5 Guru Stocks Boosting Earnings

Ameriprise makes the list

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Sep 16, 2020
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The following guru-owned companies have grown their earnings per share over a five-year period. According to the GuruFocus discounted cash flow calculator as of Sept. 16, all of them also trade with a margin of safety.

Ameriprise

Ameriprise Financial Inc.'s (AMP) earnings per share have grown 13.10% per annum over the past five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued with a 62.67% margin of safety at $152.10 per share. The price-earnings ratio 7.95. The share price has been as high as $180.85 and as low as $80.01 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 15.90% below its 52-week high and 90.10% above its 52-week low.

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The company, which operates in the asset management industry, has a market cap of $18.29 billion and an enterprise value of $15.11 billion.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08% of outstanding shares, followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio)'s GAMCO Investors with 0.01%.

ViacomCBS

The earnings per share of ViacomCBS Inc. (VIACA) have grown 21.40% per annum over the past five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued with a 74.36% margin of safety at $29.28 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 7.25. The share price has been as high as $44.94 and as low as $10.10 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 34.85% below its 52-week high and 189.90% above its 52-week low.

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The company has a market cap of $18.17 billion and an enterprise value of $34.44 billion.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Gabelli with 0.35% of outstanding shares, followed Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)' Renaissance Technologies with 0.03%.

CGI

CGI Inc.'s (GIB) earnings per share have grown 10.20% per annum over the past five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued with a 21.23% margin of safety at $68.54 per share. The price-earnings ratio is $20.36. The share price has been as high as $87.13 and as low as $46.32 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 21.34% below its 52-week high and 47.97% above its 52-week low.

The IT-services provider has a market cap of $17.73 billion and an enterprise value of $20.18 billion.

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The company's largest guru shareholder is Simons' firm with 0.14% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.

Boston Properties

The earnings per share of Boston Properties Inc. (BXP) have grown 16.40% per annum over the past five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued with a 19.80% margin of safety at $83.21 per share. The price-earnings ratio of 12.76 is outperforming 66% of competitors. The share price has been as high as $147.83 and as low as $71.57 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 43.71% below its 52-week high and 16.26% above its 52-week low.

The company has a market cap of $13.09 billion and an enterprise value of $27.44 billion.

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The company's largest guru shareholder is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.35% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 0.34%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13% with 0.86% and Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%.

Omnicom

Omnicom Group Inc.'s (OMC) earnings per share have grown 7.70% per annum over the past five years.

According to the DCF calculator, the stock is undervalued with a 10.06% margin of safety at $52.32 per share. The price-earnings ratio is 12.20. The share price has been as high as $82.73 and as low as $46.37 in the last 52 weeks; it is currently 36.76% below its 52-week high and 12.83% above its 52-week low.

The holding company has a market cap of $11.24 billion and an enterprise value of $15.31 billion.

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With 1.05% of outstanding shares, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 0.45%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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