Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio)’ firm, Tudor Investments, bought shares of the following stocks during the fourth quarter.
Caesars Entertainment
The firm entered a new stake in Caesars Entertainment Corp. (CZR, Financial), buying 2.4 million shares. The portfolio was impacted by 1.47%.
The owner and operator of casinos in the United States has a market cap of $9.94 billion and an enterprise value of $27.36 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of -23.93% and return on assets of -2.68% are underperforming 76% of companies in the travel and leisure industry. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.07 is below the industry median of 0.44.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio) with 16.79% of outstanding shares, followed by Howard Marks (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.24% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 1.87%.
Audentes Therapeutics
The firm bought 451,689 shares of Audentes Therapeutics Inc. (BOLD, Financial). The portfolio was impacted by 1.21%.
The biotechnology company has a market cap of $2.75 billion and an enterprise value of $2.43 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 1 out of 10. The return on equity of -44.8% and return on assets of -40.16% are underperforming 52% of companies in the biotechnology industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The company has a cash-debt ratio of 11.76.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Jones with 0.98% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons' firm with 0.50% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.33%.
Tiffany
Jones' firm bought 162,039 shares of Tiffany & Co. (TIF, Financial), impacting the portfolio by 0.97%.
The jeweler has a market cap of $16.25 billion and enterprise value of $17.89 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 17.46% and return on assets of 9.3% are outperforming 81% of companies in the retail, cyclical industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.25 is below the industry median of 0.45.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.46% of outstanding shares, followed by Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.42% and Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.33%.
IBERIABANK
The investor's firm bought 264,544 shares of IBERIABANK Corp. (IBKC, Financial). The trade had an impact of 0.89% on the portfolio.
The bank holding company has a market cap of $3.77 billion and an enterprise value of $718 million.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. While the return on equity of 8.74% is underperforming competitors, the return on assets of 1.22% is outperforming 67% of companies in the banks industry. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.73.
The company's largest guru shareholders are Grantham with 0.67% of outstanding shares, Jones with 0.51% and Simons' firm with 0.27%.
SPDR Select Sector Fund - Financial
Tudor Investments opened a new position in the SPDR Select Sector Fund - Financial (XLF, Financial), buying 511,503 shares. The portfolio was impacted by 0.71%.
Marathon Petroleum
Jones' firm bought 250,270 shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC, Financial). The portfolio was impacted by 0.68%.
The independent oil and gas refiner has a market cap of $38.07 billion and an enterprise value of $76.85 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 8.66% and return on assets of 3.01% are outperforming 80% of companies in the oil and gas industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The equity-asset ratio of 0.34 is below the industry median of 0.47.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.49% of outstanding shares, followed by Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.57% and Hotchkis & Wiley with 0.49%.
EBay
The firm boosted the eBay Inc. (EBAY, Financial) holding by 954.87%. The portfolio was impacted by 0.65%.
The online auction giant has a market cap of $29.73 billion and an enterprise value of $35.15 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 41.1% and return on assets of 8.65% are outperforming 84% of companies in the retail industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.34 underperforms 55% of competitors.
Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 2.51% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons' firm with 1.90% and Singer with 1.24%.
InterXion Holding NV
The guru's firm bought 144,586 shares of InterXion Holding NV (INXN, Financial), starting a new position. The trade had an impact of 0.54% on the portfolio.
The data center provider has a market cap of $7.19 billion and an enterprise value of $8.85 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 6.47% and return on assets of 1.78% are underperforming 51% of companies in the software industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.12 is below the industry median of 2.16.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Grantham with 0.98% of outstanding shares, followed by Baron with 0.51% and Simons' firm with 0.43%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.
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