Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio)’s Viking Global Investors LP, sold shares of the following stocks during the first quarter of 2020.
The firm cut the Facebook Inc. (FB) position by 68.43%. The portfolio was impacted by -4.19%.
The social network company has a market cap of $584 billion and an enterprise value of $534 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 22.03% and return on assets of 16.83% are outperforming 84% of companies in the interactive media industry. Its financial strength is rated 8 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 5.83 is above the industry median of 3.91.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio)’s Tiger Global Management with 0.29% of outstanding shares, followed by Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19% and the Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio)’ Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund with 0.16%.
Monster Beverage
The firm closed its Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST) position. The trade had an impact of -3.85% on the portfolio.
The producer of energy drinks has a market cap of $34.32 billion and an enterprise value of $33.41 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 10 out of 10. The return on equity of 28.26% and return on assets of 22.59% are outperforming 92% of companies in the beverages, non-alcoholic industry. Its financial strength is rated 9 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 30.85 is above the industry median of 0.49.
Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 2.13% of outstanding shares. Other notable shareholders include Sands with 1.37% and Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio)’s Maverick Capital with 0.35%.
Square
The firm closed its Square Inc. (SQ) holding. The portfolio was impacted by -2.94%.
The provider of payment services has a market cap of $32.42 billion and an enterprise value of $31.14 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 21.73% and return on assets of 6.52% are outperforming 80 of companies in the software industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.6 is below the industry median of 2.24.
Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio)’s Lone Pine Capital is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 2.02% of outstanding shares. Other notable shareholders include Philippe Laffont (Trades, Portfolio)’s Coatue Management with 0.66% and Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund with 0.51%.
ServiceNow
The firm cut its position of ServiceNow Inc. (NOW) by 75.72%, impacting the portfolio by -2.76%.
The developer of software for enterprise customers has a market cap of $68.9 billion and an enterprise value of $68.24 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 40.85% and return on assets of 13.02% are outperforming 89% of companies in the software industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.55 is below the industry median of 2.24.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Sands with 2.63% of outstanding shares, followed by Laffont’s firm with 1.44% and Mandel’s firm with 0.81%.
Anthem
The investment firm cut its position in Anthem Inc. (ANTM) by 41.33%. The trade had an impact of -1.81% on the portfolio.
The health insurance organization has a market cap of $67.52 billion and an enterprise value of $83.85 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 15.36% and return on assets of 6.16% are outperforming 55% of companies in the healthcare plans industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.25 is below the industry median of 0.69.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is the Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.86% of outstanding shares, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.85% and Halvorsen’s firm with 0.72%.
Uber
The firm reduced its holding in Uber Technologies Inc. (UBER) by 31.15%. The trade had an impact of -1.65% on the portfolio.
The ridesharing and technology company has a market cap of $57.26 billion and an enterprise value of $57.43 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 1 out of 10. The return on assets of -34.88% and return on equity of -108.46% are underperforming 82% of other companies in the software industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.06 is below the industry median of 2.24.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Halvorsen’s firm with 1.51% of outstanding shares, followed by Tiger Global Management with 1.25% and Segalas with 0.51%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.
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