Weekly Guru Bargains Highlights: VOD, EOG

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May 12, 2014

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

Vodafone Group PLC (VOD, Financial): Down 44% Since Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio) Bought In the fourth quarter of 2013

Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Internet 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 -44% 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 $100.46 billion; its shares were traded at around $38.00 with a P/E ratio of 141.90 and P/S ratio of 1.38. The dividend yield of Vodafone Group Plc stocks is 7.95%. Vodafone Group Plc had an annual average earnings growth of 2.30% over the past 5 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. Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) owns 16,970 shares as of March 31, a decrease of 58.56% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.0014% of the $44.34 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management. NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) owns 95,017 shares as of Dec. 31, a decrease of 96.88% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.033% of the $11.42 billion portfolio of NWQ Investment Management Co.

EOG Resources Inc (EOG, Financial): Down 42% Since Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) Bought In the Quarter Ended on March 31, 2014.

Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) initiated holdings in Exploration & Production company EOG Resources Inc during the quarter ended March 31. His purchase prices were between $161.74 and $197.16, with an estimated average price of $177.02. Since then the prices of EOG Resources Inc shares have declined by -42% from the estimated average. Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) owned 1,244 shares of EOG Resources Inc as of March 31.

EOG ResourcesInc. is a Delaware corporation organized in 1985. EOG Resources Inc has a market cap of $55.9 billion; its shares were traded at around $102.28 with a P/E ratio of 25.40 and P/S ratio of 3.86. The dividend yield of EOG Resources Inc stocks is 0.40%. EOG Resourceshad an annual average earnings growth of 11.00% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated EOG Resources Inc the business predictability rank of 3.5-star.

EOG recently reported first quarter 2014 net income of $660.9 million, or $1.21 per share. This compares to first quarter 2013 net income of $494.7 million, or $0.91 per share. Adjusted non-GAAP net income for the first quarter 2014 was $767.7 million, or $1.40 per share, and adjusted non-GAAP net income for the same prior year period was $489.9 million, or $0.90 per share.

Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) bought 1,244 shares in the quarter that ended on March 31, which is 0.0006% of the $44.34 billion portfolio of Fisher Asset Management, LLC. Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) owns 12,985 shares as of March 31, a decrease of 31.3% of from the previous quarter. This position accounts for 0.014% of the $18.53 billion portfolio of GAMCO Investors.

VP & CFO Timothy K Driggers sold 4,131 shares of EOG stock on April 4 at the average price of 100.49. Timothy K Driggers owns at least 129,262 shares after this. The price of the stock has increased by 1.78% since.