Morning Coffee: Widely Held Guru Stocks Near Historic Low P/B

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May 12, 2014
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This morning we are going to take a look at stocks that are widely held by the gurus and trading near historic low price-to-book ratios (P/B):

IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc. (ICE) is trading at its 10-year low P/B ratio of 1.70. The company operates a network of regulated exchanges and clearing houses for financial commodity markets in the U.S., UK, Continental Europe and Canada. It is held by 15 gurus we follow.

Market Cap: 21.68 billion, P/E: 47.30

Business Predictability: 2/5, Financial Strength: 5/10, Profitability & Growth: 7/10

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SAP AG (SAP) is trading at a low P/B ratio of 3.90, near its 10-year low of 3.76. The company provides enterprise application software and software-related services worldwide. It is held by 14 gurus we follow.

Market Cap: 90.29 billion, P/E: 19.60

Business Predictability: 5/5, Financial Strength: 9/10, Profitability & Growth: 9/10

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Waters Corp (WAT) is trading at a low P/B ratio of 5.00, near its 10-year low of 4.61. The company operates as an analytical instrument manufactures in the U.S. and internationally. It is held by 10 gurus we follow.

Market Cap: 8.77 billion, P/E: 19.90

Business Predictability: 4/5, Financial Strength: 8/10, Profitability & Growth: 8/10

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Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) is trading at a low P/B ratio of 1.58, near its 10-year low of 1.45. The company manufactures and supplies products and system used to separate complex chemical and biological materials, as wee as identify, analyze, and purify their components for life science research, healthcare, analytical chemistry and other markets. It is held by 10 gurus we follow.

Market Cap: 3.53 billion, P/E: 55.20

Business Predictability: 3/5, Financial Strength: 6/10, Profitability & Growth: 6/10

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Buenaventura Mining Co Inc (BVN) is trading at a low P/B ratio of 0.74, near its 10-year low of 0.71. The company is engaged in the exploration, mining, and processing of gold and silver. It is held by seven gurus we follow.

Market Cap: 2.82 billion, P/E: 8.70

Business Predictability: 3.5/5, Financial Strength: 8/10, Profitability & Growth: 8/10

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Altera Corp (ALTR) is trading at a low P/B ratio of 2.97, near its 10-year low of 2.82. The semiconductor company designs, manufactures, and sells programmable logic devices, HardCopy application-specific integrated circuit devices, power system-on-chip devices, pre-defined design building blocks, and proprietary development software. It is held by seven gurus we follow.

Market Cap: 10.14 billion, P/E: 23.90

Business Predictability: 3/5, Financial Strength: 8/10, Profitability & Growth: 8/10

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For the complete list of stocks that are traded at close to their historical low P/B ratios, go to: GuruFocus Value Strategies of Stocks That Are Traded at Historical Low P/B.