Mariko Gordon (Trades, Portfolio), founding partner of Daruma Capital Management, focuses her investments on small-cap companies. She increased many holdings and established several new positions in the fourth quarter.
The guru boosted her holding of Green Plains Inc. (GPRE, Financial) by 2,109.42%, expanding the portfolio 3.47%.
The integrated ethanol producer has a market cap of $767.71 million and an enterprise value of $1.98 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10. The return on equity (ROE) of 6.89% and return on assets (ROA) of 2.40% are underperforming 69% of companies in the Global Specialty Chemicals industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.20 is below the industry median of 0.75.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 9.47% of outstanding shares, followed by Gordon with 8.41% and Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.49%.
Gordon established a new position in Hortonworks Inc. (HDP, Financial), buying 2,729,386 shares. The holding was given 3.42% portfolio space.
The company, which provides data management software solutions, has a market cap of $1.33 billion and an enterprise value of $1.26 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The ROA of -90.33% and return on capital (ROC) of -1,095.95% are underperforming 94% of companies in the Global Software - Infrastructure industry. Its financial strength is rated of 6 out of 10 with no debt.
Gordon is the largest guru shareholder of the company with 3.76% of outstanding shares, followed by Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.29% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.41%.
The investor bought 3,670,996 shares of Hostess Brands Inc. (TWNK, Financial). The transaction had an impact of 3.39% on the portfolio.
The packaged foods company has a market cap of $1.84 billion and an enterprise value of $3.04 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The ROE of 2.64% and ROA of 0.82% are underperforming 72% of companies in the Global Packaged Foods industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.10 is below the industry median of 0.51.
With 2.82% of outstanding shares,Ă‚ Columbia Wanger (Trades, Portfolio) is another notable guru shareholder of the company, followed by Joel Greenblatt (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02% and Murray Stahl (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.02%.
Gordon purchased 238,152 shares of Neenah Inc. (NP, Financial), expanding the portfolio 1.35%.
The paper company has a market cap of $1.29 billion and an enterprise value of $1.54 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of 21.46% and ROA of 9.75% are outperforming 84% of companies in the Global Paper and Paper Products industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.02 is below the industry median of 0.27.
The company's largest guru shareholder is Royce with 1.65% of outstanding shares, followed by Gordon with 1.41% and NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.11%.
The guru increased her NN Inc. (NNBR, Financial) holding by 30.93%, expanding the portfolio 0.63%.
The company, which manufactures precision bearing and metal components, has a market cap of $656.25 million and an enterprise value of $1.12 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The ROE of 35.27% and ROA of 8.61% are outperforming 80% of companies in the Global Tools and Accessories industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.43 is below the industry median of 0.91.
PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) is the company's largest guru shareholder with 7.17% of outstanding shares, followed by Gordon with 5.62%, Royce with 3.77% and Simons with 0.13%.
The OraSure Technologies Inc. (OSUR, Financial) position was increased 18.19%. The portfolio was expanded by 0.55%.
The company, which manufactures and sells oral fluid diagnostic products and specimen collection devices, has a market cap of $1.04 billion and an enterprise value of $881.16 million.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The ROE of 13.67% and ROA of 12.11% are outperforming 72% of companies in the Global Medical Instruments and Supplies industry. Financial strength is rated 10 out of 10 with no debt.
The company's largest shareholder among the gurus is Simons with 6.6% of outstanding shares, followed by Gordon with 5.01%, PRIMECAP Management with 2.09% and Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 1.04%.
Gordon boosted her position in Monotype Imaging Holdings Inc. (TYPE, Financial) by 15.54%, expanding the portfolio 0.41%.
The company, which provides type, technology and expertise for creative applications, has a market cap of $984.98 million and an enterprise value of $995.16 million.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 3.32% and ROA of 2.22% are underperforming 64% of companies in the Global Software – Application industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.89 is below the industry median of 5.32.
Royce is another notable guru shareholder of the company with 1.52% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 0.61%, Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.08% and Hptchkis & Wiley with 0.08%.
Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned in this article.
