According to the GuruFocus All-in-One Screener, a Premium feature, the following companies have high business predictability ratings and wide margins of safety as of June 8.
ViacomCBS
ViacomCBS Inc. (VIACA, Financial) has a 3.5-star business predictability rank and, according to the discounted cash flow calculator, a 50.72% margin of safety at an average price of $45.81 per share.
The company, which operates in the diversified media industry, has a market cap of $27.12 billion and an enterprise value of $41.59 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue and earnings per share have increased 17.40% and 6%.
Over the past 12 months, the stock has risen 66.15% and is currently trading with a price-earnings ratio of 9.21. The share price has been as high as $101.60 and as low as $23.82 in the last year. As of June 8, the stock was trading 54.91% below its 52-week high and 92.23% above its 52-week low.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.28% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 0.03%.
Laboratory Corp of America
Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (LH, Financial) has a four-star business predictability rank and, according to the DCF calculator, a 50.93% margin of safety at an average price of $266.35 per share.
The U.S.-based independent clinical laboratory has a market cap of $26.02 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue has grown 9.10% and its earnings per share have climbed 21.30%.
The stock has gained 47.45% over the past 12 months and shares are trading with a price-earnings ratio of 9.90. The share price has been as high as $280 and as low as $155 in the last 52 weeks. As of June 8, the stock was trading 5.11% below its 52-week high and 71.12% above its 52-week low.
The largest guru shareholder is the Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.42% of outstanding shares, followed by Jana Partners (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.17% and Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.11%.
VeriSign
VeriSign Inc. (VRSN, Financial) has a four-star business predictability rank and, according to the DCF calculator, a 5.70% margin of safety at an average price of $219.26 per share.
The company, which operates in the software industry, has a market cap of $24.69 billion and an enterprise value of $25.30 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue has increased 3.40% and its earnings per share have risen 19%.
The share price has increased 4.30% over the past 12 months. The stock is trading with a price-earnings ratio of 39.72. The share price has been as high as $226.18 and as low as $184.6 in the last 52 weeks. As of June 8, the stock was trading 3.06% below its 52-week high and 18.78% above its 52-week low.
The largest guru shareholders of the company are Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 11.38% of outstanding shares, Simons’ firm with 4.32% and Halvorsen with 0.61%.
AutoZone
AutoZone Inc. (AZO, Financial) has a 4.5-star business predictability rank and, according to the DCF calculator, a 50.72% margin of safety at an average price of $1,387.21 per share.
The company, which provides after-market automotive parts, has a market cap of $29.99 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue has increased 4.20% and its earnings per share have risen 15%.
Shares have increased 22.24% compared to 12 months ago. The stock is currently trading with a price-earnings ratio of 15.25. The share price has been as high as $1,542 and as low as $1,074 in the last 52 weeks. As of June 8, the stock was trading 10.06% below its 52-week high and 29.11% above its 52-week low.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Tweedy Browne (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.41% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% and Wallace Weitz (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%.
Copart
Copart Inc. (CPRT, Financial) has a four-star business predictability rank and, according to the DCF calculator, a 15.67% margin of safety at an average price of $125.03 per share.
The company, which provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services, has a market cap of $29.57 billion and an enterprise value of $29.19 billion. Over the past five years, its revenue has climbed by 15.10% and earnings per share have increased and 28.10%.
Shares have risen 39.32% compared to 12 months ago. The share price has been as high as $130 and as low as $78.55 in the last 52 weeks. As of June 8, the stock was trading 4.53% below its 52-week high and 59.17% above its 52-week low.
The largest guru shareholders of the company are Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.92% of outstanding shares, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.44%, Simons’ firm with 0.18% and David Rolfe (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.
