John Burbank Sells Zuora, Netflix

Guru's largest sales of the 4th quarter

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Mar 01, 2019
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The founder of Passport Capital John H. Burbank III sold shares of the following stocks during the fourth quarter.

The guru sold out of Zuora Inc. (ZUO). The trade had an impact of -23.55% on the portfolio.

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The company has a market cap of $2.58 billion and an enterprise value of $2.42 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 1 out of 10. The return on equity of -68.72% and return on assets of -33.93% are underperforming 89% of companies in the Global Software - Infrastructure industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 11.18 is above the industry median of 5.23.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio)’s Point72 Asset Management with 0.10% of outstanding shares.

Burbank exited his holding of iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan (HWEJ). The trade had an impact of -14.31% on the portfolio.

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The guru closed his holding of Netflix Inc. (NFLX). The trade had an impact of -7.82% on the portfolio.

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The company, which supplies a platform for television shows and original series, has a market cap of $156.35 billion and an enterprise value of $162.91 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 27.10% and return on assets of 5.45% are outperforming 67% 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.

The largest guru shareholder is the Sands Capital Management’s Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.23% of outstanding shares, followed by Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.80%, Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio)’s Viking Global Investors with 0.69% and Philippe Laffont (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.39%.

The holding of ARK Genomic Revolution Multi-Sector (ARKG) was closed, impacting the portfolio by -6.99%.

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The nVent Electric PLC (NVT) position was closed, impacting the portfolio by -4.54%.

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The company has a market cap of $4.87 billion and an enterprise value of $5.65 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The return on equity of 7.43% and return on assets of 4.86% are outperforming 53% of companies in the Global Electronic Components industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.17 is below the industry median of 1.26.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Larry Robbins' (Trades, Portfolio) Glenview Capital Management with 3.71% of outstanding shares followed by Mairs and Power (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.20%, First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.87%, T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.85% and PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.78%.

The guru trimmed 11.72% off his Tahoe Resources Inc. (TAHO) stake, impacting the portfolio by -3.39%.

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The mining company has a market cap of $1.16 billion and an enterprise value of $1.21 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of -9.06% and return on assets of -7.66% are underperforming 52% of companies in the Global Gold industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.47 is below the industry median of 17.17.

The company's largest guru shareholder is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.18% of outstanding shares, followed by Burbank with 1.41%, Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.19%.

The guru boosted the UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) stake by 1,900%. The trade had an impact of 1.62% on the portfolio.

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The company, which provides health care services, has a market cap of $232.42 billion and an enterprise value of $257.27 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 24.43% and return on assets of 7.96% are outperforming 64% of the companies in the Global Health Care Plans industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.39 is below the industry median of 1.15.

The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.05% of outstanding shares, followed by Dodge & Cox with 0.66% and Steve Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital with 0.37%.

The guru established a new position in Cameco Corp. (CCJ). The trade impacted the portfolio by 0.66%.

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The company which produces uranium has a market cap of $4.6 billion and an enterprise value of $4.89 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 3.40% and return on assets of 2.12% are outperforming 72% of the companies in the Global Industrial Metals and Minerals industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.74 is below the industry median of 17.17.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Ronald Muhlenkamp (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% of outstanding shares, followed by the Jim Simons' (Trades, Portfolio) Renaissance Technologies with 0.09% and Arnold Schneider (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.