As part of the weekly research here at The Acquirer’s Multiple we’re always interested in investing gurus who hold the same stocks that appear in our Acquirer’s Multiple Stock Screeners, based on their latest 13F’s. Investors such as Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, and Howard Marks.
While doing this research we’ve also uncovered a number of common stocks that investing gurus have recently bought, or continuing to hold in their portfolios, according to their latest 13f’s. So we’re now providing a new weekly feature article called ‘One Stock Superinvestors Are Buying Or Holding’. This week we’ll take a look at:
Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ: GOOGL)
Alphabet Inc is a holding company, with Google, the Internet media giant, as a wholly owned subsidiary. Google generates 99% of Alphabet revenue, of which more than 85% is from online ads. Google’s other revenue is from sales of apps and content on Google Play and YouTube, as well as cloud service fees and other licensing revenue. Sales of hardware such as Chromebooks, the Pixel smartphone, and smart homes products, which include Nest and Google Home, also contribute to other revenue. Alphabet’s moonshot investments are in its other bets segment, where it bets on technology to enhance health (Verily), faster Internet access to homes (Google Fiber), self-driving cars (Waymo), and more. Alphabet’s operating margin has been 25%-30%, with Google at 30% and other bets operating at a loss.
A quick look at the price chart below for the company shows us that the stock is up 33% in the past twelve months.
(Source: Morningstar)
Superinvestors who recently bought, or continue to hold the stock in their portfolios include:
(Shares)
David Polen – 592,834
Terry Smith – 419,096
Dan Loeb – 212,000
Sequoia – 210,039
David Abrams – 146,440
Tweedy Browne – 127,070
Leon Cooperman – 60,000
Bill Miller – 33,699
Bill Gates – 21,554
David Rolfe – 19,630
Prem Watsa – 16,731
Tom Russo – 994
Guy Spier – 800
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