John Hussman (Trades, Portfolio) is the president and principal shareholder of Hussman Strategic Advisors, the investment advisory firm that manages the Hussman Funds. He manages a portfolio composed of 183 stocks with a total value of $654 million. The following are the guru’s second-quarter picks with the best performances.
MasTec Inc. (MTZ)
The guru bought 350,000 shares in MasTec during the second quarter and since then, the price of the stock has risen by 35%.
The company has a market cap of $2.46 billion and an enterprise value of $3.52 billion. It is an infrastructure construction company engaged in engineering, building, installing, maintaining and upgrading energy, communication and utility infrastructure in North America.
The price has risen by 76% during the last five years, by 70% since the beginning of the year and by 89% during the last 12 months. The stock is 4.14% below its 52-week high and 140.03% above its 52-week low. GuruFocus gives MasTec a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. Its ROE of -4.88% and ROA of -1.53% are outperforming 84% of the companies in the Global Engineering & Construction industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Mariko Gordon (Trades, Portfolio) with 3% of outstanding shares followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.96%, Hussman with 0.42%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07% and Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.
Sanmina Corp. (SANM)
The investor acquired 150,000 shares in Sanmina, and the price of the stock has risen by 11%Ă‚ since then.
The company has a market cap of $2.05 billion and an enterprise value of $2.16 billion. It manufactures solutions, components, products and repair, logistics and after-market services. It provides these comprehensive offerings to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, in communications networks, computing and storage.
The price has risen by 355% during the last five years, by 36% since the beginning of the year and by 31% during the last 12 months. The stock is 4.73% below its 52-week high and 70.39% above its 52-week low. GuruFocus gives Sanmina a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its ROE of 27.44% and ROA of 11.66% which are outperforming 91% of the companies in the Global Electronic Components industry.
Donald Smith (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 5.63% of outstanding shares followed by Royce with 0.91%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.48%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.19%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16% and Scott Black (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.
Copart Inc. (CPRT)
The guru bought 50,000 shares in Copart during the second quarter; the price of the stock has risen by 18%.
The company has a market cap of $5.8 billion and an enterprise value of $6.28 billion. It provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in U.S., Canada, United Kingdom and Brazil. It offers services to vehicle sellers to process and sell their vehicles over the Internet.
The price has risen by 179% during the last five years, by 41% since the beginning of the year and by 59% during the last 12 months. The stock is 3.34% below its 52-week high and 64.35% above its 52-week low. GuruFocus gives Copart a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 32.16% and ROA of 15.84% which are outperforming 92% of the companies in the Global Auto & Truck Dealerships industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Royce with 2.2% of outstanding shares followed by Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.88%, Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%, Keeley Asset Management Corp (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1%, Stahl with 0.03%, Cohen with 0.01% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
Braskem SA ADR repr. Class AĂ‚ (BAK)
The guru raised his stake in Braskem by 36.00% during the second quarter and now holds 408,000 shares. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 26%.
The company has a market cap of $6.27 billion and an enterprise value of $10.82 billion. It is a petrochemical company. It produces a diversified portfolio of petrochemical and thermoplastic products and resins, including polyethylene, polypropylene and PVC.
The price has risen by 2% during the last five years, by 19% since the beginning of the year and by 81% during the last 12 months. The stock is 3.14% below its 52-week high and 92.89% above its 52-week low. GuruFocus gives Braskem a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 75.32% and ROA 5.18% which are outperforming 60% of the companies in the Global Chemicals industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 0.45% of outstanding shares.
Dolby Laboratories Inc. (DLB)
The investors acquired 25,000 shares in Dolby Laboratories; since then, the price of the stock has risen by 18%.
The company has a market cap of $5.44 billion and an enterprise value of $4.73 billion. It develops audio, video and voice technologies that transform entertainment and communications in mobile devices, at the cinema, at home and at work.
The price has risen by 105% during the last five years, by 62% since the beginning of the year and by 68% during the last 12 months. The stock is 1.52% below its 52-week high and 77.25% above its 52-week low. GuruFocus gives Dolby a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 11.32% and ROA of 9.63% which are outperforming 68% of the companies in the Global Media - Diversified industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Michael Price (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.01% of outstanding shares followed by Simons with 0.78%, Royce with 0.4%, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%, Keeley Asset Management Corp (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%, Jones with 0.04% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.
Apple Inc. (AAPL)
The investor bought 1,500 shares in Apple during the second quarter. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 13%.
The company has a market cap of $604.48 billion and an enterprise value of $627.65 billion. It designs, manufactures and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers and portable digital music players and sells a variety of related software, services, accessories, networking solutions and third-party digital content.
The price has risen by 110% during the last five years, by 6% since the beginning of the year and by 2% during the last 12 months. The stock is 9.40% below its 52-week high and 25.38% above its 52-week low. GuruFocus gives Apple a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 37.92% and ROA of 16.28% are outperforming 96% of the companies in the Global Consumer Electronics industry.
Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.28% of outstanding shares followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%, Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 16% and Grantham with 0.13%.
Garmin Ltd. (GRMN)
The investor acquired 3,500 shares in Garmin during the second quarter and since then, the price of the stock has risen by 16%.
The company has a market cap of $9.09 billion and an enterprise value of $8.04 billion. Garmin and its subsidiaries design, develop, manufacture, market and distribute hand-held, wrist-based, portable, fixed-mount products positioning system enabled products and other navigation, communication and sensor-based products.
The price of the stock has raised by 57% during the last five years, by 31% since the beginning of the year and by 34% during the last 12 months. The stock is 14.31% below its 52-week high and 55.67% above its 52-week low. GuruFocus gives Garmin a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its ROE of 15.23% and ROA of 11.26% are outperforming 82% of the companies in the Global Scientific & Technical Instruments industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.45% of outstanding shares followed by Greenblatt with 0.41%, Simons with 0.04% and Stahl with 0.01%.
Disclosure: The author holds some shares of Apple and no shares of other stocks mentioned in this article.
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