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  • If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

    By John Timmes - May 14, 2013 | Tickers: DLPH, F, GM, MGM

    While emulating the investment portfolio of a hedge fund titan is not realistic, examining their investment portfolios can lead to interesting conversations and potential investment ideas.  In this article, we look at two stocks from the top holdings of Paulson &Co, the hedge fund group run by the legendary investor John Paulson.

    MGM Resorts International

    MGM owns and operates 15 casino resorts in the United States and the MGM Macau more »

  • Auto Sales Surpise, Should you be Buying

    By John Timmes - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: DLPH, F, GM

    Monday's retail sales report showed a surprise gain in motor vehicles sales.  Sales jumped 1.0% in the month of April after a .6% decline in March.  Overall retail sales also surprised to the upside.

    Based on the increase in motor vehicle sales and low oil prices, investors may see this as a good time to invest in auto manufacturers.  However, there are several factors that indicate that auto more »

  • How to Play the Boom in the Chinese Auto Market

    By Zain Abbas - May 13, 2013 | Tickers: DLPH, TRW, VC

    One way to make money from the concept of growing economies has been to invest in companies that are expecting incremental sales from those regions. Other investing themes can be to invest in companies that already rely heavily on those developing areas for their revenues. The Chinese economy has been a hot topic since the start of 2011 as money managers have been shifting their concentration from the recession hit more »

  • Following James Barrow into Delphi Automotive

    By Anh HOANG - May 9, 2013 | Tickers: DLPH, DNZOY.PK, MGA

    James Barrow of the Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss fund has had an outstanding performance for the past 15 years. The fund has experienced an annualized return of 6.1% since 1998, beating the S&P 500’s annualized return of 4.5%. At the end of March, Barrow's total AUM has reached more than $55.5 billion. James Barrow holds quite a diversified portfolio with 159 stocks, and the more »

  • 3 Ideas That Transcend Consensus

    By Zain Abbas - April 30, 2013 | Tickers: APA, DLPH, JCP

    There is always a high demand for out-of-consensus ideas as these are easy shots to make money. Whenever earnings season comes around, people open up their models and tweak their assumptions to find whether their estimates are different than consensus views and if they are different, then how probable is it that the related companies report out-of-consensus results.

    The following list, though it contains stocks that belong to different sectors more »

  • Event-Driven Hedge Fund Focusing on These Big Plays

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 18, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, CORE, DLPH, LYB, USCR

    The most striking feature of Monarch Alternative Capital is that, despite being a $5.4 billion hedge fund, its equity portfolio is quite small, and very concentrated. The top five take up 83.3% of the entire portfolio. The fund focuses on distressed debt and bankrupt companies and maintains a research and event-based strategy. According to the 13F filing from 4Q 2012, the fund added three new positions, which, not more »

  • Event-Driven Hedge Fund Focusing On These Big Plays

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 16, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, CORE, DLPH, LYB, USCR

    The most striking feature of Monarch Alternative Capital is that, despite being a $5.4 billion hedge fund, its equity portfolio is quite small, and is very concentrated. The top five take up 83.3% of the entire portfolio. The fund focuses on distressed debt and bankrupt companies and maintains a research and event-based strategy. According to the 13F filing from 4Q 2012, the fund added three new positions, which more »

  • Billion-Dollar Hedge Fund Bullish on These "Fab Five"

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 10, 2013 | Tickers: BKU, CIT, DLPH, QUAD, VC

    Editor's Note: This version has been amended to correctly reference CIT's earnings announcement.

    Centerbridge Partners is a $1 billion-plus hedge fund run by Mark Gallogly, formerly with Blackstone. Although the fund invests in a variety of sectors, more than 90% of its entire equity portfolio is concentrated on only five stocks with a total value of $1,162,448,000. Obviously, Gallogly is very confident that these five more »

  • Billion Dollar Hedge Fund Bullish on This ‘Fab Five’

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - April 7, 2013 | Tickers: BKU, CIT, DLPH, QUAD, VC

    Centerbridge Partners is a +$1 billion hedge fund run by Mark Gallogly, formally with Blackstone. Although the fund invests in a variety of sectors, more than 90% of its entire equity portfolio is concentrated on only five stocks with a total value of $1,162,448,000. Obviously, Gallogly is very confident that these five stocks are worth such a significant weighting in his portfolio. Let’s take a look more »

  • What Should You Do With TRW After Huge Insider Selling?

    By Anh HOANG - March 27, 2013 | Tickers: ALV, DLPH, TRW

    In the past six months, insiders of TRW Automotive (NYSE: TRW) have sold more than 10.3 million shares of the company in 13 transactions. Notably, its Chairman and CEO John Plant has sold more than 101,000 shares of the company since the end of Feb. 24, with the total transaction worth of around $5.9 million. Blackstone Group also sold more than 9.2 million shares in the more »

  • Billionaire Howard Marks' Top Contrarian Investments

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: CHTR, CIT, DLPH, XCO, FBP

    Note: This post originally contained incorrect information regarding Oaktree's position in EXCO Resources. It has been edited to remove the error.

    Howard Marks was a founder of Oaktree Capital Management in 1995, along with a group of individuals who worked at TCW Group. Before he began managing Oaktree at inception, Marks worked at TCW, overseeing distressed debt, high yield bonds and convertible securities. Oaktree, meanwhile, now manages close to more »

  • Billionaire Michael Dell's Top Stock Picks

    By Marshall Hargrave - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: ABG, DLPH, DIN, PVH, WEX

    Michael Dell, founder of the tech giant Dell, is one of the richest people in the world, with a net worth in excess of $14 billion. He manages his personal wealth through MSD Capital, which invests in public equity, private equity, and real estate. Michael Dell started MSD in 1998 as a family office in an effort to diversify his wealth beyond the computer company, Dell. MSD Capital runs a more »

  • Billionaire John Paulson's Shakeups

    By Marshall Hargrave - March 14, 2013 | Tickers: CVC, DLPH, FCX, PXP, S

    Billionaire John Paulson manages one of the world's largest hedge funds, Paulson & Co., with around $29 billion in assets under management. Paulson focuses on event and distressed strategies. After reviewing John Paulson's latest buys and sells from the fourth quarter, here are a few things that stuck out (see all the stocks Paulson owns).

    Paulson's New Additions

    One of Paulson's new additions includes Sprint (NYSE: Smore »)

  • Billionaire Dan Loeb’s Cheap Stock Picks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 12, 2013 | Tickers: AGU, DLPH, HLF, MUR, TSO

    Dan Loeb of Third Point has become a billionaire due to his success in both value investing and as an activist shareholder. The most comprehensive picture of what Third Point or any other hedge fund owns comes in the form of quarterly 13F filings (see the list of stocks Third Point most recently reported owning); we use these disclosures to analyze individual managers’ stock picks as well as to develop more »

  • Billionaire David Tepper’s Key Moves From Q4

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - February 18, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, DLPH, EMC, MSFT, SNDK

    In the hedge fund universe, 13F filing season is in full bloom, and while these positions are reported to the SEC with a 45-day delay, this actually improves investors' ability to beat the market because, on average, fund managers are early into their investments. Our research has shown that hedge funds’ consensus stock picks beat the market handily, and the MarketWatch Insider Monkey Billionaire Hedge Fund Index is a perfect more »

  • Billionaire John Paulson’s Stock Picks for 2013

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - February 18, 2013 | Tickers: DLPH, NXY, PXP, S, TMUS

    It’s often thought that 13F filings aren’t of use to investors, since they are released six to seven weeks after the end of a quarter. However, we think that there are a couple of different uses for this information. First, by pooling 13Fs it is possible to develop investment strategies that beat the market; for example, we have found that the most popular small cap stocks among hedge more »

  • Best Derivative Plays On The Auto Industry

    By Marshall Hargrave - February 6, 2013 | Tickers: DLPH, JCI, SIRI, GT, X, VC

    In trying to find the best ways to play the upcoming rebound in autos, I have found five stocks that are great ways to diversify beyond your typical Ford or General Motors investment. These include auto parts and components companies, all of which may well provide much better growth opportunities than either Ford or GM. With the average vehicle on the road being over ten years old, the highest in more »

  • Should You Bet On Greenlight's Picks?

    By Federico Zaldua - January 14, 2013 | Tickers: AAPL, DLPH, GM, MRVL, STX

    David Einhorn’s Greenlight Capital, a value oriented hedge fund, focuses on situations where a stock is seriously undervalued and the margin of safety is high. Einhorn is known to be very disciplined at sticking to what he is good at. He is excellent at figuring out the 3 key drivers to analyze, has courage to invest, and is active on the short side. When Greenlight analyzes a stock, it more »

  • This Stock is Already Up Over 75% in 2012, Do You Own It?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 31, 2012 | Tickers: ALV, DLPH, JCI, LEA, VC

    Delphi Automotive (NYSE: DLPH) is a vehicle components manufacturer that provides electrical and thermal technology for autos. Although Delphi is already up over 75% year to date, we still see room for growth in 2013.

    Delphi's 3Q EPS results came in at $0.84 versus $0.72 for 3Q 2011. Strong future performance is expected to come from its recent Marvell Technology acquisition. The auto company plans to spend more »

  • Billionaire John Paulson’s Stock Picks with High Upside Potential

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - December 28, 2012 | Tickers: DLPH, HIG, HCA, IDCC, TMUS

    One way to determine a stock’s upside potential is to use the PEG ratio, which places the P/E multiple, a traditional value metric, in context with the company’s expected earnings growth rate (faster growing companies should generally trade at higher earnings multiples). PEG ratios less than 1 generally indicate that the company is expected to grow more strongly than the P/E multiple implies. Of course, earnings more »

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