5 Banks Popular Among Gurus

Itau Unibanco makes the list

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Sep 16, 2020
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According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener as of Sept. 16, the following banks are popular among gurus.

UBS

UBS Group AG (UBS, Financial) has a market cap of $44.21 billion. Its revenue of $30 million has increased 0.80% over the past 10 years.

The company is held by eight gurus, including Dodge & Cox with 3.58% of outstanding shares, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.48% and Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.20%.

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As of Sept. 16, the stock was trading with a price-earnings ratio of 9.41. The share price of $12.29 was 8.90% below the 52-week high and 64.30% above the 52-week low. Over the past decade, the stock has lost 31.34%.

Itau Unibanco

Itau Unibanco Holding SA (ITUB, Financial) has a market cap of $43.55 billion. Its revenue of $20.84 billion has grown 5.10% over the past five years.

Among the five gurus invested in the company, Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder with 0.36% of outstanding shares, followed by Howard Marks (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)' Renaissance Technologies with 0.01%.

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As of Sept. 16, the stock was trading with a price-earnings ratio of 11.58. The share price of $4.48 was 52.39% below the 52-week high and 28.74% above the 52-week low. Year to date, the stock has lost 48.13%.

ICICI Bank

ICICI Bank Ltd. (IBN, Financial) has a market cap of $35.07 billion. Its revenue of $14.87 billion has decreased 11.30% over the past decade.

The company is held by six gurus. The largest guru shareholder is Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio)'s Causeway Capital with 0.19% of outstanding shares. Other notable shareholders include Howard Marks (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16% and Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%.

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As of Sept. 16, shares were trading with a price-earnings ratio of 24.02. The share price of $10.17 was 34.05% below the 52-week high and 48.25% above the 52-week low. Over the past decade, the stock has gained 17%.

Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse Group AG (CS, Financial) has a market cap of $26.66 billion. Its revenue of $22.51 billion has fallen 4.50% over the past 10 years.

A total of five gurus hold the stock. With 0.23% of outstanding shares, Simons' firm is the largest guru shareholder, followed by Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%, Dodge & Cox with 0.01% and Jeff Auxier (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

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On Sept. 16, the stock traded with a price-earnings ratio of 6.05. The share price of $10.92 was 22.66% below the 52-week high and 68.78% above the 52-week low. Since July 2010, the stock has lost 75.58%.

First Republic

First Republic Bank (FRC, Financial) has a market cap of $18.60 billion. Its revenue of $3.48 billion has increased 12.90% over the past 10 years.

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Six gurus own the stock. The company's largest guru shareholder is Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.60% of outstanding shares, followed by David Carlson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.37% and Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%.

On Sept. 16, the share price of $108.07 was 13.63% below the 52-week high and 54.25% above the 52-week low. The stock was trading with a price-earnings ratio of 20.39. Over the past 10 years, the stock has gained 287%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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