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  • Two Value Ideas And A Stock To Trim Back On

    By Reuben Brewer - May 17, 2013 | Tickers: FIS, HPQ, TDG

    Value Focused Weitz Value Fund (WVALX) recently initiated small positions in TransDigm (NYSE: TDG) and Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS). It also started to trim its stake in Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ). All three stocks are worth a quick review.

    A Value Family

    Wallace Weitz, Bradley Hinton, and David Perkins are the co-mangers of Weitz Value Fund. The fund has bested the S&P 500 Index on an annualized basis more »

  • $21 Billion Hedge Fund Loves These Dividend-Paying Stocks

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 20, 2013 | Tickers: BP, CPA, FIS, COL, UTX

    Billionaire Tom Steyer founded Farallon Capital Management, LLC, an investment firm, in 1986. At the end of last year, he stepped down as a co-senior managing partner of the firm, leaving his partner, Andrew Spokes, at the company’s helm. Over the twenty-seven years at Farallon, Steyer managed to deliver a net annualized return of 13.4%, outperforming the broader market indices. Despite his retirement, Steyer still keeps a large more »

  • Maverick Capital’s Largest New Positions

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - March 19, 2013 | Tickers: CCI, EMC, FFIV, FIS, FLT

    With the most recent quarter over, we have been able to compile over four hundred 13F filings that were submitted to the SEC in the past few weeks. These filings outline the positions that hedge funds and money managers are holding during that quarter, and our proprietary analysis lets us decipher what the smart money is doing, where the inflows and outflows are, and where new value has been discovered more »

  • 3 Sweet Spots for Income Investors

    By Madhu Dube - March 4, 2013 | Tickers: CPNO, FIS, KMI, KMP, OAK

    Income investors usually invest in those dividend stocks that have a mature business model and a strong balance sheet. My idea of finding a dividend stock is just an extension to it, where I also look for a solid growth opportunity in the stock price. Scouring the investing landscape, I have picked up three such stocks that maintain a higher dividend yield as compared to S&P 500's dividend more »

  • A Look Into Top Lou Simpson's Investments (Part I)

    By Anh HOANG - January 11, 2013 | Tickers: ACN, BRK-B, BRK-A, FIS, FISV

    Warren Buffett has appraised one investment manager in a section called: “Portrait of a Disciplined Investor” in his 2004 letter to shareholders. It is 74-year-old Lou Simpson, who had spent more than 30 years managing investments for GEICO Insurance. He has delivered a 20% annual return since 1980, far higher than a 14% return of the S&P in the same period. After leaving GEICO, he started his own investment more »

  • A Payment Processor Trending Higher

    By Declan Fallon - November 9, 2012 | Tickers: FIS, FISV, JKHY

    Jack Henry & Associates (NASDAQ: JKHY) is a provider of payment processing and technology solutions for banks and credit unions.  The stock has found its groove, enjoying a powerful rally triggered off the March 2009 low.  But what has probably gone unmentioned are the new multi-year highs the stock is enjoying, after surging past $30 earlier this year; a price which had capped a 11-year base all the way back to more »

  • Insiders are Buying This Little-Known Tech Company, Should You?

    By Meena Krishnamsetty - November 1, 2012 | Tickers: CLGX, FNF, FIS, FAF, LPS

    Of all the financial indicators used by investors today, insider-trading activity may be the most underused and underrated. As we've discussed time and time again, empirical studies have proven that individuals who mimic a company's most prominent insiders can beat the market by an average of 7 percentage points a year. That's no joke. Here's the full explanation of this phenomenon, but know this: we'll more »

  • Are These 2 Perfect Stocks To Buy Now?

    By Ali Ghorbanzadeh - July 27, 2012 | Tickers: FIS, WPRT

    In this unstable economic climate, finding ways to outperform the market is much easier said than done. However, one screening tool that has proven to be effective in determining whether a stock is moving higher is insider buying due to one simple reason: They buy stocks, just like us, to make more money. In addition, they arguably have the best view of the company (being a part of the day-to-day more »

  • What are these IT Companies Worth?

    By Glen Bradford - February 9, 2012 | Tickers: AAPL, AMAT, FFIV, FIS, FISV

    Hello, my name is Glen Bradford and I am taking on the seemingly insurmountable task of valuing every company in the S&P500. I'm a fan of IT companies, so let's take a look.

    351. Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE: FIS) bottomed at $24, and it's poised to run much higher ... if you ignore that the company is reliant on the economics of the banking system. Unfortunately more »

  • Now Is the Time to Buy Fiserv

    By Christopher French - February 6, 2012 | Tickers: FIS, FISV, NLSN, TSS

    Fiserv (NASDAQ: FISV) provides a long list of technology solutions to clients in the financial sector, including transaction processing, electronic bill payment and presentment, business process outsourcing, document distribution services, and much more. Based on recent news surrounding Fiserv, I believe it is attempting to build itself out as a significant consulting and payment processing juggernaut. Let me explain.

    Acquisitions have been key to Fiserv's success so far more »