While gurus are still holding stakes of these companies, the stock price and investors' returns are dropping. These are the worst-performing stocks over the last six months that have a long-term presence in more than four gurus’ portfolio.
Key Energy Services Inc. (KEGXQ) reports a negative performance over the last six months with a price drop of -14.4%. Despite this, four mutual funds are holding the company with a total weight of 0.01% on their portfolios.
Over the last five years, Key Energy Services has reported a 9.20% decrease for revenue, but EBITDA, EPS and free cash flow did not face any change.
Current returns are negative: ROA is -64.75%, ranked lower than 100% of other competitors, and ROE is -346.28%, worse than 98% of other companies in the Global Oil & Gas Equipment & Services industry.
The company provides well services to oil companies, foreign national oil companies and independent oil and natural gas production companies.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.63% of outstanding shares followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.57%, George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
Equifax Inc. (EFX) reports a negative performance over the last six months with a price drop of -5.6%. Regardless of this, four mutual funds are holding the company with a total weight of 0.05% on their portfolios.
The company has a market cap of $14.73 billion and is now trading with a price-earnings (P/E) ratio of 31.13 and a forward P/E ratio of 21.32. The current price of $122.97 is 10.22% below its 52-week high and 34.07% above its 52-week low; over the long term of 10 years it returned a gain of 223%. According to the DCF calculator the company is now overpriced by 191%.
Over the last five years, Equifax has reported a growth of 7.20% of its revenue, 9.20% for EBITDA, 12.30% for EPS and 14% for free cash flow.
Current returns are positive: ROA is 8.17%, ranked higher than 75% of other competitors, and ROE is 19.40%, higher than 79% of other companies in the Global Business Services industry.
Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.16% of outstanding shares followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14%, Meridian Funds (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1%.
Acorda Therapeutics Inc. (ACOR) reports a negative performance over the last six months with a price drop of -32.4%. Despite this, four mutual funds are holding the company with a total weight of 0.05% on their portfolios.
The company has a market cap of $759 million, and the current price of $16.45 is 56.25% below its 52-week high and 0.30% above its 52-week low; over the long term of 10 years it returned a gain of 2%.
Current returns are negative: ROA is -1.83%, ranked higher than 77% of other competitors in the Global Biotechnology industry, and ROE is -3.49%, higher than 75% companies in that industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 0.5% of outstanding shares followed by Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15% and Jones with 0.03%.
Nasdaq Inc. (NDAQ) reports a negative performance over the last six months with a price drop of -9%. Regardless of this, four mutual funds are holding the company with a total weight of 0.05% on their portfolios.
The company has a market cap of $10.62 billion and is now trading with a P/E ratio of 22.63 and a forward P/E ratio of 15.34. The current price of $64.16 is 10.79% below its 52-week high and 17.47% above its 52-week low; over the long term of 10 years it returned a gain of 74%. According to the DCF calculator the company is overpriced by 111%.
Current returns are positive: ROA is 3.58%, ranked higher than 72% of other competitors, and ROE is 8.49%, higher than 67% of other companies in the Global Financial Exchanges industry.
Pioneer Investments is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.77% of outstanding shares followed by Grantham with 0.48%, Simons with 0.11% and Greenblatt with 0.01%.
Headwaters Inc. (HW) reports a negative performance over the last six months with a price drop of -12.1%. Despite this, four mutual funds are holding the company with a total weight of 0.06% on their portfolios.
The company has a market cap of $1.24 billion and is now trading with a P/E ratio of 26.05 and a forward P/E ratio of 11.57. The current price of $16.67 is 1.76% below its 52-week high and 22.39% above its 52-week low; over the long term of 10 years it returned a loss of 34%. According to the DCF calculator the company is now overpriced by 143%.
Current returns are positive: ROA is 4.66%, ranked higher than 93% of other competitors, and ROE is 18.42%, better than 99% of other companies in the Global Building Materials industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.47% of outstanding shares followed by Greenblatt with 0.2%, Cohen with 0.79% and Simons with 0.07%.
Texas Roadhouse Inc. (TXRH) reports a negative performance over the last six months with a price drop of -8.7%. Regardless of this, four mutual funds are holding the company with a total weight of 0.09% on their portfolios.
The company has a market cap of $2.75 billion and is now trading with a P/E ratio of 23.65 and a forward P/E of 19.96. The current price of $39.03 is 20.33% below its 52-week high and 18.06% above its 52-week low; over the long term of 10 years it returned a gain of 165%. According to the DCF calculator the company is now overpriced by 10%.
Current returns are positive: ROA is 11.24%, ranked lower than 86% of other competitors, and ROE is 16.97%, better than 76% of other companies in the Global Restaurants industry.
Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus, with 0.54% of outstanding shares followed by Grantham with 0.41%, Cohen with 0.38% and Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
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