Robert Karr (Trades, Portfolio), the founder of Joho Capital and one of the Tiger Cubs, manages a $349 million portfolio composed of 11 stocks; during the third quarter he closed 12 trades and just five of them were buys.
He increased his stake in GrubHub Inc. (GRUB) by 65.35% with an impact of 8.66% on the portfolio. The current stake is 21.92% of his total assets and 3.70% of the company’s outstanding shares.
GrubHub provides an online and mobile platform for restaurant pickup and delivery orders. Diners enter their locations through an online interface, and the company displays the menus and other relevant information for restaurants in its network.
GuruFocus gives GrubHub a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10 with weak returns of ROE 4.67% and ROA 3.71% that are at average level of the other companies in the Global Internet Content and Information industry. Financial strength has a high rating of 8 out of 1,0 and the company looks out of debt.
Karr is the company's main guru shareholder, followed by Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio), who holds 0.99% of outstanding shares of the company, then Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.70% and Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.48%
He increased his stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (BABA) by 93.25% with an impact of 5.50% on his portfolio. The current stake is 11.39% of his total assets and 0.03% of the company’s outstanding shares.
The company is a holding company and conducts its businesses through its subsidiaries. The company is engaged in online and mobile commerce through products, services and technology that enable businesses to operate efficiently and extend their reach to sell to consumers and businesses worldwide.
GuruFocus gives Alibaba a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10, and the company has strong returns of ROE 39.79% and ROA 22.72% that are outperforming 97% of the other companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. Financial strength has a high rating of 7 out of 10 with a strong cash-to-debt of 1.99 and an interest coverage ratio of 8.41.
Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) is the main guru shareholder with a stake that is 0.94% of the company’s outstanding shares, followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.60% and PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.40%.
The investor increased his stake in Hexcel Corp. (HXL) by 46.95% with an impact of 5.17% on his portfolio. The current stake is 16.17% of his total assets and 1.33% of the company’s outstanding shares.
Hexcel and its subsidiaries develop, manufacture and market lightweight, high-performance composites, including carbon fibers, reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb, matrix systems, adhesives and composite structures for use in commercial aerospace, space and defense and industrial applications.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 and the company has very strong returns – ROE 20.07% and ROA 11.22% –Â that are outperforming 85% of other companies in the aerospace and defense industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10 with a weak cash-to-debt of 0.07.
RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the main guru shareholder with a stake of 2.29% of the company’s outstanding shares, followed by Ruane Cunniff (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.12%.
He bought 352,453 shares in Cognex Corp. (CGNX) with an impact of 3.47% on his portfolio. The current stake is 3.47% of his total assets and 0.42% of the company’s outstanding shares.
Cognex is a provider of machine vision products that capture and analyze visual information in order to automate tasks, mainly in manufacturing processes, where vision is required.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 and the company has very strong returns like ROE 25.36% and ROA 22.98% that are outperforming 94% of other companies in the global scientific and technical instruments industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10 and the company seems to be out of debts.
Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) is the main guru shareholder with a stake of 3.14% of the company’s outstanding shares, followed by Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.06%.
He bought 157,200 shares in Corning Inc. (GLW) with an impact of 0.77% on his portfolio. The current stake is 0.77% of his total assets and 0.01% of the company’s outstanding shares.
Corning is engaged in manufacturing of specialty glass and ceramics. It operates in five reportable segments: Display Technologies, Optical Communications, Environmental Technologies, Specialty Materials and Life Sciences.
GuruFocus gives Corning a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The company has easy returns like ROE 9.95%% and ROA 7.11% that are outperforming 65% of other companies in the Global Electronic Components industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10 with a cash-to-debt of 1.25 and a high interest coverage of 15.70.
Dodge & Cox is the main guru shareholder with a stake of 4.03% of the company’s outstanding shares, followed by HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 3.43%, PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.64% and T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.01%
