John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio)’ Ariel Investment bought shares of the following stocks in the fourth quarter.
The investor boosted his Philip Morris International Inc. (PM, Financial) stake by 35.08%, expanding the portfolio 0.78%.
The manufacturer of cigarettes and other tobacco products has a market cap of $129.75 billion and an enterprise value of $156.63 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The return on assets of 19.21% is outperforming 63% of companies in the Global Tobacco industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.21 is below the industry median of 0.37.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.86% of outstanding shares, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.75% and Tom Russo (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.64%.
The guru's Stericycle Inc. (SRCL, Financial) stake was increased by 61.2%. The trade had an impact of 0.60% on the portfolio.
The company, which provides regulated and compliance solutions to health care and commercial businesses, has a market cap of $4.13 billion and an enterprise value of $6.92 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 5.13% and return on assets of 2.34% are underperforming 66% of companies in the Global Waste Management industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.02 is below the industry median of 0.41.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Rogers with 3.41% of outstanding shares, followed by the T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.48% and Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.9%.
Rogers added 89.93% to his Littelfuse Inc. (LFUS, Financial) position. The trade had an impact of 0.50% on the portfolio.
The company, which manufactures circuit protection products, has a market cap of $4.71 billion and an enterprise value of $4.91 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 12.04% and return on assets of 6.73% are outperforming 71% of the companies in the Global Electronics Distribution industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.71 is below the industry median of 1.26.
Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest guru shareholder with 2.13% of outstanding shares, followed by Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.41%, Mairs and Power (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.08% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 0.36%.
Rogers established a stake in Knowles Corp. (KN, Financial), buying 2,612,178 shares. The trade had an impact of 0.48% on the portfolio.
The company, which manufactures audio processing solutions, has a market cap of $1.46 billion and an enterprise value of $1.54 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 5.88% and return on assets of 4.36% are outperforming 57% of companies in the Global Communication Equipment industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.47 is below the industry median of 2.
With 1.1% of outstanding shares, Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder, followed by Simons’ firm with 0.3%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.2% and Fisher with 0.19%.
The Mohawk Industries Inc. (MHK, Financial) holding was boosted 113.12%, impacting the portfolio by 0.45%.
The flooring company has a market cap of $10.33 billion and an enterprise value of $13.11 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 11.71% and return on assets of 6.77% are outperforming 68% of the companies in the Global Home Furnishings and Fixtures industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is below the industry median of 1.05.
First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 2.81% of outstanding shares, followed by Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.2% and Ruane Cunniff (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.82%.
The investor established a position in Masco Corp. (MAS, Financial), buying 1,075,521 shares. The trade expanded the portfolio 0.44%.
The homebuilding solutions provider has a market cap of $11.03 billion and an enterprise value of $13.63 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on assets of 13.23% is outperforming 87% of the companies in the Global Building Materials industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.19 is below the industry median of 0.37.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.65% of outstanding shares, followed by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.33%.
Rogers expanded his BOK Financial Corp. (BOKF, Financial) position by 60.24%, impacting the portfolio by 0.34%.
The bank has a market cap of $6.5 billion and an enterprise value of $3.36 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10. The return on equity of 11.91% and return on assets of 1.30% are outperforming 67% of companies in the Global Banks - Regional - U.S. industry. Its financial strength is rated 3 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.18 is below the industry median of 1.43.
Diamond Hill Capital (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's second-largest guru shareholder with 0.91% of outstanding shares, followed by Royce with 0.64%, Simons’ firm with 0.21% and Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
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