Beating the Benchmark

Stocks that are still outperforming the market

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Jul 13, 2017
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According to GuruFocus' All-in-One Guru Screener, the following are some of the stocks that have outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index over the last 12 months and were bought by gurus during the last quarter.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc. (ARE) with a market cap of $10.84 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 5.2% over the last 12 months.

The company is a real estate investment trust. It is engaged in science-driven cluster formation through ownership, operation, management and selective redevelopment and development of properties in the office/laboratory space.

Its shares are trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 2.17. The price is 17.52% above its 52-week low and 2.63% below its 52-week high.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its return on equity (ROE) of -2.81% and return on assets (ROA) of -0.31% are underperforming 91% of other companies in the Global REIT - Office industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.03 is below the industry median of 0.06.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.14% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24%, Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%, Manning & Napier Advisors Inc. with 0.1% and Keeley Asset Management Corp (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

Arrow Electronics Inc. (ARW) with a market cap of $7.07 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 10.2% over the last 12 months.

The company is a value-added distributor of electronic components, software and data center infrastructure hardware. The company primarily sells semiconductors, software, storage and servers to electronic equipment manufacturers and resellers.

Its shares are trading with a price-book (P/B) ratio of 1.57. According to the DCF calculator the company is overpriced by 28% at $79.56 per share. The price is 35.95% above its 52-week low and 0.98% below its 52-week high.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. Its ROE of -12.01% and ROA of 4.01% are outperforming 58% of other companies in the Global Electronics Distribution industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.18 is above the industry median of 1.52.

First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.59% of outstanding shares followed by Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%, FPA Capital Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14%, Scott Black (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04% and Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.

ASML Holding NV ADRĂ‚ (ASML) with a market cap of $58.7 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 23.6% in the last year.

The company is a part of the semiconductor industry. Its products include memory chips and logic chips, TWINSCAN systems, equipped with i-line, KrF and ArF light sources.

Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 5.07. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 183% at $137.04 per share. The price is 38.83% above its 52-week low and 0.37% below its 52-week high.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of -19.22% and ROA of 11.51% are outperforming 86% of other companies in the Global Semiconductor Equipment and Materials industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 1.26 that is below the industry median of 1.76.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.06% of outstanding shares followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.43%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.16%, Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14% and Baron with 0.01%.

Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste SAB de CVĂ‚ (ASR) with a market cap of $6.32 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 29.4% over the last 12 months.

The company holds concessions to operate, maintain and develop close to nine airports in the southeast region of Mexico located in Cancun, Cozumel, Merida, Huatulco, Oaxaca, Veracruz, Villahermosa, Tapachula and Minatitlan.

Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 4.97. According to the DCF calculator the company looks undervalued with a margin of safety of 11% at $219.02 per share. The price is 66.28% above its 52-week low and 0.27% below its 52-week high.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 10 out of 10. Its ROE of 18.31% and ROA of 14.31% are outperforming 88% of other companies in the Global Airports and Air Services industry. Financial strength has a rating of 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.11 is below the industry median of 0.31.

Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.49% of outstanding shares followed by Simons with 0.4% and Grantham with 0.01%.

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASX) with a market cap of $10.59 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 7.1% in the last year.

The company provides semiconductor packaging and testing services. Its services include semiconductor packaging, production of interconnect materials, engineering testing and wafer probing.

Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 2.01. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 54% at $6.45 per share. The price is 31.90% above its 52-week low and 2.86% below its 52-week high.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 13.12% and ROA of 5.74% are outperforming 66% of other companies in the Global Semiconductors industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.47 is below the industry median of 1.76.

The largest shareholder among the gurus is Fisher with 1.9% of outstanding shares followed by Simons with 0.12% and Grantham with 0.08%.

Autohome Inc. ADRĂ‚ (ATHM) with a market cap of $8.32 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 100.4% over the last 12 months.

The company through its subsidiaries is engaged in providing online advertising and dealer subscription services in China. It offers online destination for automobile consumers through its two Web sites and through mobile application.

Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 5.63. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 164% at $46.97 per share. The price is 143.12% above its 52-week low and 0.57% below its 52-week high.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 21.93% and ROA of 14.61% are outperforming 80% of other companies in the Global Internet Content and Information industry. Financial strength has a rating of 9 out of 10 with no debts.

Simons is the largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.21% of outstanding shares.

Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) with a market cap of $45.99 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 30.2% over the last 12 months.

The company is one of the largest console video game publishers, and Blizzard is one of the largest PC video game publishers. Its franchise gaming portfolio includes "World of Warcraft" and "Call of Duty."

Its shares are trading with a P/B ratio of 4.87. According to the DCF calculator the company looks overpriced by 61% at $61.02 per share. The price is 73.75% above its 52-week low and 0.91% below its 52-week high.

The company has a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. Its ROE of 11.34% and ROA of 5.80% are outperforming 62% of other companies in the Global Electronic Gaming and Multimedia industry. Financial strength has a rating of 6 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.74 that is far below the industry median of 7.63.

The company’s largest shareholder among the gurus is Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.29% of outstanding shares followed by PRIMECAP Management with 1.25%, Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.8%, Caxton Associates (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.4%, Simons with 0.17% and Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%.

Disclosure: I do not own shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.