Fayez Sarofim & Co recently filed their 13F report for the second quarter of 2022, which ended on 2022-06-30.
The 13F report details which stocks were in a guru’s equity portfolio at the end of the quarter, though investors should note that these filings are limited in scope, containing only a snapshot of long positions in U.S.-listed stocks and American depository receipts as of the quarter’s end. They are not required to include international holdings, short positions or other types of investments. Still, even this limited filing can provide valuable information.
Fayez Sarofim & Co. is a private investment manager that is wholly owned by its employees. The company was founded in 1958 in Houston and is still headquartered there. Fayez Sarofim & Co. believes that “long-term stock price appreciation is based on long-term earnings growth” and that large companies can “produce superior growth and market leadership over long periods of time.” The company’s primary clients are individuals, which alone make up over two thirds of its total client base, although it also provides its services to investment companies, high net worth individuals, which makes up the most of its total assets under management and each makes up a quarter of its assets held, pension and profit sharing plans, charities, state and municipal entities, insurance companies, and corporations and other businesses. Fayez Sarofim & Co. conducts its research in house, utilizing a fundamental analysis with both bottom up and top down stock picking approaches to make its investment decisions. The company’s largest investment allocation is in the consumer non-cyclical sector, which along makes up over a quarter of its total assets allocated, and also invests in the energy, financial, services, health care, technology, and utilities sectors, among others, in order of decreasing amount allocated. Some of Fayez Sarofim & Co.’s top holdings include Philip Morris International, Exxon Mobil, Coca Cola, Altria Group, Apple, and Price T. Rowe. The company currently has over $30 billion in total assets under management that is spread across over 5,600 accounts, averaging to over $5.3 billion each, with almost all of these accounts being discretionary accounts. Although its total accounts managed has decreased dramatically from its 15,000 amount five years ago, its total assets under management has almost doubled since its $17 billion amount back in 2010. Fayez Sarofim & Co. has 56 employees with 22 investment advisor representatives. The company offers four investment strategies: Large Capitalization Equity, Global Equity, Core Fixed Income, and Balanced Portfolio, and services as a subadvisor to Dreyfus mutual funds including the Appreciation Fund and Worldwide Growth Fund.
As of the latest 13F report, the guru’s equity portfolio contained 289 stocks valued at a total of $27.38Bil. The top holdings were AAPL(8.20%), MSFT(6.82%), and PM(4.88%).
According to GuruFocus data, these were Fayez Sarofim & Co’s top five trades of the quarter.
Alphabet Inc
Fayez Sarofim & Co reduced their investment in NAS:GOOG by 60,385 shares. The trade had a 0.53% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $118.5.
On 08/15/2022, Alphabet Inc traded for a price of $122.65 per share and a market cap of $1,593.17Bil. The stock has returned -11.37% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 9 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 9 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Alphabet Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 22.63, a price-book ratio of 6.23, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.85, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 14.94 and a price-sales ratio of 5.95.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.90, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 7.
Exxon Mobil Corp
During the quarter, Fayez Sarofim & Co bought 1,539,500 shares of NYSE:XOM for a total holding of 10,521,611. The trade had a 0.48% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $90.08.
On 08/15/2022, Exxon Mobil Corp traded for a price of $94 per share and a market cap of $391.76Bil. The stock has returned 70.04% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 8 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 7 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Exxon Mobil Corp has a price-earnings ratio of 10.28, a price-book ratio of 2.21, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 51.40, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 5.27 and a price-sales ratio of 1.14.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.98, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 6.
Hess Corp
During the quarter, Fayez Sarofim & Co bought 732,162 shares of NYSE:HES for a total holding of 4,155,121. The trade had a 0.28% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $113.02.
On 08/15/2022, Hess Corp traded for a price of $113.72 per share and a market cap of $35.21Bil. The stock has returned 59.70% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 5 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 6 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Hess Corp has a price-earnings ratio of 24.14, a price-book ratio of 4.93, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 9.07 and a price-sales ratio of 3.81.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 1.08, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 5.
Netflix Inc
The guru sold out of their 145,579-share investment in NAS:NFLX. Previously, the stock had a 0.17% weight in the equity portfolio. Shares traded for an average price of $224.13 during the quarter.
On 08/15/2022, Netflix Inc traded for a price of $249.3 per share and a market cap of $110.87Bil. The stock has returned -51.19% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 6 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 9 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Netflix Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 22.16, a price-book ratio of 5.81, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.78, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 5.97 and a price-sales ratio of 3.64.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.40, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 4.
Union Pacific Corp
During the quarter, Fayez Sarofim & Co bought 163,040 shares of NYSE:UNP for a total holding of 2,363,248. The trade had a 0.13% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $228.26.
On 08/15/2022, Union Pacific Corp traded for a price of $239.95 per share and a market cap of $149.84Bil. The stock has returned 7.48% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 4 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 9 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Union Pacific Corp has a price-earnings ratio of 22.36, a price-book ratio of 11.80, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 2.63, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 14.85 and a price-sales ratio of 6.53.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.94, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 7.
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