Bestinver Asset Management in a Spanish fund manager founded in 1987 and led by Francisco Garcàa Paramés. The firm has €7.5 billion in assets managed, invested across Spanish and Global equities selected based on strict value investing principles.
In the fourth quarter, Bestiver added six new holdings to its portfolio of 104 stocks, which is valued at $1.51 billion.
The New Buys
Financiere de Tubize (XBRU:TUB, Financial)
Bestinver purchased 30,176 shares of Financiere de Tubize. The price for the fourth quarter averaged €43, and has since gained 12%. The portfolio weight of the holding is 0.094%.
Financiere de Tubize is a holding company. It holds equity interest in a bio-pharmacy group named UCB SA. Financiere De Tubize has a market cap of €2.15 billion; its shares were traded at around €48.15. The dividend yield of Financiere De Tubize stocks is 0.75%.Â
CTT-Correios de Portugal SA (XLIS:CTT, Financial)
Bestinver bought 271,377 shares of CTT-Correios de Portugal SA. The fourth quarter average price was €6 a share, and the price has risen 20% from average. The portfolio weight of the holding was 0.1%.
CTT-Correios de Portugal SA is the national postal service of Portugal. The company has a €1.02 billion market cap; its shares were traded around €6.81.
MITIE Group Plc (LSE:MTO, Financial)
Bestinver purchased 669,002 MITI Group Plc shares. The fourth quarter average price was $3 a share, and the price has risen 4% from the average. The portfolio weight of the holding was 0.17%.
MITIE Group PLC provides management services. MITIE Group Plc has a market cap of €1.18 billion; its shares were traded at around €3.19 with a P/E ratio of 27.10 and P/S ratio of 0.55. The dividend yield of MITIE Group Plc stocks is 3.29%. MITIE Group Plc had an annual average earnings growth of 7.60% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated MITIE Group Plc the business predictability rank of 2.5-star.
Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd. (HKSE:00829, Financial)
Bestinver purchased 17,811,873 shares of Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd. The fourth quarter average share price was 3 Hong Kong dollars, and shares are near the same price. The portfolio weight of the holding is 0.39%.
Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd. is engaged in the manufacture and sale of edible collagen sausage casing products. Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd. has a market cap of 11.47 billion Hong Kong dollars; its shares were traded at around 3.45 Hong Kong dollars with a P/E ratio of 12.00 and P/S ratio of 5.46. The dividend yield of Shenguan Holdings Group Ltd. stocks is 3.25%.
Bpost SA de Droit Public (XBRU:BPOST, Financial)
Bestinver purchased Bpost SA de Droit Public. The fourth quarter share price averaged $14, and is around the same price. The portfolio weight of the holding is 0.74%.
Bpost SA de Droit Public is a provider of postal services. It has a P/E ratio of 16.50 and P/S ratio of 1.18. The dividend yield of Bpost SA De Droit Public stocks is 4.84%.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (XKRX:005935)
Bestinver bought 32,432 shares of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The fourth quarter share price average was 995,774 won, and the price has since declined by 4%. The portfolio weight of the holding is 1.5%.
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. was incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Korea in 1969. It has a P/E ratio of 14.19. The dividend yield of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. stocks is 0.72%.
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