We’ve launched a new investment firm called Acquirers Funds® to help you put the acquirer’s multiple into action. Acquirers Funds® Our investment process begins with The Acquirer’s Multiple®, the measure used by activists and buyout firms to identify potential targets. We believe deeply undervalued, and out-of-favor stocks offer asymmetric returns, with … Read More
Acquirer’s Multiple Stock $PHM Appearing In Grantham, Royce, Greenblatt Portfolios
Part of the weekly research here at The Acquirer’s Multiple features some of the top picks from our Stock Screeners and some top investors who are holding these same picks in their portfolios. Investors such as Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, … Read More
The Cheetah Bottleneck
In their recent episode of the VALUE: After Hours Podcast, Taylor, Brewster, and Carlisle discussed The Cheetah Bottleneck. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Jake: All right, let’s get it cleaned up. Cheetahs today, it’s not sperm whale, sorry. I’m going to keep this relatively short. These are just some … Read More
This Week’s Best Value Investing News, Research, Podcasts 4/23/2021
Here’s a list of this week’s best investing news: Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting 2021 (ValueWalk) Inflated Fears (Jamie Catherwood) Testing a Countercyclical Approach to Asset Allocation (Verdad) How to Invest Like Warren Buffett (Morningstar) The Corporate Tax Burden: Facts and Fiction (Aswath Damodaran) Stock Answer (Humble Dollar) Why Founder-Led Companies Outperform (Validea) Master Series: Francois … Read More
VALUE: After Hours (S03 E15): Ballantyne $BTN, Cheetahs, Options and Quiet, Expensive Markets
In this episode of the VALUE: After Hours Podcast, Taylor, Brewster, and Carlisle chat about: Ballantyne $BTN The Cheetah Bottleneck Cheap Company Buy-Backs Investing In Lumber Stocks Options Are Dangerous For First-Timers Earnings Yield In A Low Interest Rate Environment Getting Out Of Illiquid Stocks When You’re Poor, Money Is … Read More
Stock In Focus – TAM Stock Screener – Innoviva Inc (NASDAQ: INVA)
As part of our ongoing series here at The Acquirer’s Multiple, we provide this feature article titled ‘Stock in Focus‘ where we focus on one of the stocks from our Stock Screeners. One of the cheapest stocks in our Stock Screeners is Innoviva Inc (NASDAQ: INVA). Innoviva Inc develops biopharmaceutical drugs in … Read More
Quality Brand Mittelstand
In her recent interview on The Acquirers Podcast with Tobias, Linda Lebrun, Director of Finance & Investing Writer Recruitment at Substack, discussed Quality Brand Mittelstand. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias: Did you have a look at The Private Investment Brief, used to call it the Quality Brand Mittelstand? … Read More
Pzena: 4 Reasons Why We’re Entering Into A Powerful Period For Value Outperformance
In their latest Q1 2021 Market Commentary, Pzena Investsment Management provide four reasons why we’re entering into a powerful period of value outperformance. Here’s an excerpt from the commentary: This represents the value approach in a nutshell: having the fundamental research and discipline to buy good businesses when their path … Read More
One Stock Superinvestors Are Buying
As part of the weekly research here at The Acquirer’s Multiple we’re always interested in superinvestors 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 … Read More
Finding One Foot Hurdles
In their latest episode of the VALUE: After Hours Podcast, Taylor, Brewster, and Carlisle discuss Finding One Foot Hurdles. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Toby: It doesn’t take away from what JT is saying. He’s saying rather than looking forward to hives, what are they called? Was it an … Read More
Family Owned European Stocks
In her recent interview on The Acquirers Podcast with Tobias, Linda Lebrun, Director of Finance & Investing Writer Recruitment at Substack, discussed Family Owned European Stocks. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias: Yeah, that’s one of my favorite things that I look for, because I always think that he … Read More
Ron Baron: Poor Earnings Results Provide Investors With Great Opportunities To Buy
In his latest Q1 2021 Shareholder Letter, Ron Baron explains how long-term investors can benefit from poor quarterly earnings results to pick up some best-in-class businesses. Here’s an excerpt from the letter: We view our 5-year baseline holding period as a significant competitive advantage for several reasons. First, we view … Read More
Jim O’Shaughnessy: The Best Way For Investors To Control Their Psychology And Emotions
During his recent interview on The Profile Telegram Chat, Jim O’Shaughnessy provided some great insights into how investors can control their psychology and emotions when it comes to investing decisions. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Q: What have you seen are the best ways for investors to control their … Read More
One Stock Superinvestors Are Selling
As part of the weekly research here at The Acquirer’s Multiple we’re always interested in superinvestors 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 … Read More
Insect Groupthink
In their latest episode of the VALUE: After Hours Podcast, Taylor, Brewster, and Carlisle discuss Insect Groupthink. Here’s an excerpt from the episode: Jake: Okay, I’ve got a little bit of a shorter piece today that I’m calling Insect Decision Making. Sorry, not a sperm whale related, but we’re in … Read More
Portfolio Manager To Substack
In her recent interview on The Acquirers Podcast with Tobias, Linda Lebrun, Director of Finance & Investing Writer Recruitment at Substack, discussed here journey from Portfolio Manager To Substack. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Tobias: Let’s talk a little bit about your transition to Substack because I know you … Read More
Francis Rochon: Missing Buying Opportunities By Being Too Precise On Valuation
In his recent Master Series interview, Francois Rochon discussed a number of topics including his investment edge, tech stock valuations, Berkshire, and how you can miss out on some great buying opportunities by being too precise on valuation. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Year after year what I realise is … Read More
Rob Arnott: Rebalancing Alpha Is The Dominant Engine For Incremental Return
In his latest interview on the Masters In Business Podcast, Rob Arnott discussed development of his ‘fundamental index’ and why “rebalancing alpha is the dominant engine in incremental returns”. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: Arnott: And so, we developed the idea of fundamental index which has become a very … Read More
(Ep.110) The Acquirers Podcast: Linda Lebrun – Substacking: From Portfolio Manager To Fintech, Fintwit And Substack
In this episode of The Acquirers Podcast Tobias chats with Linda Lebrun, Director of Finance & Investing Writer Recruitment at Substack. During the interview Linda provided some great insights into: From Portfolio Manager To Substack Insiders That Own A Lot Of Stock Family Owned European Stocks The Quality Brand Mittelstand … Read More
Ray Dalio Top 10 Holdings (Q4 2020)
One of the best resources for investors are the publicly available 13F-HR documents that each fund is required to submit to the SEC. These documents allow investors to track their favorite superinvestors, their fund’s current holdings, plus their new buys and sold out positions. We spend a lot of time … Read More
Howard Marks: Value Investors Should Think About Fast Growing Companies
In his recent interview on The Korea Economic Daily Global Edition, Howard Marks discussed why he believes value investors should think bigger, and consider investing in fast growing companies. Here’s an excerpt from the interview: The essence of value investing is getting good value for your money. Now value investing … Read More