<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) of Maverick Capital bought shares of the following stocks during the fourth quarter of 2019.” data-reactid=”11″>Lee Ainslie (Trades, Portfolio) of Maverick Capital bought shares of the following stocks during the fourth quarter of 2019.
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The fund bought 2.830 million shares of Crown Holdings Inc. (CCK). The portfolio was impacted by 2.99%.
The metal packaging producer has a market cap of $10.85 billion and an enterprise value of $18.57 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. While the return on equity of 38.08% is outperforming the sector, return on assets of 3.31% is underperforming 50% of companies in the packaging and containers industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.08 is below the industry median of 0.3.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="The largest guru shareholder of the company is Ainslie with 2.09% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.” data-reactid=”35″>The largest guru shareholder of the company is Ainslie with 2.09% of outstanding shares, followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09%.
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Ainslie added 75.88% to his Monster Beverage Corp. (MNST) position. The portfolio was impacted by 2.15%.
The marketer of energy drinks has a market cap of $37.56 billion and an enterprise value of $36.26 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 10 out of 10. The return on equity of 28.19% and return on assets of 22.49% are outperforming 90% of companies in the beverages – non-alcoholic industry. Its financial strength is rated 10 out of 10. The company has no debts.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.41% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies with 1.77% and Frank Sands (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.37%.
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The guru boosted the Fleetcor Technologies Inc. (FLT) position by 349.05%, impacting the portfolio by 1.84%.
The company has a market cap of $27.18 billion and an enterprise value of $30.94 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 10 out of 10. The return on equity of 24.42% and return on assets of 7.61% are outperforming 73% of companies in the software industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.25 is below the industry median of 2.19.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Spiros Segalas (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.09% of outstanding shares, followed by Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.02% and Ainslie with with 0.66%.
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Ainslie increased his Netflix Inc. (NFLX) position by 53.9%. The trade had an impact of 1.33% on the portfolio.
The provider of video streaming services has a market cap of $166 billion and an enterprise value of $176 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 29.64% and return on assets of 6.3% are outperforming 77% of companies in the media – diversified industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.34.
The company’s largest guru shareholders include Sands with 0.97% of outstanding shares, Halvorsen with 0.81% and Segalas with 0.60%.
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The investor increased his DuPont de Nemours Inc. (DD)’s stake to 7 million shares, adding 22.69%. The portfolio was impacted by 1.23%.
The diversified global chemicals and materials company has a market cap of $39.22 billion and an enterprise value of $55.86 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. The return on equity of 0.8% and return on assets of 0.42% are underperforming 80% of companies in the chemicals industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.09 is below the industry median of 0.63.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Ainslie with 0.97% of outstanding shares, followed by Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.69% and T Rowe Price Equity Income Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.81%.
<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="StoneCo” data-reactid=”104″>StoneCo
The guru increased his StoneCo Ltd. (STNE) holding by 73.08%. The portfolio was impacted by 1.04%.
The company has a market cap of $11.60 billion and an enterprise value of $11.22 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 1 out of 10. The return on equity of 15.1% and return on assets of 4.86% are outperforming 90% of companies in the software industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 2.04 is below the industry median of 2.19.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 5.11%, followed by Ainslie with 1.53% and Phlippe Laffont with 0.63%.
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The investor bought 3.2 million shares of Nektar Therapeutics Inc. (NKTR). The portfolio was impacted by 1.02%.
The biopharmaceutical company has a market cap of $4.07 billion and an enterprise value of $2.98 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10. The return on equity of -25.98% and return on assets of -19.78% are outperforming 65% of companies in the biotechnology industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 3.71 that is underperforming 62% of competitors.
PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 11.41% of outstanding shares, followed by Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 7.61% and Ainslie with 1.84%.
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The guru acquired 727,300 shares of Dollar Tree Inc. (DLTR). The new position had an impact of 1% on the portfolio.
The U.S. discount retailer has a market cap of $20.99 billion and an enterprise value of $30.66 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of -25.58% and return on assets of -9.03% are underperforming 93% of companies in the retail industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is below the industry median of 0.35.
The largest guru shareholder of the company is Chuck Akre (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.15% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 0.45% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.44%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.
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