The value investment firm Dodge & Cox bought shares in the following stocks in the first quarter.
The firm added 51.06% to its Time Warner Inc. (TWX) position, impacting the portfolio by 0.81%.
The company owner of TV networks has a market cap of $73.67 billion and an enterprise value of $94.23 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity (ROE) of 19.92% and return on assets (ROA) of 8.08% are outperforming 79% of companies in the Global Media - Diversified industry. Financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.08 is below the industry median of 1.39.
Another notable shareholder among the guru is Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.04% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.98% and Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.77%.
The Johnson Controls International PLC (JCI) stake was raised 25.53%, giving it a 0.55% space in the portfolio.
The company manufactures and installs building management systems and controls. It has a market cap of $32.08 billion and an enterprise value of $44.92 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its ROE of 10.39% and ROA of 4.16% are underperforming 54% of companies in the Global Engineering and Construction industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.02 is below the industry median of 0.90.
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss is another notable shareholder of the company among the gurus with 4.59% of outstanding shares followed by Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.42% and T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.97%.
The guru acquired a new position in Nutrien Ltd. (NTR). The transaction had an impact of 0.47% on the portfolio.
The company produces and sells potash, nitrogen and phosphate products for agricultural, industrial and feed customers. It has a market cap of $32.49 billion and an enterprise value of $36.82 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. Its ROE of 3.99% and ROA of 1.94% are outperforming 65% of companies in the Global Agricultural Inputs industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.03 is below the industry median of 0.62.
First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus, with 4.31% of outstanding shares followed by Jerome Dodson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.
The firm boosted its holding of VMware Inc. (VMW) by 11,266.58%, expanding the portfolio by 0.32%.
The company provides virtualization and cloud infrastructure solutions. It has a market cap of $55.3 billion and an enterprise value of $47.88 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 6.98% and ROA of 3.16% are outperforming 52% of companies in the Global Software – Infrastructure industry. Financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 2.75 is below the industry median of 8.37.
The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.93% of outstanding shares followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.43% and Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.37%.
The holding of Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) was increased 9.47%%, impacting the portfolio 0.28%.
The company operates as one of the largest banks in the U.S. It has a market cap of $267.52 billion and an enterprise value of $335.9 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. While its ROE of 1.13% is outperforming the sector, ROA of 4.10% is underperforming 55% of companies in the Global Banks - Global industry. Financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.83 is below the industry median of 2.12.
Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest guru shareholder with 9.37% of outstanding shares followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.64% and Davis with 0.55%.
The Comcast Corp. Class A (CMCSA) position was raised 8.92%. The trade had an impact of 0.23% on the portfolio.
The media and technology company has a market cap of $146.1 billion and an enterprise value of $208.02 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 38.32% and ROA of 12.53% are outperforming 90% of companies in the Global Pay TV industry. Financial strength has a rating of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.09 is below the industry median of 0.42.
Another notable shareholder of the company among the gurus is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.74% of outstanding shares followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.69%, Mason Hawkins (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23% and Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
