01% and Jones with 0.01%.
American Tower Corp. (AMT) with a market cap of $53.34 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 8.7% over the last 12 months.
The company is an owner, operator and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate. Its business segments are domestic rental and management, international rental and management and network development services.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 7.88. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 123% at $124.86 per share. The price is 0.18% above its 52-week low and 25.21% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. Its ROE of 12.55% and ROA of 3.27% are outperforming 56% of the companies in the Global Telecom Services industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is below the industry median of 0.44.
Chuck Akre (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.57% of outstanding shares followed by Simons with 0.2%, David Carlson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16%, Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1%, Manning & Napier Advisors with 0.06%, Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Dalio with 0.01%.
Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) with a market cap of $431.96 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 30.4% over the last 12 months.
It is an online retailer. The company sells its products through the web site which provides services, such as advertising services and co-branded credit card agreements. It also offers electronic devices like Kindle e-readers and Fire tablets.
Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 22.35. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 1,620% at $903.78 per share. The price is 50.83% above its 52-week low and 2.16% below its 52-week high.
The company has a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 14.50% and ROA of 3.43% are outperforming 56% of the companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.71 is above the industry median of 0.97.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Sands with 0.48% of outstanding shares followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.42%, Davis with 0.4%, Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.36%, Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%, Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.29%, Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27%, Pioneer Investments with 0.15%, Ruane Cunniff (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09% and Manning & Napier Advisors with 0.08%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
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