Hedge Fund Guru Eric Sprott's New Stock Picks Sprott Asset Management's most
recent 13F filed at the end of last month revealed some new discoveries in the
fund's latest happenings, including a $200mm drop in market value and an
uncovering of sixteen new purchases. Manager Eric Sprott is known for his heavy
slant http://www.celinehandbagse.com/ towards commodities and
precious metals; were his newest initiated positions reflective of that? We have
determined which of the sixteen are the largest and have outlined the top five
below (compare them to his previous holdings of Q3 2012 here).
Sprott's most prevalent new position came in the form of call options on
networking and communications giant Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO). His fund
echoes the sentiment of many analysts on the Street who emphatically see CSCO as
a buy and are expecting at least 4% of growth from current levels, according to
an average of their future price estimates a year out. CSCO beat earnings four
times in a row last year, contributing to positive growth in revenue for Q3 2012
versus the same quarter in 2011. Unfortunately, with his option position, Sprott
will not be able to take advantage of CSCO's high dividend of 2.7%. JeanMarie
Eveillard of First Eagle Investment Management has the highest number of shares
out of the 400+ funds we track.
True to his style, Sprott sought a new investment in precious metals
producers Primero Mining Corp. (NYSE:PPP). The stock, totaling 1.21% of his
total portfolio, concentrates its gold and silver operations in Mexico through
various mines. PPP has been on a tear in the last twelve months, generating 118%
returns with most of the gains occurring after June 2012. We see a good amount
of speculation in PPP that accounts for future successes; a rising P/E ratio and
negative quarterly revenue and earnings growth relative to the same period last
year do not show adequate fundamental grounding. Billionaire Steve Cohen of SAC
Capital Advisors has been building his own celine handbags
online position as well (see his top holdings here).
General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) was another addition of Sprott's, once again
in the form of a Celine call option.
The automobile manufacturer made it out of 2012 with roughly the same
performance as the S 500, assisted by the buyback of its Indian operations in
2012 as well as through the maintenance of a strong truck line. The company
started 2013 by announcing a $1.5bn investment in its North American operation
(which stands as part of an even larger $8bn global investment plan for the
year). We join the majority sentiment by being bullish on the auto manufacturer
as auto sales continue to indicate strong recovery in the sector. Warren Buffett
recently pushed up his own position by 50% (check out Berkshire Hathaway's other
plays here).
As a significant departure from his precious metals investing, Sprott
employed 0.8% of his fund in purse and accessories maker Coach, Inc. (NYSE:COH).
The stock saw a significant loss in value in the last twelve months,
experiencing a onethird drop in price per share. Opting to once again go with an
options position versus straight equity, celine bag online
Sprott might be hoping that the brand's popularity won't shift with the usual
tides of fashion and will hopefully recover in 2013. A declining P/E from last
year to the upcoming year could signify such positive growth. Christopher
Medlock James of Partner Fund Management has pushed COH into his top three
holdings with nearly 10% of his assets invested.
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