Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: VOD, LNKD

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Apr 21, 2014

According to GuruFocus updates, these stocks have declined the most since Gurus have bought.

Vodafone Group PLC (NAS:VOD): Down 47% Since Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio) Bought in the Quarter Ended on 2013-12-31

Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Broadcasting & Entertainment company Vodafone Group Plc during the quarter ended 12/31/2013. His purchase prices were between $63.13 and $71.96, with an estimated average price of $67.65. Since then the prices of Vodafone Group Plc shares have declined by -47% from the estimated average. Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio) owned 4,097,100 shares of Vodafone Group Plc as of 12/31/2013.

Vodafone Group Plc is a provider of mobile communications. Vodafone Group Plc has a market cap of $95.15 billion; its shares were traded at around $35.99 with a P/E ratio of 133.80 and P/S ratio of 1.30. The dividend yield of Vodafone Group Plc stocks is 8.10%. Vodafone Group Plc had an annual average earnings growth of 2.30% over the past five years.

Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) bought 162,973 shares in the quarter that ended on 12/31/2013, which is 0.15% of the $4.2 billion portfolio of Gotham Asset Management LLC. Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) owns 75,069 shares as of 12/31/2013, a decrease of 81.62% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.0067% of the $44.36 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management LLC.

LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD): Down 23% Since Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) Bought in the Quarter Ended on 2013-12-31

Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) added to his holdings in Media Agencies company LinkedIn Corp by 172.78% during the quarter ended 12/31/2013. His purchase prices were between $209.28 and $251.19, with an estimated average price of $227.43. Since then the prices of LinkedIn Corp shares have declined by -23% from the estimated average. Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) owned 3,168,247 shares of LinkedIn Corp as of 12/31/2013.

LinkedIn Corp incorporated in Delaware on March 6, 2003, under the name LinkedIn Ltd. Linkedin Corp has a market cap of $21.14 billion; its shares were traded at around $175.42 with a P/E ratio of 762.70 and P/S ratio of 13.53.

LinkedIn recently reported its fourth quarter and full year 2013 financial results. Revenue for the fourth quarter was $447.2 million, an increase of 47% compared to $303.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2012.

Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) bought 1,900 shares in the quarter that ended on 12/31/2013, which is 0.0033% of the $12.46 billion portfolio of Bridgewater Associates. Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) owns 3,168,247 shares as of 12/31/2013, an increase of 172.78% from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 1.8% of the $38.25 billion portfolio of Sands Capital Management. George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) sold out his holdings in the quarter that ended on 12/31/2013.

CEO Jeff Weiner sold 27,750 shares of LNKD stock on 04/17/2014 at the average price of 175. Jeff Weiner owns at least 218,162 shares after this. The price of the stck has increased by 0.24% since.

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