Sector Highlights - Three Stocks Held by Billionaires

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Oct 05, 2013
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The market sectors change quickly that it could pay to start a new search of 52-week lows. The GuruFocus special feature 52-week low screener is a great way to start researching the 789 stocks currently listed for the USA, in addition to thousands of others around the world.

Today the top three industry sectors with the most 52-weeks lows are real estate investment trusts, banks and metals and mining. Using the GuruFocus 52-week low screener can help investors discover deep value while offering some level of assurance that billionaire stakeholders are still backing these companies.

REITs

This sector has 82 stocks out of 182 at a 52- week low. The low ratio is 0.45.

Highlight: Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (CLI, Financial)

The CLI share price is currently $21.14 or 28.1% off the 52-week high of $29.39. Its yield is 7.00%.

Down 22% over 12 months, Mack-Cali Realty Corp. has a market cap of $1.87 billion and is traded at a P/E of 47.40.

Incorporated in 1994, Mack-Cali Realty Corp. together with its subsidiaries is a fully-integrated, self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust or REIT, providing leasing, management, acquisition, development, construction and tenant-related services for its properties and third parties. Mack-Cali owns or has interests in 274 properties consisting of 265 office and office/flex properties and nine multi-family rental properties containing over 3,300 residential units.

Guru Action: As of June 30, 2013, five gurus currently hold CLI shares and there is insider trading.

As of June 30, 2013, the top Guru stakeholder is Ken Fisher, holding 1,273,475 shares after increasing his position by 2.34%. He bought 29,125 shares at an average price of $26.84, for a loss of 21.2%. In three quarters of holding, Fisher has lost 19% on shares bought and 23% on shares sold.

In the same quarter David Dreman increased his position by 887.17%, buying 958,310 shares at an average price of $26.84, for a loss of 21.2%. His trading history shows 12 quarters in the red, averaging a 23% loss on shares bought and 24% loss on shares sold.

Tracking share price, revenue and net income:

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Banks

This sector has 65 stocks out of 664 at a 52-week low. The low ratio is 0.1.

Highlight: HomeStreet Inc. (HMST, Financial)

The HMST share price is currently $18.83 or 34.5% off the 52-week high of $28.73. Its yield is 0.60%.

Down 5% over 12 months, HomeStreet Inc. has a market cap of $271.4 million and is traded at a P/E of 4.20.

HomeStreet Inc. operates as a full-service community bank serving consumers and businesses in the Pacific Northwest and Hawaii. The company's primary subsidiaries are HomeStreet Bank and HomeStreet Capital Corporation.

Guru Action: One guru currently holds HMST shares and there is insider activity.

As of June 30, 2013, NWQ Managers is the sole Guru stakeholder, holding 844,411 shares or 5.86% of shares outstanding. The firm increased its position by 11.21% in the second quarter, buying 85,090 shares at an average price of $22.03, for a loss of 14.5%. In a trading history of six mixed-result quarters, the firm has gained 24% on 1,071,720 shares bought at an average price of $15.15 per share. NWQ Managers had a loss of 19% on 227,309 shares sold at an average price of $23.33 per share.

Jim Simons sold out in the second quarter, unloading 24,100 shares at an average price of $22.03, for a loss of 14.5%. He held HMST for three losing quarters, bottoming out at a loss of 26.3% in the first quarter of 2013.

Tracking share price, revenue and net income:

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Metals & Mining

This sector has 45 stocks out of 173 at a 52- week low. The low ratio is 0.26.

Highlight: Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (TRQ, Financial)

The TRQ share price is currently $4.18 or 56.5% off the 52-week high of $9.62. Its yield is 0.00%.

Down 52% over 12 months, Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. has a market cap of $4.21 billion and is traded at a P/B of 0.80.

Turquoise Hill Resources is an international mining company focused on copper, gold and coal mines in the Asia Pacific region. The company’s principal assets include a 66% interest in the Oyu Tolgoi Project, one of the world's largest copper-gold-silver mines in southern Mongolia. The company also has a 58% interest in SouthGobi Resources, a coal mine in Mongolia, a 56% interest in Inova Resources, a producer copper and gold in Queensland, and a 50% interest in Altynalmas Gold in Kazakhstan.

Guru Action: Six gurus currently hold TRQ shares and there is one fairly recent insider trade.

As of June 30, 2013, RS Investment Management is the top Guru stakeholder, holding 44,734,255 shares or 4.45% of shares outstanding. The firm increased its position by 50.15% in the second quarter, buying 14,944,804 shares at an average price of $6.49 per share, taking a loss of 35.6%. In five quarters of holding, the firm has lost 46% on 44,734,255 shares bought at an average price of $7.81 per share.

Tracking share price, revenue and net income:

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