According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, a Premium feature, the following guru-owned stocks have outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the past 12 months as of March 10.
Adobe
Adobe Inc. (ADBE) has a market cap of $152 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 20.14% over the past year.
Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 52.62. According to the discounted cash flow calculator, the stock is overpriced by 95% at $313. As of Tuesday, the share price was 26.95% above the 52-week low and 18.23% below the 52-week high.
The developer of software for content creation has a profitability rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 28.77% and return on assets of 14.87% are outperforming 92% of companies in the software industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.88 is below the industry median of 2.15.
PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 3.11% of outstanding shares, followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.85% and Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.7%.
Century Communities
With a $1 billion market cap, Century Communities Inc. (CCS) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 25.9% over the past 12 months.
Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 8.54. As of Tuesday, the price was 37.27% above the 52-week low and 23.35% below the 52-week high.
The U.S. construction company has a profitability rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 12.16% and return on assets of 4.72% are underperforming 60% of companies in the homebuilding and construction industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.05 is far below the industry median of 0.44.
The company’s largest guru shareholder is Howard Marks (Trades, Portfolio) with 5.5% of outstanding shares, followed by HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 0.75% and Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.53%.
Chipote Mexican Grill
Chipote Mexican Grill Inc. (CMG) has a market cap of $18.8 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 6.82% over the past year.
Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 26.75. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 405% at $670. As of Tuesday, the price was 13% above the 52-week low and 28.43% below the 52-week high.
The operator of restaurants has a profitability rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 20.59% and return on assets of 8.27% are outperforming 82% of companies in the restaurants industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.29 is below the industry median of 0.37.
The company’s largest guru shareholder is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 6.35% of outstanding shares, followed by Bill Ackman (Trades, Portfolio)’s Pershing Square Capital Management with 4.18%, Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.41% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio)’s Point72 Asset Management with 0.58%.
Cintas
With a market cap of $26 billion, Cintas Corp. (CTAS) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 26% over the past 12 months.
Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 30. As of Tuesday, the price was 33.5% above the 52-week low and 15.9% below the 52-week high.
The provider of uniform rental programs has a profitability rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 29.9% and return on assets of 12.4% are underperforming 88% of companies in the business services industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.03 is below the industry median of 0.63.
Simons’ firm is the company's largest guru shareholder with 0.19% of outstanding shares, followed by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio)’s Gotham Asset Management and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.8%.
DaVita
DaVita Inc. (DVA) has a market cap of $9.4 billion. It has outperformed the S&P 500 by 54.65% over the past 12 months.
Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 14.3. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 20% at $75.8 per share. As of Tuesday, the price was 75% above the 52-week low and 15.92% below the 52-week high.
The company has a profitability rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 3.46% and return on assets of 0.68% are outperforming 61% of companies in the healthcare providers and services industry. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.3 is below the industry median of 0.56.
The company’s largest guru shareholder is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio)’s Berkshire Hathaway with 30.72% of outstanding shares, followed by Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.53%.
Easterly Government Properties
With a market cap of $1.7 billion, Easterly Government Properties Inc. (DEA) has outperformed the S&P 500 by 40.10% over the past 12 months.
Shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 233. According to the DCF calculator, the stock is overpriced by 2000% at $23.30 per share. As of Tuesday, the price was 36% above the 52-week low and 10% below the 52-week high.
The company has a profitability rating of 6 out of 10. The return on equity of 0.71% and return on assets of 0.35% are underperforming 85% of companies in the REITs industry. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.01 is below the industry median of 0.06.
Simons’ firm is the company's largest guru shareholder with 3.92% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11% and Scott Black (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.
Disclosure: I do not own any of the stocks mentioned.
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