Yacktman Asset Management Buys Alphabet, Walt Disney

Firm's largest buys of 1st quarter

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May 06, 2019
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The Yacktman Asset Management (Trades, Portfolio) bought shares of the following stocks during the first quarter.

The fund acquired a new position in The Walt Disney Co. (DIS), buying 4.56 million shares. The trade had an impact of 6.26% on the portfolio.

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The entertainment company has a market cap of $241.47 billion and an enterprise value of $261.76 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The return on equity of 23.46% and return on assets of 11.12% are outperforming 89% of companies in the Media – Diversified industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.22 is below the industry median of 0.82.

Another notable shareholder among the gurus is Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio)’s Viking Global Investors with 0.23% of outstanding shares, followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.18%.

The fund gained a 212,670-share position in Booking Holdings Inc. (BKNG), impacting the portfolio by 4.58%.

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The online travel agency has a market cap of $80.07 billion and an enterprise value of $82.44 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 39.11% and return on assets of 16.28% are outperforming 87% of companies in the Leisure industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.73 is above the industry median of 0.71.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Dodge & Cox with 2.58% of outstanding shares, followed by the Sands Capital Management’s Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.01% and Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio)’s Tiger Global Management with 1.0%.

The guru bought 6.98 million shares of Fox Corp. (FOX), impacting the portfolio by 3.10%.

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The company has a market cap of $23.13 billion and an enterprise value of $21.19 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on equity of 23.44% and return on assets of 18.21% are outperforming 100% of companies in the Broadcasting - TV industry. Its financial strength is rated 9 out of 10 with no debt.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Yacktman Asset Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.13% of outstanding shares, followed by T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.63%.

The fund bought 181,353 shares of Alphabet Inc. (GOOG), impacting the portfolio by 2.63%.

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The Internet media giant has a market cap of $824.39 billion and an enterprise value of $714.91 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 16.39% and return on assets of 12.52% are outperforming 56% of companies in the Internet Content and Information industry. Its financial strength is rated 9 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 27.91 is below the industry median of 7.46.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Dodge & Cox with 0.44% of outstanding shares, followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31% and Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.15%.

The fund added 7.19% to its State Street Corporation (STT) holding, impacting the portfolio by 0.14%.

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The institutional investor has a market cap of $25.08 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. While the return on equity of 9.46% is outperforming the sector, the return on assets of 1.01% is underperforming 56% of companies in the Asset Management industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 4.89 is far below the industry median of 480.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 1.77% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 1.71% and T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.03%.

The fund added 7.67% to its Amerco Inc. (UHAL) position, impacting the portfolio by 0.06%.

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The suppler of rental trucks has a market cap of $7.56 billion and an enterprise value of $8.42 billion.

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 10.79% and return on assets of 3.45% are outperforming 79% of companies in the Rental and Leasing Services industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.78 is above the industry median of 0.66.

The company's largest guru shareholder is Abrams Capital Management’s David Abrams (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.94% of outstanding shares, followed by Hotchkis & Wiley with 1.15%, Robert Bruce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.90%, Third Avenue Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.43% and Jim Simons' (Trades, Portfolio) Renaissance Technologies with 0.13%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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