ValueWalk covered the Q1 13F filers from the top hedge funds and there were a few frequently picked stocks that stood out, and some sells that were ubiquitous in many filers. Before we get into our takeaways, lets take a look at what FactSet is saying. FactSet, which analyzes the quarterly holdings of the 50 largest hedge funds, noted that The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) has suddenly become very popular, as the stock took $1.6 billion in...
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Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) reported first quarter earnings yesterday that fell short of Wall Street estimates despite revenues coming above analysts’ expectations. Revenues fell 2 percent YoY to $14.1 billion, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.5 billion. However, EPS of 21 cents was far less than the consensus estimate of 35 cents a share. Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE:DB) (ETR:DBK) said in its latest research report that the heavy decline in profitability was due to the company...
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Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) revealed its earnings report for the first three months of 2013 this afternoon after the market closed. The company showed that it had earned $0.21 per share on revenue of $14.1 billion in the period. On today’s market, stock in the PC manufacturer fell slightly, finishing the day at $13.43 per share. Dell Inc. (DELL) Share Prices Up Anlaysts studying Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) were looking for the company to show earnings of...
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Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL) announced this week that it would move up the date of its latest earnings report to today after the markets closed, and analysts at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) released a preview report. Of course Dell has been buffeted lately by buyout concerns, first as founder Michael Dell made his offer, and then as a handful of other offers have come in and some even withdrawn. The newest offer that’s still...
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The following stocks will witness huge interest today for one reason or another and most interesting of them all will be Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). It will be worth watching how investors will react to the positions taken by hedge funds in the company’s stock. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stocks have always been in the news, and they are today but for different reasons. The stock today will be closely monitored by the investors...
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Hedge fund Highfields Capital in its first quarter 13F filing reported News Corp (NASDAQ:NWSA) (NASDAQ:NWS) is its top holdings with over 6.21 percent of its portfolio invested in the entertainment company. SLM Corp (NASDAQ:SLM) occupies the second top position with over 6.14 percent of Highfields Capital’s portfolio invested in the financial company. Jonathan S. Jacobson managed Highfields in its first quarter 13F filing revealed that it added 30 new stocks to its portfolio, bought...
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Alden Global Capital’s latest 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicates that is portfolio was worth $5.8 billion at the end of March. The firm purchased seven new stocks, including Zynga Inc (NASDAQ:ZNGA) and Dell Inc (NASDAQ:DELL), during the first quarter and increased its holdings in two others. It also sold out of four stocks and reduced its holdings in seven others. At the end of the first quarter, the firm’s top...
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Tales of Carl Icahn’s many successful company shakeups can make an infinte list, as he is involved with a large number of companies and is waging war with their boards. Some of his most recent attempts have been at Herbalife Ltd. (NYSE:HLF), Transocean LTD (NYSE:RIG) and Dell Inc. (NASDAQ:DELL), to name a few. Carl Icahn’s magical hand at Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) is speaking volumes these days and has generated huge profits for his funds. Netflix, Inc....
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Farallon Capital Management’s latest 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission indicates that its portfolio was worth about $4.9 billion at the end of March. The firm bought 27 new stocks during the first quarter and increased its position in 11 other stocks. It sold completely out of 31 stocks and reduced its stake in 24 others. As of the end of March, the firm’s top 10 holdings made up more than 45...
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Weitz Investment Management Inc. has filed its 13 F for the quarter ending March 31 with the SEC. The filing can be found at this link. Weitz chose to make relatively few big changes in the three months, adding just one new position to its long portfolio, and closing positions in five equities. The company saw its long equity assets under management grow from $2,261,755,812 at the end of 2012 to $2,456,314,659 by the...
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Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates filed 13f with SEC today. Here is a breakup of the major portfolio changes in the last quarter—note that the long equity portfolio made public is only worth $10 billion, whereas the actual AUM of Bridgewater exceeds $120 billion. Bridgewater bought CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE:CTL), General Electric Company (NYSE:GE), Expeditors International of Washington (NASDAQ:EXPD), The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS) and Red Hat Inc (NYSE:RHT) in Q1. Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates Sells DELL, HPQ, VMED Ray Dalio is not waiting for the...
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