According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, the following stocks have outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index over the past 12 months and were bought by gurus during the last quarter.
Aon PLC (AON, Financial) has a market cap of $35.47 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 6.9% over the past 12 months.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 30.66. According to the discounted cash flow calculator, the stock is overpriced at $144.20 per share. The stock price is currently 21.83% above its 52-week low and 5.69% below its 52-week high.
The company provides risk management services as well as insurance and reinsurance brokerage solutions. It has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its return on equity of 23.15% and return on assets of 4.62% are outperforming 66% of other competitors. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.21.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.74% of outstanding shares, followed by Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.34% and Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.05%.
With a market cap of $36.81 billion, Air Products & Chemicals Inc. (APD, Financial) has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 11.8% over the past 12 months.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 3.60. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced at $168.37 per share. The stock price is currently 24.81% above its 52-week low and 4.01% below its 52-week high.
The company, which supplies hydrogen and helium, has a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its ROE of 30.91% and ROA of 16.16% are outperforming 91% of other companies in the Global Chemicals industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.89 is below the industry median of 0.96.
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 3.96% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.72% and First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31%.
Amphenol Corp. (APH, Financial) has a market cap of $26.22 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 10.1% over the past 12 months.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 6.65. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced at $87.20 per share. The stock price is currently 25.06% above its 52-week low and 7.26% below its 52-week high.
The company, which manufactures electronic and fiber optic connectors, has a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. Its ROE of 16.84% and ROA of 7.07% are underperforming 72% of other companies in the Global Electronic Components industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.50 is below the industry median of 1.41.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.69% of outstanding shares, followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25%.
With a market cap of $11.98 billion, Apollo Global Management LLC (APO, Financial) has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 6.5% over the past 12 months.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 9.91. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued and is trading with a 11% margin of safety at $29.21 per share. The stock price is currently 11.57% above its 52-week low and 21.18% below its 52-week high.
The alternative asset management company has a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. Its ROE of 51.07% and ROA of 9.84% are outperforming 75% of other companies in the Global Asset Management industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio is 1.75.
With 8.39% of outstanding shares, Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.17% and Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.17%.
Aptiv PLC (APTV, Financial) has a market cap of $23.41 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 27% over the past 12 months.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 7.10. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced at $87.70 per share and the price is currently 42.76% above its 52-week low and 9.06% below its 52-week high.
The auto parts manufacturer has a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. Its ROE of 47.12% and ROA of 10.56% are outperforming 84% of other companies in the Global Auto Parts industry. Its financial strength is 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.39 is below the industry median of 0.74.
The company’s largest guru shareholder is Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.11% of outstanding shares, followed by Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.94% and Nygren with 0.83%.
With a market cap of $5.88 billion, Athenahealth Inc. (ATHN, Financial) has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 15.3% over the past 12 months.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 7.42. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced at $147.03 per share. The stock price is currently 54.47% above its 52-week low and 7.50% below its 52-week high.
The company, which provides healthcare IT services through cloud-based and mobile application products, has a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 7.43% and ROA of 4.24% are outperforming 54% of other companies in the Global Health Information Services industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio is 0.61 is below the industry median of 8.37.
The Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 5.57% of outstanding shares, followed by Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.94%, Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.36% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.
Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI, Financial) has a market cap of $51.8 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 24.8% over the past 12 months.
The stock is trading with a price-book ratio of 5.46. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced at $68.69 per share. The stock price is currently 40.75% above its 52-week low and 14.25% below its 52-week high.
The video game publisher has a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 2.85% and ROA of 1.55% are underperforming 58% of other companies in the Global Electronic Gaming and Multimedia industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.07 is below the industry median of 8.37.
The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.26% of outstanding shares, followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.17% and Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.84%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
