Greenlight Capital leader David Einhorn (Trades, Portfolio) bought shares of the following stocks in the first quarter.
The guru boosted his position in Ensco PLC (ESV, Financial) by 106.19%, impacting the portfolio by 1.13%.
The company provides offshore contract drilling services to national and international oil companies. It has a market cap of $3.01 billion and an enterprise value of $7.13 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. While the return on equity of -4.99% is underperforming the sector, the return on assets of -2.96% is outperforming 52% of companies in the Global Oil and Gas Drilling industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.17 is below the industry median of 0.40.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Einhorn with 4.57% of outstanding shares, followed by Arnold Van Den Berg (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.4% and Francisco Garcàa Paramés (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.02%.
The investor purchased 249,700 shares of IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC), giving the position 0.98% portfolio space.
The online media company has a market cap of $12.72 billion and an enterprise value of $13.64 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 15.66% and ROA of 6.52% are outperforming 62% of companies in the Global Internet Content and Information industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.83 is below the industry median of 7.46.
Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 0.54% of outstanding shares, followed by Einhorn with 0.3% and Leucadia National (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22%.
Einhorn established a position in Tapestry Inc. (TPR, Financial), buying 105,000 shares. The transaction had an impact of 0.14% on the portfolio.
The company, which owns the Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman fashion brands, has a market cap of $12.84 billion and an enterprise value of $13.4 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its ROE of 11.31% and ROA of 5.27% are outperforming 64% of companies in the Global Luxury Goods industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.65 is below the industry median of 1.02.
Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 2.03% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.86% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%.
The guru bought 212,500 shares of Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF, Financial), expanding the portfolio by 0.13%.
The retail company sells apparel, personal care products and accessories for men, women and kids. It has a market cap of $1.73 billion and an enterprise value of $1.36 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. Its ROE of 0.59% and ROA of 0.31% are underperforming 77% of companies in the Global Apparel Stores industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 2.25 is above the industry median of 1.02.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Simons with 1.57% of outstanding shares, followed by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.83%.
The investor established a position in Bloomin Brands Inc. (BLMN, Financial), impacting the portfolio by 0.13%.
The restaurant operator, which owns the Outback Steakhouse and Carrabba's Italian Grill and Wine Bar brands, has a market cap of $1.97 billion and an enterprise value of $3.01 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 132.53% and ROA of 4.87% are outperforming 53% of companies in the Global Restaurants industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.09 is below the industry median of 0.68.
Jana Partners (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 2.58% of outstanding shares, followed by Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.65% and NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25%.
Einhord started a 67,000-share holding of PayPal Holdings Inc. (PYPL, Financial). The trade had an impact of 0.13%.
The company, which enables digital and mobile payments, has a market cap of $96.27 billion and an enterprise value of $92.97 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. Its ROE of 12.70% and ROA of 5.07% are outperforming 66% of companies in the Global Credit Services industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 2.10 is below the industry median of 8.43.
With 0.9% of outstanding shares, Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.51%.
The guru established a position in Urban Outfitters Inc. (URBN, Financial), buying 136,500 shares, impacting the portfolio by 0.13%.
The retailer, which owns the Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain and Bhldn brands, has a market cap of $4.34 billion and an enterprise value of $3.98 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 8.28% and ROA of 5.60% are outperforming 56% of companies in the Global Apparel Stores industry. Its financial strength is rated 9 out of 10 with no debt.
Ainslie is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.77% of outstanding shares, followed by George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.52% and John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
