Investment firm Kahn Brothers (Trades, Portfolio) Group, which serves institutional and high-net-worth clients, bought shares of the following stocks during the third quarter.
The firm increased its stake in New York Community Bancorp Inc. (NYCB, Financial) by 29.29%, impacting the portfolio by 16.7%.
The bank has a market cap of $4.81 billion and an enterprise value of $16.47 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 1 out of 10. While the return on equity of 6.21% is underperforming the sector, the return on assets of 0.92% is outperforming 54% of companies in the Global Savings and Cooperative Banks industry. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.13 is below the industry median of 1.22.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 6.16% of outstanding shares, followed by Kahn Brothers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.81%, Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15% and George Soros (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14%.
The holding of Nam Tai Property Inc. (NTP, Financial) was increased 21.37%. The trade had an impact of 0.51% on the portfolio.
The company, which is involved in property development and management, has a market cap of $356.97 million and an enterprise value of $216.04 million.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of -3.86% and return on assets of -3.61% are underperforming 85% of companies in the Global Real Estate Services industry. Its financial strength is rated 8 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 15,660.22 is far above the industry median of 0.33.
The firm is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 5.86% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)' Renaissance Technologies with 0.03%.
The investment firm added to its position in VOXX International Corp. (VOXX, Financial) by 4.27%. The trade had an impact of 0.12% on the portfolio.
The company, which manufactures automotive, premium audio and consumer accessories, has a market cap of $128.01 million and an enterprise value of $91.55 million.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10. While the return on equity of -0.12% is underperforming the sector, the return on assets of -0.09% is outperforming 67% of companies in the Global Auto Parts industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 2.62 is below the industry median of 0.53%.
Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) is another notable guru shareholder of the company with 7.33% of outstanding shares.
Kahn Brothers added 0.99% to its BP PLC (BP, Financial) position, expanding the portfolio 0.10%.
The integrated oil and gas company has a market cap of $141.27 billion and an enterprise value of $180.09 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 2 out of 10. The return on equity of 10.82% and return on assets of 3.91% are underperforming 69% of companies in the Global Oil and Gas Integrated industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.41 is below the industry median of 0.34.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.89% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 0.27% and Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.04%.
The firm added 1.06% to its Assured Guaranty Ltd. (AGO, Financial) stake, impacting the portfolio by 0.09%.
The financial services company has a market cap of $4.35 billion and an enterprise value of $4.51 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 7.84% and return on assets of 3.70% are outperforming 64% of companies in the Global Insurance - Specialty industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.15.
Kahn Brothers is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 1.17% of outstanding shares, followed by Arnold Schneider (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.75%, Royce with 0.26%, Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14% and Jones with 0.05%.
The firm added 0.4% to its holding of GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK, Financial), expanding the portfolio 0.03%.
The company, which produces and develops pharmaceutical products, has a market cap of $100 billion and an enterprise value of $56.28 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 99.98% and return on assets of 3.24% are outperforming 50% of companies in the Global Drug Manufacturers - Major industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of -0.14 is below the industry median of 2.03.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Dodge & Cox with 1.94% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 0.38%, Brandes with 0.09% and Pioneer Investments with 0.02%.
The firm added 0.66% to the AT&T Inc. (T, Financial) position.
The telecom company has a market cap of $221.88 billion and an enterprise value of $397.76 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 21.55% and return on assets of 6.98% are outperforming 74% of companies in the Global Telecom Services industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.05.
With 0.31% of outstanding shares, Pioneer Investments is the largest guru shareholder of the company, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.14% and Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio)'s Bridgewater Associates with 0.02%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
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