Arnold Schneider's Best-Performing Stocks
- By Tiziano Frateschi
Arnold Schneider is president, chief investment officer and principal of Schneider Capital Management Corp. He manages a portfolio composed of 71 stocks with a total value of $511 million. During the first quarter of 2016, the guru increased several stakes, and the following are the ones with the highest performances.
SM Energy Co. (SM)
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He increased his stake in SM Energy by 114.82% in the first quarter and now he holds 2,293,467 shares. Since then, the price of the stock has risen by 104%.
The company has a market cap of $1.77 billion and an enterprise value of $4.45 billion. It is an energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of oil, gas and NGLs in onshore North America.
The price of the stock has dropped by 62% during the last five years, gone up by 30% year to date but decreased 38% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 37.79% below its 52-week high and 301.72% above its 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of -37.20% that is underperforming and ROA of -14.42% that is outperforming 52% of the companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Sarah Ketterer (Trades, Portfolio) with 6.2% of outstanding shares followed by First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.21%, FPA Capital Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.16% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.3%.
Consol Energy Inc. (CNX)
During the first quarter the investor bought 1,094,363 shares in Consol Energy and since then, the stock has risen by 90%.
The company has a market cap of $3.76 billion and an enterprise value of $7.1 billion. It is an energy company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production and coal mining.
The price of the stock has dropped by 69% during the last five years, increased by 85% since the beginning of the year and dropped by 26% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 25.59% below its 52-week high and 261.23% above its 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of -11.49% and ROA of -4.96% that are outperforming 63% of the companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry.
Mason Hawkins (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 22.73% of outstanding shares followed by David Einhorn (Trades, Portfolio) with 12.91%, John Griffin (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.47%, Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.32% and Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.
OFG Bancorp (OFG)
The guru bought 781,498 shares in OFG Bancorp during the first quarter and since then, the price of the stock has risen by 39%.
The company has a market cap of $354.38 million and an enterprise value of $289.08 million. Through its subsidiaries it provides commercial, consumer and mortgage lending, leasing, auto loans, financial planning, insurance sales, money management and investment banking, brokerage services and corporate and individual trust services.
The price of the stock has dropped 34% during the last five years, gone up by 11% since the beginning of the year and dropped 15% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 23.74% below its 52-week high and 85.96% above its 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10 with ROE of 0.09% and ROA of 0.20% that are underperforming 92% of the companies in the Global Banks - Regional - US industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Richard Snow (Trades, Portfolio) with 4.42% of outstanding shares.
WPX Energy Inc. Class A (WPX)
During the first quarter the investor raised his stake in WPX Energy Inc. Class A by 3.37%, and now he holds 4,753,573 shares. Since then, the stock has risen by 89%.
The company has a market cap of $2.5 billion and an enterprise value of $5.88 billion. It is an independent natural gas and oil exploration and production company engaged in the exploitation and development of long-life unconventional properties.
The price of the stock has dropped by 53% during the last five years and increased by 57% since the beginning of the year but dropped by 21% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 2.02% below its 52-week high and 58.86% above its 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 2 out of 10 with ROE of -43.59% and ROA of -20.78% that are outperforming 66% of the companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry.
Donald Smith (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 3.36% of outstanding shares followed by Simons with 0.74%, T Boone Pickens (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.41%, Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.06%, Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03% and Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03%.
Kemet Corp. (KEM)
The guru increased his stake in Kemet by 5.85% during the first quarter and now he holds 1,618,297 shares. Since then, the stock has risen by 67%.
The company has a market cap of $135.47 billion and an enterprise value of $461.52 billion. It is a manufacturer of capacitors. Its product offerings include tantalum, multilayer ceramic, solid and electrolytic aluminum and film and paper capacitors.
The price of the stock has dropped by 80% during the last five years, gone up by 22% since the beginning of the year and by 21% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 2.00% below its 52-week high and 133.33% above its 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10 with ROE of -40.48% and ROA of -7.36% that are outperforming 93% of the companies in the Global Electronic Components industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is Royce with 8.74% of outstanding shares.
Marathon Oil Corp. (MRO)
The guru bought 90,930 shares in Marathon Oil during the first quarter and since then, the stock has risen by 68%.
The company has a market cap of $14.48 billion and an enterprise value of $17.69 billion. It is an energy company engaged in the exploration, production and marketing of liquid hydrocarbons and natural gas, production and marketing of products manufactured from natural gas and oil sands mining.
The price of the stock has dropped by 56% during the last five years, increased by 15% since the beginning of the year and dropped by 41% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 40.56% below its 52-week high and 140.49% above its 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10 with ROE of -11.90% and ROA of -6.85% that are outperforming 61% of the companies in the Global Oil & Gas E&P industry.
The largest shareholder among the gurus is HOTCHKIS & WILEY with 6.56% of outstanding shares followed by Simons with 0.39%, Richard Pzena (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.27%, Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1%, Ray Dalio (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.03% and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.02%.
Cloud Peak Energy Inc. (CLD)
During the first quarter the guru bought 392,386 shares in Cloud Peak Energy and since then, the price of stock has risen by 32%.
The company has a market cap of $140.3 billion and an enterprise value of $552.46 billion. It is engaged in the production of coal in the U.S. and in the Powder River Basin.
The price of the stock has dropped by 89% during the last five years, increased by 4% since the beginning of the year and dropped by 44% during the last 12 months. The stock is now 52.82% below its 52-week high and 109.26% above its 52-week low.
GuruFocus gives the stock a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10 with ROE of -24.14% and ROA of -12.20% that are underperforming 75% of the companies in the Global Coal industry.
Smith is the company's largest shareholder among the gurus with 1.02% of outstanding shares followed by Simons with 0.79% and Arnold Van Den Berg (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.53%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
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