David Dreman (Trades, Portfolio) is the founder and chairman of Dreman Value Management LLC and also serves as the firm's chief investment officer. During the first quarter the guru bought shares in the following stocks.
The guru bought 19,425 shares of Reynolds American Inc. (RAI) with an impact of 0.7% on the portfolio.
The company through its subsidiaries manufactures cigarettes and other tobacco products in the U.S. The products include Camel, Pall Mall and Winston among others.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity (ROE) of 15.29% and return on assets (ROA) of 6.30% are outperforming 57% of the companies in the Global Tobacco industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.24 is below the industry median of 0.67.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.24%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%, Eric Mindich (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16%, David Winters (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13% and Wintergreen Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.
The Kroger Co. (KR)’s position was raised by 203.34% with an impact of 0.62% on the portfolio.
The company operates retail food and drug stores, multidepartment stores, jewelry stores and convenience stores throughout the U.S. It also manufactures and processes some of the food for sale in its supermarkets.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The ROE of 29.35% and the ROA of 5.59% are outperforming 70% of the companies in the Global Grocery Stores industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.02 is below the industry median of 0.53.
Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.14% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments with 0.13%, John Burbank (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%, Jeff Auxier (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04%, Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.
The investor bought 17,082 shares in Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (APC) with an impact of 0.61% on the portfolio.
It is engaged in the exploration and production of oil and natural gas. The company's three operating segments are: Oil and gas exploration and production, Midstream and Marketing.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. While the ROE of -19.80% is underperforming the sector, the ROA of -5.17% is outperforming 57% of the companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.38 is below the industry median of 0.72.
Dodge & Cox is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 4.09% of outstanding shares followed by Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.91%, Simons with 0.34%, Pioneer Investments with 0.13%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.
The guru raised his position in Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) by 32.51%. The trade had an impact of 0.52% on the portfolio.
The company operates as one of the largest banks in the U.S. Its business operations are split into three segments: community banking, wholesale banking and wealth, brokerage and retirement.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The ROE of 10.14% and the ROA of 1.15% are outperforming 63% of the companies in the Global Banks - Global industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.06 is below the industry median of 2.23.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 9.6% of outstanding shares followed by Dodge & Cox with 1.42%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.69%, Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.51%, PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.37%, Fisher with 0.36% and Tom Russo (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27%.
The guru bought 18,206 shares in PPL Corp. (PPL) impacting the portfolio by 0.39%.
The company is an energy and utility holding company that through its subsidiaries is engaged in the generation and marketing of electricity in the northeastern and western U.S. and in the delivery of electricity in Pennsylvania and the U.K.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The ROE of 18.16% and the ROA of 4.71% are outperforming 71% of the companies in the Global Utilities - Regulated Electric industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.02 that is below the industry median of 0.25.
First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.74% of outstanding shares followed by HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 0.32% and Keeley Asset Management Corp (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
The investor increased his holding of Oracle Corp. (ORCL) by 39.09%. The trade had an impact of 0.31% on the portfolio.
The company develops, manufactures, markets, hosts and supports database and middleware software, application software, cloud infrastructure, hardware system including computer server, storage and networking products and related services.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The ROE of 18.60% and the ROA of 7.57% are outperforming 70% of the companies in the Global Software – Infrastructure industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.10 is below the industry median of 10.13.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is First Eagle Investment with 1% of outstanding shares followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.9%, First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.52%, HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 0.43%, Donald Yacktman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.42%, Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39%, Grantham with 0.34% and Fisher with 0.28%.
CVS Health Corp. (CVS)’s position was raised by 71.80% with an impact of 0.26% on the portfolio.
It is an integrated pharmacy health care provider. The company has three segments: Pharmacy Services, Retail Pharmacy and Corporate.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The ROE of 14.42% and the ROA of 5.49% are outperforming 72% of the companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.08 is below the industry median of 1.12.
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.68% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments with 0.78%, PRIMECAP Management with 0.33%, Simons with 0.14%, Charles de Vaulx (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13% and Cohen with 0.11%.
The investor raised his position in JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) by 15.82% impacting the portfolio by 0.23%.
It is a financial services firm and a banking institution. It offers investment banking, financial services for consumers and small businesses, commercial banking, financial transaction processing and asset management.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The ROE of 9.50% and the ROA of 1.03% are outperforming 55% of the companies in the Global Banks - Global industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.40 is below the industry median of 2.23.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Dodge & Cox with 0.74% of outstanding shares followed by PRIMECAP Management with 0.66%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.58%, Davis with 0.43%, Fisher with 0.39%, T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25%, Pioneer Investments with 0.21% and Nygren with 0.14%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
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