Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) is the chairman of the board of Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo, a Boston-based asset management firm whose portfolio is composed of 570 stocks, and the following are a few of his holdings that are trading with a very wide margin of safety, according to the Peter Lynch earnings line.
Atwood Oceanics Inc. (ATW) is trading at about $15 per share while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $95.3, giving it a margin of safety of 83%.
The stock is trading with a PE of 2.48 and is ranked higher than 77% of companies in the Global Oil & Gas Drilling industry. The stock price is currently 55.38% below its 52-week high and 12.44% above its 52-week low.
The company is an offshore drilling contractor, engaged in drilling and completion of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells. During the last quarter due to technical issues in three rigs, revenues decreased by 5.7% compared to the same quarter of a year before.
Steven Cohen is the largest guru shareholder with 2.31% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.09% and Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.77%.
Iconix Brand Group Inc. (ICON) is trading at about $3.74,while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $33.8, giving it a margin of safety of 89%.
The stock is trading with a PE of 3.72 and is ranked higher than 97% of companies in the Global Apparel Manufacturing industry. The stock price is currently 82.82% below its 52-week high and 14.82% above its 52-week low.
Iconix Brand Group was incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware in 1978. Iconix Brand is a brand management company engaged in licensing, marketing and providing trend direction for a portfolio of consumer brands.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Wallace Weitz (Trades, Portfolio) with 6.48% of outstanding shares followed by Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.72%, Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.41% and Steven Cohen with 0.22% of outstanding shares.
Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. (UVE) is trading at about $20 while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $39.4, giving it a margin of safety of 49%.
The stock is trading with a PE of 7.27 and is ranked higher than 93% of companies in the Global Insurance - Property & Casualty industry. The stock price is currently 46.07% below its 52-week high and 22.55% above its 52-week low.
The company is a vertically integrated insurance holding company, which through its various subsidiaries covers substantially all aspects of insurance underwriting, distribution, claims processing and exposure management. Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Universal Insurance Holdings, is a writer of homeowners' insurance in Florida and is now fully licensed and operational in Georgia, Hawaii, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest guru shareholder with 0.51% of outstanding shares, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.29% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14%.
Nortel Inversora SA (NTL) is trading at about $19, while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $55.6, giving it a margin of safety of 65%.
The stock is trading with a PE of 4.88 that is higher than 93% of companies in the Global Telecom Services industry. The stock price is currently 25.26% below its 52-week high and 31.07% above its 52-week low.
It was organized by a consortium of Argentina and international investors to acquire a controlling interest in the common stock of Telecom Argentina which was formed as a result of the privatization of the public telecommunication services under the name of Sociedad Licenciataria Norte S.A.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.37% of outstanding shares followed by Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31% and Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
Macerich Co. (MAC) is trading at $79.32 while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $149.7, giving it a margin of safety of 47%.
The stock is trading with a PE ratio of 8.02 that is ranked higher than 81% of companies in the Global REIT - Retail industry. The stock price is currently 17.15% below its 52-week high and 10.42% above its 52-week low.
The company is involved in the acquisition, ownership, development, redevelopment, management and leasing of regional and community shopping centers located throughout the United States. Its balance sheet is in great shape; third quarter debt to market cap at quarter end was 36.5%, interest coverage 3.9 times, debt-to-EBITDA on a forward basis 7.2 times, average debt maturity 5.5 years.
The firm Third Avenue Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 1.23% of outstanding shares, then Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.38% and Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.
Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) is trading at $73 while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $147.1, giving it a margin of safety of 50%.
The stock is trading with a PE of 7.18, and that is higher than 88% of companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. The stock price is currently 0.97% below its 52-week high and 68.38% above its 52-week low.
Its refineries produce conventional gasolines, distillates, jet fuel, asphalt, petrochemicals, lubricants and other refined products as well as a slate of premium products including CBOB and RBOB, gasoline meeting the specifications of the California Air Resources Board (CARB), CARB diesel fuel, and low-sulfur and ultra-low-sulfur diesel fuel. The company has two business segments: refining and ethanol.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.31% of outstanding shares followed by Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.23% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14% of outstanding shares.
Oasis Petroleum Inc. (OAS) is trading at $12.16, while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $27.6, giving it a margin of safety of 57%.
The stock is trading with a PE of 8.66 that is higher than 59% of companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry. The stock price is currently 53.22% below its 52-week high and 50.87% above its 52-week low.
The company is an independent exploration and production company engaged in the acquisition and development of unconventional oil and natural gas resources in the Montana and North Dakota regions of the Williston Basin. During the third quarter, Oasis delivered exceptional results by growing production, lowering LOE, delivering better differentials and driving well costs down further.
John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) is the guru who holds the largest stake of the company's outstanding shares, 5.95%. Second is Paul Singer (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.35% and then Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08%.
Net 1 Ueps Technologies Inc. (UEPS) is trading at $15.3 while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $30.6, giving it a margin of safety of 50%.
The stock is trading with a PE of 7.52 and is ranked higher than 91% of companies in the Global Business Services industry. The stock price is currently 28.91% below its 52-week high and 46.97% above its 52-week low. Net 1’s financial and operating performance, including the increased investment in its newer growth and international initiatives, continues to track the strategic developments in its business. It expects to sustain the momentum in its business and continue its product, client and geographic diversification.
The company is a provider of payment solutions and transaction processing services across multiple industries and in a number of emerging economies.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Charles de Vaulx (Trades, Portfolio) with 12.7% of outstanding shares followed by IVA International Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 5.95%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.65% and RS Investment Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.36% of outstanding shares.
Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) is trading at $107.12 while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $153.4, giving it a margin of safety of 30%.
The stock is trading with a PE of 9.87 and is ranked higher than 91% of companies in the Global Biotechnology industry. The stock price is currently 13.11% below its 52-week high and 24.72% above its 52-week low.
The company is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes new medicines for different medical sectors.
Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) is the firm that, with 0.23% of outstanding shares, is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus followed by John Rogers (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09% and Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.07%.
LyondellBasell Industries NV (LYB) is trading at $96.59 while the Peter Lynch earnings line gives the stock a fair price of $139.3, giving it a margin of safety of 31%.
The stock is trading with a PE of 10.35 and is ranked higher than 80% of companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. The stock price is currently 9.97% below its 52-week high and 37.91% above its 52-week low.
The company is an independent chemical company. Its operations are managed through these operating segments: Olefins and Polyolefins—Americas, Olefins and Polyolefins—Europe, Asia and International, Intermediates and Derivatives, Refining and Technology.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio) with 3.01% of outstanding shares followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.81%, Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.14% and Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.09% of outstanding shares.
