Yacktman Asset Management Sells Oracle, Johnson & Johnson

Firm's largest sales of 3rd quarter

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Nov 18, 2018
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Yacktman Asset Management (Trades, Portfolio) Co. sold shares in the following stocks during the third quarter.

The guru trimmed its Oracle Corp. (ORCL) position by 5.77%. The trade had an impact of -0.45% on the portfolio.

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The computer software company has a market cap of $193.04 billion and an enterprise value of $192.57 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. While the return on equity of 7.97% is outperforming the sector, the return on assets of 2.87% is underperforming 52% of companies in the Global Software - Infrastructure industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.03 is below the industry median of 4.27.

The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.09% of outstanding shares, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.98%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.79% and HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 0.4%.

The firm cut its position in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) by 5.50%. The trade had an impact of -0.43% on the portfolio.

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The company operates in the research and development, manufacture and sale of products in the health care field, has a market cap of $386.88 billion and an enterprise value of $398.76 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 2.37% and return on assets of 0.99% are underperforming 61% of companies in the Global Drug Manufacturers - Major industry. Its financial strength is rated of 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.62 is below the industry median of 2.03.

The largest shareholder of the company is Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.42% of outstanding shares, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.27% and Yacktman Asset Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%.

The guru sold 2.92% of its PepsiCo Inc. (PEP). The trade had an impact of -0.31% on the portfolio.

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The company which manufactures food, snack and beverage, has a market cap of $164.87 billion and an enterprise value of $186.19 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 44.61% and return on assets of 6.31% are outperforming 58% of companies in the Global Beverages - Soft Drinks industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.40 is below the industry median of 0.73.

Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 0.7% of outstanding shares, followed by Fisher with 0.47%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 0.47%.

The guru sold 8.13% of its Sysco Corp. (SYY) stake. The trade impacted the portfolio by -0.30%.

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The company is in the business of food distribution. It has a market cap of $34.42 billion and an enterprise value of $42.37 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 62.25% and return on assets of 8.13% are outperforming 74% of companies in the Global Food Distribution industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.09 is below the industry median of 0.55.

Another largest guru shareholder of the company is Simons' firm with 0.38% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%.

The Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) stake was cut by 6.20%, impacting the portfolio by -0.23%.

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The supplier of data networking equipment and software has a market cap of $200.82 billion and an enterprise value of $183.79 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 2.52% and return on assets of 1.07% are underperforming 70% of companies in the Global Communication Equipment industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.67 is below the industry median of 2.00.

Dodge & Cox is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 0.78% of outstanding shares, followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.57%, Fisher with 0.44% and Tweedy Browne (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19%.

The America's Car-Mart Inc. (CRMT) position was trimmed 86.31%. This trade impacted the portfolio by -0.03%.

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The automotive retailing company has a market cap of $572 million and an enterprise value of $730 million.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The return on equity of 17.26% and return on assets of 8.91% are outperforming 73% of companies in the Global Auto and Truck Dealerships industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.01 is below the industry median of 0.53.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.37% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 1.07%.

The guru’s Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. Class A (FOXA) stake was cut by 0.64%, impacting the portfolio by -0.03%.

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The diversified media and entertainment company has a market cap of $88.53 billion and an enterprise value of $101.93 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 26.05% and the on assets of 9.16% are outperforming 79% of companies in the Global Media - Diversified industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.37 is below the industry median of 0.82.

Seth Klarman (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 2.8% of outstanding shares, followed by Dodge & Cox with 2.61%.

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