The Gurus' Favorite Asian Stocks

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Sep 07, 2014
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Using the GuruFocus Aggregated Portfolio Screener you can filter results to see what companies maintain the highest amount of guru ownership. By using this screener, we filtered down to see which companies based in Asian countries were held by the highest number of gurus. The following five companies come from a variety of industries, are Asian-based and are held by the largest number of gurus.

Baidu (BIDU)

As of the second quarter there were the most gurus holding a position in Baidu than any other Asian-based corporation. As of the close of the second quarter there were 24 guru owners of Baidu. These gurus held a combined weighting of 56.03%.

During the previous quarter there were twelve gurus making buys alongside nine gurus selling shares of Baidu.

Top three guru shareholders of Baidu:

1. Frank Sands: 12,447,443 shares, representing 3.56% of the company’s shares outstanding and 5.9% of his total assets managed.

2. Steve Mandel (Trades, Portfolio): 8,923,393 shares, representing 2.55% of the company’s shares outstanding and 6.7% of his total assets managed.

3. Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio): 4,681,428 shares, representing 1.34% of the company’s shares outstanding and 3.8% of his total assets managed.

Baidu is a Chinese language Internet search provider. It provides a platform for businesses to reach customers. The company offers its main products and services to users through Baidu.com. The company is based out of Beijing, China.

Baidu’s historical revenue and net income:

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The analysis on Baidu reports that the price is near a 10-year high, its Piotroski F-Score is low and its asset growth is currently faster than its revenue growth. The analysis also notes that the company has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth and its operating margin is expanding.

Baidu has a market cap of $79.48 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $226.70 with a P/E ratio of 41.50, a P/S ratio of 12.24 and a P/B ratio of 10.90. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 98.20% over the past five years.

GuruFocus rated Baidu the business predictability rank of 5-star.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (TEVA)

As of the close of the second quarter there were 22 guru owners of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. These gurus held a combined weighting of 24.20%. During the second quarter, there were eight gurus making buys and eleven making sells of their stake in TEVA.

The top guru shareholders of Teva Pharmaceutical:

1. James Barrow (Trades, Portfolio): 10,868,770 shares, representing 1.28% of the company’s shares outstanding and 0.77% of his total portfolio.

2. Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio): 7,344,400 shares, representing 0.86% of the company’s shares outstanding and 1% of their total portfolio.

3. George Soros (Trades, Portfolio): 7,273,240 shares, representing 0.85% of the company’s shares outstanding and 2.9% of his total portfolio.

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries develops, produces and markets generic, branded & over-the-counter medicines. It is the largest generic pharmaceutical company in the world and some of its products are Copaxone, Azilect and Provigil. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is based out of Petah Tikva, Israel.

Teva Pharmaceuticals’ historical revenue and net income:

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The analysis on Teva Pharmaceutical Industries reports that the company’s price is nearing a 1-year high, its revenue has slowed over the past year, its dividend yield is at a 10-year high and its P/B and P/S ratios are at 10-year lows.

The Peter Lynch Chart suggests that the company is currently overvalued:

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has a market cap of $44.39 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $51.98 with a P/E ratio of 17.10, a P/S ratio of 2.15 and a P/B ratio 1.90. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 14.50% over the past ten years.

GuruFocus rated Teva Pharmaceutical Industries the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

Vipshop Holdings (VIPS)

As of the second quarter there were twelve gurus with positions in Vipshop Holdings. During the previous quarter there were three gurus making buys alongside seven gurus selling shares of Vipshop Holdings. These gurus hold a combined weighting of 20.03%.

The top three guru shareholders of Vipshop Holdings:

1. Chase Coleman (Trades, Portfolio): 2,429,296 shares, representing 2.86% of the company’s shares outstanding as well as 4.5% of his total portfolio.

2. John Burbank (Trades, Portfolio): 1,591,789 shares, representing 2.64% of the company’s shares outstanding and 1.5% of his total portfolio.

3. George Soros (Trades, Portfolio): 475,000 shares, representing 0.84% of the company’s shares outstanding as well as 0.67% of his total assets managed.

Vipshop Holdings is China's online discount retailer. It offers high-quality branded products to consumers in China through flash sales on its vipshop.com website.

Vipshop’s historical revenue and net income:

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The analysis on Vipshop reports that the company’s P/B ratio is near a 3-year high and that its Beneish M-Score indicates that the company may have manipulated its financial results.

Vipshop Holdings has a market cap of $11.66 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $205.50 with a P/E ratio of 133.40 and a P/S ratio of 2.50.

Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP)

As of the close of the second quarter there were 12 guru owners of Check Point Software Technologies. These gurus held a combined weighting of 8.98%. During the second quarter, there were three gurus making buys and five making sells of their stake in CHKP.

Top three guru shareholders of Check Point Software Technologies as of Q2:

1. First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio): 2,857,400 shares, representing 1.49% of the company’s shares outstanding and 1.6% of their total portfolio.

2. David Herro (Trades, Portfolio): 2,851,000 shares, representing 1.48% of the company’s shares outstanding as well as 0.61% of Herro’s total assets managed.

3. Steven Romick (Trades, Portfolio): 2,680,000 shares, representing 1.39% of the company’s shares outstanding and 1.8% of his total portfolio.

Check Point develops, and markets software and combined hardware and software products and services for IT security and offers its customers a portfolio of network and gateway security solutions, data and endpoint security solutions and management solutions. The company is based out of Tel Aviv, Israel.

Check Point’s historical revenue and net income:

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The analysis on Check Point reports that the company has no debt, it has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth, its operating margin is expanding and its price is nearing a 10-year high.

The Peter Lynch Chart suggests that the company is currently overvalued:

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Check Point Software Technologies has a market cap of $13.84 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $71.99 with a P/E ratio of 20.90, a P/S ratio of 9.83 and a P/B ratio of 3.80. The company had an annual average earnings growth of 16.40% over the past ten years.

GuruFocus rated Check Point the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.

Avago Technologies (AVGO)

The fifth largest-held Asian company is in Avago Technologies where, as of the close of the second quarter, there were 12 gurus holding a position in the company. Over the past quarter there were six gurus buying stake in the company and four selling shares of Avago. These gurus hold a combined portfolio weighting of 4.87%.

The top guru shareholders of Avago Technologies:

  1. Daniel Loeb (Trades, Portfolio): 2,000,000 shares, representing 0.79% of the company’s shares outstanding and 1.8% of the guru’s total assets managed.
  2. Meridian Funds (Trades, Portfolio): 1,167,600 shares, representing 0.46% of the company’s shares outstanding as well as 1.6% of the funds’ total assets managed.
  3. Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio): 383,300 shares, representing 0.15% of the company’s shares outstanding as well as 0.06% of his total portfolio.

Avago Technologies is a designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of analog semiconductor devices. Its primary target markets: wireless communications, wired infrastructure, industrial and automotive electronics, and consumer and computing peripherals.

Avago Technologies’ historical revenue and net income:

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The analysis on Avago reports that the company’s asset growth is faster than its revenue growth, the company holds no debt and its price is sitting near a 10-year high.

The Peter Lynch Chart suggests that the company is currently overvalued:

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Avago Technologies has a market cap of $22.12 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $87.88 with a P/E ratio of 37.00, a P/S ratio of 8.03 and a P/B ratio of 6.96. Avago Technologies had an annual average earnings growth of 29.20% over the past five years.

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