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- New Purchases: VALE,
- Added Positions: MELI, NTES, BABA, INFY, EDU, JD, HDB,
- Reduced Positions: BIDU, TSM,
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In my opinion, picking U.S.-listed equities that have the following characteristics represents a solid starting point when looking for potential value opportunities:
- The shares are trading near or below their historical median valuations.
- The return on invested capital (ROIC) exceeds the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), which suggests the company is creating value for shareholders.
- The stock holds optimistic recommendation ratings on Wall Street.
Thus, investors could be interested in the following stocks, as they meet the above criteria.
Vale SA
The first company that meets the criteria is Vale SA (VALE), a Brazilian producer and
The stock of Vale SA (NYSE:VALE, 30-year Financials) shows every sign of being modestly overvalued, according to GuruFocus Value calculation. GuruFocus Value is GuruFocus' estimate of the fair value at which the stock should be traded. It is calculated based on the historical multiples that the stock has traded at, the past business growth and analyst estimates of future business performance. If the price of a stock is significantly above the GF Value Line, it is overvalued and its future return is likely to be poor. On the other hand, if it is significantly below the GF Value
The stock of Vale SA (NYSE:VALE, 30-year Financials) is believed to be fairly valued, according to GuruFocus Value calculation. GuruFocus Value is GuruFocus' estimate of the fair value at which the stock should be traded. It is calculated based on the historical multiples that the stock has traded at, the past business growth and analyst estimates of future business performance. If the price of a stock is significantly above the GF Value Line, it is overvalued and its future return is likely to be poor. On the other hand, if it is significantly below the GF Value Line,
Oaktree Capital Management recently disclosed its portfolio updates for the fourth quarter of 2020, which ended on Dec. 31.
Founded by Howard Marks (Trades, Portfolio) and several fellow investors in 1995, Oaktree Capital Management is a global investing firm that specializes in alternative and credit strategies. The Los Angeles-based firm now has over 39 portfolio managers and 950 employees in offices around the globe. Marks serves as co-chairman (along with Bruce Karsh) and chief financial officer. The firm's core investment philosophy has six tenets: risk control, consistency, market inefficiency, specialization, bottom-up analysis and disavowal of market timing.
One strategy to unearth potential value opportunities is to look at stocks with an attractive forward price-earnings ratio.
Thus, investors may want to have a look at the following three stocks, as they have a forward price-earnings ratio standing below the S&P 500's historical average of 15. Estimates of future earnings are based on data from Morningstar analysts.
Vale SA
The first stock that qualifies is Vale SA (VALE), a Brazilian producer and global seller of iron ore and iron ore pellets to steel companies.
Vale SA has a forward price-earnings ratio of 7.51 (versus the industry median of
When investors choose stocks whose market capitalization is more than $2 billion and whose price-book ratio stands below 1.5, they have a higher chance of discovering value stocks.
Thus, value investors may want to have a look at the following securities as they meet the above-listed criteria.
Perspecta
The first company that meets the above-listed criteria is Perspecta Inc (PRSP).
Shares of the Chantilly, Virginia-based provider of enterprise information technology services to government customers in the U.S. traded at $18.40 per unit at close on April 7 for a market capitalization of roughly $2.97 billion.
The price-book ratio of 1.36
At first glance, the investment styles of billionaire gurus Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) and Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio) could not be more different.
Buffett prefers a slow and steady, value-orientated investment approach, while Icahn is an aggressive activist investor who will initiate a few significant positions and then drive for change at the companies he owns.
That being said, you can make a strong argument that both investors do follow a similar investment style because they both buy what they perceive to be undervalued businesses.
The difference is, Buffett rarely gets involved in unlocking
Investing in precious metals can be difficult as the performance of companies in this sector is often highly correlated to the price of the metal.
The precious metal investors are likely most familiar with is gold. Investors looking for access to gold can either purchase shares of an exchange-traded fund that tracks the price of gold, such as the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), or buy shares of gold mining companies.
Gold has actually outperformed the S&P 500 this year. The SPDR Gold Trust has gained 18.6% since the start of 2019, while the index is up 13.2%.
While there are
Ken Heebner (Trades, Portfolio)’s Capital Growth Management (CGM) disclosed this month its top three sells were Vale SA (VALE), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NCLH), while its top three buys were Companhia Siderurugica Nacional (SID), Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) and PagSeguro Digital ltd. (PAGS). The top three sells outweigh the top three buys in terms of portfolio impact.
A growth-oriented investor, Heebner has historically made bold and swift sector calls. Additionally, the co-founder of CGM is not afraid to make large bets based on his convictions.
If investors want to find more value opportunities, they should look for stocks that double the return of the 20-year, high-quality market corporate bond. These bonds represent corporate loans issued by triple-A, double-A and single-A rated companies.
The most recent observation of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis indicates the monthly average spot rate of the 20-year bond is 4.43%.
The following stocks have a price-earnings ratio, which is the inverse of the earnings yield, of less than 11.3 as of April 12.
Further, the selected stocks have a good financial situation mainly resulting from the return-on-invested-capital ratio
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CGM Mutual Fund increased 6.5% during the third quarter of 2018 compared to a return of 7.7% for the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index (S&P 500 Index) and 0.0% for the ICE BofAML U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index*. For the first nine months of the year, CGM Mutual Fund decreased -3.2% while the S&P 500 Index increased 10.6% and the ICE BofAML U.S. Corporate, Government & Mortgage Index decreased -1.6%.
International trade issues have been at the forefront of the news for much of the year and continued to impact markets around the world into the
During the second quarter, Ken Heebner (Trades, Portfolio), co-founder of money management firm Capital Growth Management, sold shares of the following stocks.
The guru reduced his holding of Citigroup Inc. (C) by a 56.19%. The trade had a -3.53% impact on the portfolio.
The bank has a market cap of $177.5 billion and an enterprise value of $270.16 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10. The return on equity of -3.24% and return on assets of -0.3% are underperforming 94% of companies in the
Jacquie McNish's "The Big Score: Robert Friedland, INCO and the Voisey's Bay Hustle"Â chronicles the discovery, exploratory process and ultimate sale of the largest mineral deposit found in Canada in 40 years. Voisey’s Bay mine is an open-pit nickel mine in Labrador, 21 miles southwest of Nain and 50 miles northwest of Natuashish. It is not just a theoretical read as there are three publicly-traded companies involved with the mine: Vale SA (VALE), Royal Gold Inc. (RGLD) and Altius Minerals Corp. (TSX:ALS) (ATUSF).
Royal Gold and Altius Minerals are united in the Labrador Nickel Royalty
Vale SA (VALE), the $43.4 billion Brazilian miner, reported strong business recovery from the recent turmoil in the mining industry with 59.6% revenue growth to $8.5 billion and 40% profit growth to $2.5 billion in the first quarter – a 29.2% margin vs. 33.3% in the same period a year earlier.
In review, Vale’s profit still came in strong despite nearly doubling financial expenses to $1.1 billion in the recent quarter.
Vale shares went up by 1.9% post earnings release.
Valuations
Vale is undervalued compared to its peers. According to Reuters data, Vale had a trailing price-earnings (P/E) ratio of
According to GuruFocus'Â All-in-One Guru Screener, the following are some of the stocks that have outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index over the last 12 months and were bought by gurus during the last quarter.
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional ADRÂ (SID) with a market cap of $5.1 billion has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by 390.7% during the last 12 months.
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional is an integrated steel-producing company. It makes steel products including slabs, hot- and cold-rolled, galvanized and tin mill products for the distribution, packaging, automotive, home appliance and construction industries.
Six hedge funds hold the
Despite many analysts suggesting to invest in gold stocks, there are some investors who suggest staying out of the gold industry because they prefer to hold a defensive strategy, waiting for the cloud of uncertainty that prevails in the financial markets to dissipate before making their next investment decision.
One of these investors is Vince Lanci, the owner of Echobay Partners LCC, a private fund management company, and fund manager with several years of investing experience in precious metals and energy.
Lanci said to Kitco.com that he “wouldn’t be surprised to see gold spike if there is a
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