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 Canada were held by the highest number of gurus. The following five companies come from a variety of industries, are Canadian-based and are held by the largest number of gurus.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (VRX)As of the most recently reported quarter there were the most gurus holding a position in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International than any other Canadian-based corporation. As of the close of the second quarter there were 21 guru owners of Valeant. These gurus held a combined weighting of 119.97%.
During the past quarter there were seven gurus making buys alongside thirteen gurus selling shares of Valeant Pharmaceuticals.
Top guru shareholders of Valeant as of the fourth quarter:
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Ruane Cunniff (
Trades,
Portfolio): 34,331,973 shares, representing 10.21% of the company's shares outstanding as well as 30.8% of his total portfolio.
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Jeff Ubben (
Trades, Portfolio): 19,383,877 shares, representing 5.77% of the company's shares outstanding as well as 17.4% of his total portfolio.
- Andreas Halvorsen (Trades, Portfolio): 9,077,007 shares, representing 2.7% of the company's shares outstanding as well as 2.7% of his total portfolio.
Valeant is a multinational specialty pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of pharmaceutical products primarily in the areas of neurology, dermatology and branded generics. Valeant is focused on the neurology and dermatology therapeutic areas.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals' historical revenue and net income:
The analysis on Valeant reports that the company has issued $3 billion of debt, its price is sitting near a 10-year high and its asset growth is currently faster than its revenue growth - indicating that the company might be getting less efficient.
Valeant Pharmaceuticals has a market cap of $66.08 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $196.55 with a P/E ratio of 81.90 and a P/S ratio of 8.10. Valeant has had an annual average earnings growth of 10.40% over the past ten years.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNQ)As of the close of the fourth quarter there were 16 guru owners of Canadian Natural Resources. These gurus held a combined weighting of 20.62%. During the fourth quarter, there were nine gurus making buys and eight making sells of their stake in CNQ.
The top guru shareholders of Canadian Natural Resources:
1. Jean-Marie Eveillard: 25,853,898 shares representing 2.37% of the company's shares outstanding and 1.9% of his total assets managed.
2. First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio): 5,678,500 shares, representing 0.52% of the company's shares outstanding and 1.4% of their total portfolio.
3. Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio): 5,519,100 shares, representing 0.5% of the company's shares outstanding and 1.2% of his total portfolio.
Canadian Natural Resources is a Canadian-based independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development, production, marketing and sale of crude oil, NGLs, and natural gas production.
Canadian Natural Resources' historical revenue and net income:
The analysis on Canadian Natural Resources reports that the company has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth and that its Piotroski F-Score is high - indicating a healthy situation. The analysis also notes that the company has issued CAD4.5 billion of debt over the past three years and that its operating and gross margins have been in a 5-year decline.
The Peter Lynch Chart suggests that the company is currently
undervalued:
Canadian Natural Resources has a market cap of $34.02 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $31.16 with a P/E ratio of 10.90 and a P/S ratio of 2.00. The dividend yield of CNQ is at 2.60% and the company had an annual average earnings growth of 7.60% over the past ten years.
GuruFocus rated Canadian Natural Resources the business predictability rank of 4-star.
Kinross Gold Corp (KGC)The third most held stock of the fourth quarter was Kinross Gold Crop. There are currently ten gurus that hold a position in Kinross. Over the past quarter there were five gurus making buys into the company and three selling their stake. These gurus hold on to a combined weighting of 3.06%.
The top guru shareholders of Kinross as of the fourth quarter:
1. Jean-Marie Eveillard (Trades, Portfolio): 66,736,935 shares, representing 5.83% of the company's shares outstanding and 0.54% of their total portfolio
2. Donald Smith (Trades, Portfolio): 30,710,659 shares, representing 2.68% of the company's shares outstanding and approximately 1.7% of his total assets managed.
3. Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio): 16,370,972 shares, representing 1.43% of the company's shares outstanding and 0.11% of his total assets managed.
Kinross Gold is engaged in the mining and processing of gold with mines and projects in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ghana, Mauritania,
Russia and the US. Its mining includes exploration and acquisition of gold bearing properties, the extraction and processing of gold-containing ore & reclamation of gold mining properties.
Kinross Gold's historical revenue and net income:
Kinross Gold Corp has a market cap of $2.56 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $2.32 with a P/S ratio of 0.87. The dividend yield of the company's stock is currently sitting at around 2.80%.
BlackBerry Ltd (BBRY)The fourth most held stock of the fourth quarter was the cell phone company, BlackBerry. There are currently nine gurus that hold a position in BlackBerry. Over the past quarter there were nine gurus making buys into the company and five selling their stake. These gurus hold on to a combined weighting of 28.4%.
The top guru shareholders of BlackBerry as of the most recently reported quarter:
1. PRIMECAP Management: 60,467,157 shares, representing 11.44% of the company's shares outstanding and 0.67% of their total portfolio
2. Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio): 3,273,943 shares, representing 0.62% of the company's shares outstanding and approximately 0.09% of his total assets managed.
3. Irving Kahn (Trades, Portfolio) 1,846,010 shares, representing 0.35% of the company's shares outstanding and 3.5% of his total assets managed.
BlackBerry is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of innovative wireless solutions for the worldwide mobile communications market. The company has been struggling to keep up with the smartphone and tablet trend established by Apple and Samsung.
BlackBerry's historical revenue and net income:
There is only one warning sign for BlackBerry, and that is that the company's revenue per share has been in decline over the past five years.
The Peter Lynch Chart suggests that the company is currently undervalued:
BlackBerry has a market cap of $4.72 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $9.04 with a P/S ratio of 1.40.
Agrium Inc (AGU)The fifth most-held Canadian stock of the last quarter was in Agrium Inc where nine gurus hold a stake. Over the past quarter there were four gurus making buys of the company's stock and five gurus making sells of their stake in the company.
The top guru shareholders of Agrium:
- Jeff Ubben (Trades, Portfolio): 8,194,898 shares, representing 5.7% of the company's shares outstanding and 4.9% of Ubben's total portfolio.
- NWQ Managers (Trades, Portfolio): 935,003 shares, representing 0.65% of the company's shares outstanding and 1.1% of their total assets managed.
- Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) : 492,500 shares, representing 0.34% of the company's shares outstanding and 0.11% of the guru's total assets managed.
Agrium is a retail supplier of agricultural products and services in both North and South America and a producer and marketer of agricultural nutrients and industrial products. The Company produces and markets three primary groups of nutrients: nitrogen, phosphate and potash.
Agrium's historical revenue and net income:
The analysis on Agrium reports that the company reports that the company has shown predictable revenue and earnings growth, its price is sitting near a 10-year high and over the past three years the company has issued $3billion of debt.
The Peter Lynch Chart suggests that the company is currently
overvalued:
Agrium has a market cap of $14.99 billion. Its shares are currently trading at around $104.83 with a P/E ratio of 24.30 and a P/S ratio of 0.90. The dividend yield of the company is at 2.90% and the company had an annual average earnings growth of 15.10% over the past ten years.
GuruFocus rated the company the business predictability rank of 4-star.
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