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  • One Thing Is Clear After Herbalife's Decline Yesterday - There Won't Be Any MOASS

    By Gayatri Sharma - January 29, 2013 | Tickers: HLF

    Herbalife's (NYSE: HLF) stock tanked yesterday and closed with a decline of over 8% on a FTC action that wasn't even related to the company. At one point the stock was even down 11%. Although, I am not a direct participant in the Herbalife battle (I have no position in the stock), I believe that the yesterday's price movement is a clear indication that there won't more »

  • Analyzing David Einhorn’s New Buys

    By Gayatri Sharma - December 18, 2012 | Tickers: ACM, BWC, YHOO

    David Einhorn is one of the smartest hedge fund managers of current times. He is well known for his bearish presentation on Green Mountain Coffee Roaster at Value Investing Conference last year. He did similar damage to Chipotle Mexican Grill’s stock this year. With such big hits to his name, I find useful to track his latest buy sell activities for making investment decisions. In this article, I will more »

  • Analyzing Berkshire Hathaway's Top Consumer Stocks

    By Gayatri Sharma - December 14, 2012 | Tickers: KO, PG, WMT

    With the fiscal cliff approaching, I am looking for some defensive and deep value stocks to ride out the storm. Since Warren Buffett is one of the most revered value investors, I decided to start by scanning his top picks. I analyzed some of his top consumer holdings as they provide good yield and are relatively defensive with a proven track record of growth.

    Company Name

    Shares Held

    Forward PE more »

  • Analyzing Berkshire Hathaway's Top Buys

    By Gayatri Sharma - December 13, 2012 | Tickers: GM, NOV, WFC

    Warren Buffett is well known for his value buys. He buys companies which are trading at valuations significantly lower than their intrinsic values and holds them for long term. I discussed his new buys from the last quarter in a previous article. In addition to new buys, it is also interesting to have a look at other stocks where his investment firm Berkshire Hathaway significantly increased its holdings. In this more »

  • Which Web 2.0 Stock Is Rising From the Ashes?

    By Gayatri Sharma - December 11, 2012 | Tickers: FB, GOOG, GRPN, ZNGA

    A lot of beaten down stocks in the tech sectors have seen renewed interest off late. Be it Web 2.0 companies like Facebook (NASDAQ: FB), Groupon (NASDAQ: GRPN) and Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) or hardware companies like Research in Motion, Nokia and Dell.  I have already covered Research in Motion and Nokia in a previous article. In this article I will be focusing on Web 2.0 companies: Facebook, Groupon more »

  • Analyzing Warren Buffett's New Buys

    By Gayatri Sharma - December 10, 2012 | Tickers: DE, MEG, PCP, WBC

    Warren Buffett is well known for his value buys. He buys companies which are trading at valuations significantly lower than their intrinsic values and holds them for long term. I scanned Berkshire Hathaway’s latest 13F filing for the stocks where Buffett recently initiated new positions. There were four new names in the list Media General (NYSE: MEG), Deere and Company (NYSE: DE), Wabco (NYSE: WBC) and Precision Castparts (NYSE: PCPmore »)

  • Appaloosa Management Is Increasing its Positions in These Stocks

    By Gayatri Sharma - December 3, 2012 | Tickers: BZH, F, MGM

    Appaloosa Management, L.P. is a long/short hedge fund founded by David A. Tepper in 1993. David Tepper is well known for his long bets on financial stocks at the bottom of the markets in 2009. He is again betting on financial stocks and I have discussed some of his new positions in financial stocks in a previous article. In addition, it is also interesting to look at some more »

  • David Tepper Is Buying Financials Again

    By Gayatri Sharma - December 1, 2012 | Tickers: AIG, JPM, MS

    Billionaire David Tepper is well known for his 2009 bet on the recovery in financial stocks. His fund made over $7 billion in profits by buying distressed financial stocks in February and March of that year. His recent 13F filing shows that he is initiating new position in the financial sector again. The following is a list of his three new positions in financials according to his latest 13F filing more »

  • With Apple’s Fortune Declining, Is This the Time to Buy These Smartphone Makers?

    By Gayatri Sharma - November 30, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, BBRY, NOK

    Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) stock price has corrected quite a bit from its highs in the recent months. The stock price declined to low $500 levels in mid-November after making a high of ~$700 in mid-September. Although the stock has recovered some of its lost ground, the jury is still out on whether it is just a dead cat bounce or a sustainable recovery and a trend change.

    Meanwhile, Apple more »

  • Analyzing T. Boone Pickens 2 Big Buys

    By Gayatri Sharma - November 23, 2012 | Tickers: ACI, HAL, RIG

    Billionaire T Boone Pickens is a legendary Oil investor and entrepreneur. He founded Mesa Petroleum in 1956 which became one of the largest independent Oil companies by 1981 through mergers and acquisitions. Mesa Petroleum was finally sold to Parker & Parsley Petroleum in 1997 and T. Boone Pickens founded his hedge fund BP Capital Management LP in the same year to invest in Energy stocks. His background as an oil entrepreneur more »

  • Billionaire Ken Fisher Initiated New Positions in These Stocks

    By Gayatri Sharma - November 14, 2012 | Tickers: CMCSA, PBR, VOD

    Fisher Investments is a Woodside, California based investment advisory and hedge fund management firm founded by billionaire Ken Fisher. The firm recently filed its 13F form for the quarter ended September 30. The following is a list of its top three new buys from the last quarter:

    Company Name

    Shares Bought Last Quarter

    Petroleo Brasileiro Petrobras SA
    (NYSE: PBR)

    17,914,836

    Comcast Corporation
    (NASDAQ: CMCSA)

    11,737,561

    Vodafone more »

  • Billionaire Ken Fisher Is Increasing His Position In These Stocks

    By Gayatri Sharma - November 14, 2012 | Tickers: CSCO, PFE, TSM

    Fisher Investments is a Woodside, California-based investment advisory and hedge fund management firm founded by billionaire Ken Fisher. The firm recently filed its 13F form for the quarter ended Sept. 30. I discussed the firm’s new buys in a previous article, but in addition to new buys, it is also interesting to have a look at the stocks in which Fisher Investment is increasing its positions. The following is more »

  • Analyzing the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Top Holdings

    By Gayatri Sharma - November 13, 2012 | Tickers: BRK-B, CAT, MCD, MSFT

    The Bill and Melinda Gates foundation is well known for its philanthropic activities in the field of poverty reduction and healthcare. The foundation has over $36 billion dollars in endowments, out of which ~$15 billion is invested in equities. The following is a list of its top equity holdings:

    Company Name

    Shares Held

    Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
    (NYSE: BRK-B)

    81,204,077

    The Coca-Cola Company

    11,682,000

    McDonald's Corporation more »

  • Analyzing Donald Yacktman’s Top Buys

    By Gayatri Sharma - November 12, 2012 | Tickers: BBRY, CSCO, KO

    Yacktman Asset Management’s Donald Yacktman recently filed 13-F form for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2012. The following is a list of his top buys from the last quarter.

    Company Name

    Shares Bought Last Quarter

    Shares Held- Sep. 30, 2012

    Research In Motion Limited
    (NASDAQ: BBRY)

    12,233,010

    23,477,496

    The Coca-Cola Company
    (NYSE: KO)

    6,707,760

    13,473,621

    Cisco Systems, Inc.
    (NASDAQ: CSCO)

    6 more »

  • 3 Long Ideas From Aberdeen Asset Management’s Top Buys

    By Gayatri Sharma - November 12, 2012 | Tickers: XRX, YHOO, YUM

    Aberdeen Asset Management is a UK based investment firm managing over $200 billion in assets. The company recently filed its 13F form with SEC. I scanned its top buys from the last quarter and the following three stocks look promising.

    Xerox (NYSE: XRX)

    Aberdeen Asset Management bought 21,839,037 shares of Xerox last quarter. Xerox is trading at a forward PE of 5.66. Its expected EPS for the more »

  • 3 Long Ideas From Acadian Asset Management's Top Buys

    By Gayatri Sharma - November 12, 2012 | Tickers: TV, TSO, TJX

    Acadian Asset Management is an investment advisory and hedge fund management firm with ~$12 billion invested in equities. The firm recently filed its 13F form with the SEC. Here’s a list of its top three buys from the last quarter:

    Company Name

    Shares Bought Last Quarter

    Shares Held - sep 30, 2012

    The TJX Companies, Inc.
    (NYSE: TJX)

    2,620,120

    2,660,752

    Grupo Televisa SAB
    (NYSE: TV)

    2 more »

  • Recent Pullback in This Stock is a Welcome Gift

    By Gayatri Sharma - October 24, 2012 | Tickers: NKE, PVH, VFC

    V.F. Corporation (NYSE: VFC) recently reported better than expected 3Q results and raised its FY12 EPS guidance, while holding FY12 sales guidance. The EPS beat was primarily driven by a better gross margin, partially offset by lower sales. While business trends remain solid overall, the shares have seen a 4.4% downfall as decelerating top-line trends for The North Face and Europe likely led some investors to take profits more »

  • Don’t Shy Away From This High P/E Stock

    By Gayatri Sharma - October 19, 2012 | Tickers: LULU, NKE, UA

    Shares of Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ: LULU) have surged more than 57% this year, and the stock is currently trading at a forward P/E of 32.78. The unusually high P/E ratio of this company has scared away some investors. But does a high P/E ratio really mean a stock is overvalued? Not always.

    Investors steering clear of high P/E ratios often end up missing out on more »

  • Don’t Rush To Buy This Stock

    By Gayatri Sharma - September 25, 2012 | Tickers: KO, MNST, PEP

    Over the last several months, there has been a lot of noise with respect to the energy drink category, both in terms of various investigations into whether or not these products are safe to consume and in terms of both slower growth and higher promotional spending in the U.S. energy drinks category. There have been letters sent to the FDA by two congressmen, and the New York State Attorney more »

  • This Food Stock Looks Attractive

    By Gayatri Sharma - September 25, 2012 | Tickers: CAG, HNZ, KRFT

    ConAgra Foods (NYSE: CAG) recently reported a great quarter, with EPS of $0.44 exceeding consensus estimates of $0.36. The EPS beat was clean, with no meaningful assistance from taxes or interest expense. Sales growth was 6.7% as compared to the consensus estimates of 5.4% and the gross margins were impressive as well, at a pro forma 22.5% versus consensus’ 21.1%. Moreover, the management increased more »

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