Martin Whitman (Trades, Portfolio) is the founder and portfolio manager of the Third Avenue Value Fund. During the third quarter, the guru traded some stocks. The following are the ones with the highest performance.
The guru bought 121,300 shares in Amgen during the third quarter. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 5%.
The company has a market cap of $125.96 billion and an enterprise value of $123.63 billion. It is a biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and delivers human therapeutics. It operates in one business segment.
The price of the stock has risen by 197% during the last 5 years, by 6% since the beginning of the year and by 20% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 4.83% below his 52-week high and 21.07% above his 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 10 out of 10. Its ROE of 26.11% and ROA of 10.18% are outperforming 91% of the companies in the Global Biotechnology industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.83% of outstanding shares, followed by Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.69%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16%, First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.13%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%, David Carlson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06% and Samuel Isaly (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%.
Shire PLC ADRÂ (SHPG, Financial)
The guru bought 42,138 shares in Shire PLC ADR during the third quarter. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 4%.
The company has a market cap of $59.32 billion and an enterprise value of $76.77 billion. It is a specialty biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing and marketing specialty medicines that address unmet patient needs.
The price of the stock has risen by 110% during the last 5 years, but has not changed since the beginning of the year. It has dropped by 2% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 14.53% below his 52-week high and 33.94% above his 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 7.08% and ROA of 3.31% are outperforming 83% of the companies in the Global Biotechnology industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.73% of outstanding shares, followed by Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.9%, Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.84%, Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39%, Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32%, Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%, Mairs and Power (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06% and Julian Robertson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04%.
Ralph Lauren Corp Class AÂ (RL, Financial)
The investor increased his stake in Ralph Lauren Corp by 22.20% during the third quarter and now holds 245,465 shares. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 9%.
The company has a market cap of $8.52 billion and an enterprise value of $8.27 billion. It designs, markets and distributes men's, women's and children's apparel, accessories, fragrances and home furnishings. Its segments include Wholesale, Retail and Licensing.
The price of the stock has fallen by 28% during the last 5 years, by 7% since the beginning of the year and by 14% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 24.57% below his 52-week high and 26.15% above his 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROA of 8.27% and ROE 4.97% are outperforming 53% of the companies in the Global Apparel Manufacturing industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Mason Hawkins (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.33% of outstanding shares, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.44%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.89%, Third Avenue Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.33%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14%, Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%, Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04% and Scott Black (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.
Harman International Industries Inc. (HAR, Financial)
The investor increased his stake in Harman International Industries by 15.98% during the third quarter and now holds 360,773 shares. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 8%.
The company has a market cap of $5.88 billion and an enterprise value of $6.73 billion. It is engaged in the development, manufacturing and marketing of audio products, lighting solutions and electronic systems and digitally integrated audio and infotainment systems for the automotive industry.
The price of the stock has risen by 152% during the last 5 years. It dropped by 10% since the beginning of the year and by 21% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 25.23% below his 52-week high and 29.76% above his 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 14.94% and ROA of 6.16% are outperforming 72% of the companies in the Global Consumer Electronics industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.8% of outstanding shares, followed by Third Avenue Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.57%, Robert Olstein (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%, RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.25%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
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