The following are some of the stocks that outperformed the S&P 500 Index over the last 12 months and have been bought by gurus during the last quarter.
Ctrip.com International Ltd. (CTRP) has a market cap of $13.57 billion, and during the last 12 months has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 47.2%. Currently, five gurus are holding the company that declined 4% year-to-date but gained 112% during the last five years. It is now trading with a P/E ratio of 41.50 and according to the DCF calculator, it looks overpriced by 88%.
Ctrip.com has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of 14.70% and ROA of 4.51% that are outperforming 64% of other companies in the Global Lodging industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10 with cash to debt of 0.88 that is above the industry median of 0.81.
The company provides travel related services including hotel reservation, air-ticketing, packaged-tour services and corporate travel management services.
Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 2.82% of outstanding shares, followed by Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.2%, Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.61%, Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25% and Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25%.
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) has a market cap of $3 billion, and during the last 12 months has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 40.9%. Currently five gurus are holding the company that has returned 4% year-to-date and 130% during the last five years. It is now trading with a P/B ratio of 5.86.
Take-Two Interactive Software has a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10 with ROE of -50.03% and ROA of -12.56% that are underperforming 87% of other companies in the Global Electronic Gaming & Multimedia industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10 with cash to debt of 2.47 that is below industry median of 14.17.
The company is a developer, publisher and marketer of interactive entertainment for consumers around the globe.
The largest shareholders among the gurus are David Einhorn (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.68% of outstanding shares, followed by RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.55%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.23%, Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.82%, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.38% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23%.
Broadcom Corp. (BRCM) has a market cap of $33.29 billion, and during the last 12 months has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 30.9%. Currently, six gurus are holding the company that declined 5% year-to-date but gained 14% during the last five years. It is now trading with a P/E ratio of 23.77 and according to the DCF calculator, it looks overpriced by 37%.
Broadcom has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of 15.28% and ROA of 11.23% that are outperforming 87% of other companies in the Global Semiconductors industry. Financial strength has a rating of 4 out of 10 with a cash to debt of 2.17 that is above the industry median of 1.66.
The company is a provider of semiconductors for wired and wireless communications. It provides a portfolio of SoCs that seamlessly deliver voice, video, data and multimedia connectivity in the home, office and mobile environments.
Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 5.54% of outstanding shares, followed by Eric Mindich (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.06%, PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.6%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24%, George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%.
NVR Inc. (NVR) has a market cap of $6.7 billion, and during the last 12 months has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 28.6%. Currently five gurus are holding the company that has returned 11% year-to-date and 124% during the last five years. It is now trading with a P/E ratio of 19.14 and according to the DCF calculator, it looks overpriced by 79%.
NVR has a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10 with ROE of 31.68% and ROA of 15.43% that are outperforming 92% of companies in the Global Residential Construction industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10 with a cash to debt of 0.71 that is below the industry median of 2.29.
The company’s business is the construction and sale of single-family detached homes, townhomes and condominium buildings. It also operates a mortgage banking and title services business.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Alan Fournier (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.09% of outstanding shares, followed by Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.33%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.17%, Ken Heebner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.71% and Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25%.
Cadence Design Systems Inc. (CDNS) has a market cap of $7.01 billion, and during the last 12 months has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 27.9%. Currently five gurus are holding the company that has returned 12% year-to-date and 135% during the last five years. It is now trading with a P/E ratio of 28.05 and according to the DCF calculator, at current price of $23 it looks overpriced by 162%.
CDNS has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of 18.41% and ROA of 9.46% that are outperforming 79% of other companies in the Global Software - Application industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10 with a cash to debt of 2.04 that is below the industry median of 14.17.
The company develops system design enablement, or SDE, solutions that its customers use to design whole electronics systems and increasingly small and complex integrated circuits, or ICs, and electronic devices.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Dodge & Cox with 4.71% of outstanding shares, followed by Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.84%, RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.44%, Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.03% and Mariko Gordon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.94%.
Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) has a market cap of $14.06 billion, and during the last 12 months has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 26.8%. Currently six gurus are holding the company that has returned 14% year-to-date and 135% during the last five years. It is now trading with a P/E ratio of 28.01 and according to the DCF calculator, it looks overpriced by 477%.
Vulcan Materials has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of 5.17% and ROA of 2.68% but they are underperforming 68% of other companies in the Global Building Materials industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10 with a cash to debt of 0.14 that is below the industry median of 0.61.
It is a producer of construction aggregates, namely crushed stone, sand and gravel and also produces asphalt mix and ready-mixed concrete and is a producer of cement in Florida.
Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 2.18% of outstanding shares, followed by T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.64%, First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.6%, Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.46% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15%.
Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) has a market cap of $46.05 billion, and during the last 12 months has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 26.8%. Currently seven gurus are holding the company that has returned 1% year-to-date and 180% during the last five years. It is now trading with a P/E ratio of 58.85 and according to the DCF calculator, it looks overpriced by 450%.
The company offers a line of software and services used by creative professionals to create compelling content and experiences across multiple operating systems, devices and media.
Adobe has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of 11.71% and ROA of 6.97% that are outperforming 71% of other companies in the industry. Financial strength has a rating of 8 out of 10 with a cash to debt of 2.14 that is below the industry median of 14.17.
PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 6.67% of outstanding shares, followed by Jeff Ubben (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.81%, Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.15%, Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.81% and Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.6%.
Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) has a market cap of $35.26 billion, and during the last 12 months has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 24.2%. Currently five gurus are holding the company that has returned 4% year-to-date and 215% during the last five years. It is now trading with a P/E ratio of 18.76 and according to the DCF calculator, it looks overpriced by 75%.
Northrop Grumman has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of 31.72% and ROA of 7.79% that are outperforming 83% of other companies in the industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10 with a cash to debt of 0.36 that is below the industry median of 0.40.
The company is a security company that provides systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems, cyber security; command, control, communications and computers (C4) intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR); and logistics and modernization to government and commercial customers.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.18% of outstanding shares, followed by Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.18%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%, Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07% and Louis Moore Bacon (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.
