Dodge & Cox was founded by Van Duyn Dodge and E. Morris Cox in 1930. The firm increased its holdings in the following stocks during the third quarter.
The guru established a new position in CVS Health Corp. (CVS), buying 15,125,686 shares. The trade had an impact of 0.91% on the equity portfolio.
The company, which operates in the health care sector, has a market cap of $76.59 billion and an enterprise value of $97.79 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 8.48% and return on assets of 2.65% are outperforming 61% of companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.66 is below the industry median of 1.15.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.95% of outstanding shares, followed by Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio)’s Oakmark Fund with 0.77% and Larry Robbins (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.65%.
The guru raised its position in Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG) by 61.45%. The trade had an impact of 0.64% on the portfolio.
The company, which provides booking services for the leisure industry, has a market cap of $81.73 billion and an enterprise value of $83.3 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 25.33% and return on assets of 11.10% are outperforming 89% of companies in the Global Leisure industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.82 is below the industry median of 0.71.
The firm is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 2.4% of outstanding shares, followed by Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.43%, Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.26% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.68%.
The firm bought 10,490,101 shares of Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP). The trade had an impact of 0.63% on the portfolio.
The manufacturer of the semiconductor products has a market cap of $17.58 billion and an enterprise value of $28 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 0.68% and return on assets of 0.22% are underperforming 65% of companies in the Global Semiconductors industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is below the industry median of 1.69.
Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss is another company's notable shareholder among the gurus with 1.49% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34% and Tom Gayner (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.05%.
The firm increased its FedEx Corp. (FDX) position by 20.01%, expanding the portfolio by 0.38%.
The express courier delivery firm has a market cap of $58.65 billion and an enterprise value of $73.22 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 26.35% and return on assets of 9.41% are outperforming 85% of companies in the Global Integrated Shipping and Logistics industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.14.
PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 5.73% of outstanding shares, followed by Bill Gates (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.15, Mason Hawkins (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.97% and Robbins with 0.54%.
The guru’s position in Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B (TAP) was boosted 163.12%. The trade had an impact of 0.24% on the portfolio.
The company, which operates in brewing activities, has a market cap of $13.84 billion and an enterprise value of $23.89 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 12.23% and return on assets of 5.35% are outperforming 54% of companies in the Global Beverages - Brewers industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.07 is below the industry median of 0.79.
Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 0.61% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons' (Trades, Portfolio) Renaissance Technologies with 0.25% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%.
The guru added 58.68% to its position in Occidental Petroleum Corp. (OXY). The trade had an impact of 0.23% on the portfolio.
The explorer and producer of oil and gas has a market cap of $52.72 billion and an enterprise value of $60.09 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The return on equity of 18.73% and return on assets of 9.11% are outperforming 70% of companies in the Global Oil and Gas E&P industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.29 is below the industry median of 0.51.
Another notable guru shareholder is T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.36% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22%, Simons’ firm with 0.1% and Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.
The holding of Qurate Retail Inc. Class A (QRTEA) was raised 35.32%. The trade had an impact of 0.23% on the portfolio.
The company, which operates in the video and on-line commerce industries, has a market cap of $9.67 billion and an enterprise value of $16.61 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 22.30% and return on assets of 5.11% are outperforming 83% of companies in the Global Specialty Retail industry. Its financial strength is rated of 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.07 is below the industry median of 0.99.
Nygren is a largest guru shareholder of the company with 2.63% of outstanding shares, followed by Charles de Vaulx (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.56%, Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39% and Wallace Weitz (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.38%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
