Billionaire George Soros’s Latest Stock Picks: Wal-Mart Stores, General Electric
George Soros is best known for his global macro investing, particularly in currencies and most particularly for his short of the British pound in 1992.
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Billionaire Paul Singer’s Top Stock Picks: BMC Software, Compuware, Melco Crown
Paul Singer founded Elliott Associates in 1977.
Billionaire Marc Lasry’s Stock Picks: General Motors Company, CIT Group, Magnachip
With a net worth of $1.3 billion, Marc Lasry manages the famous Avenue Capital Management. The fund lost 10 percent last year—the second worst year ever for hedge funds.
Carl Icahn’s Latest Stock Picks: Chesapeake Energy, Navistar, Oshkosh
Activist investor Carl Icahn has been busy this year, and we have reported on a slew of 13D filings that have followed his often nasty battles.
T. Boone Pickens’ Latest Stock Picks
T. Boone Pickens, former oilman and current head of BP Capital, tends to focus on energy.
Billionaire David Tepper’s Latest Stock Picks: Citigroup Inc, Ford, General Motors, Airlines
Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C), Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), and General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) are among Appaloosa Management's interesting stock picks at the end of the second quarter...
Michael Karsch’s Newest Stock Picks:Express Scripts, CVS Caremark, SLM Corp
Karsch Capital Management recently filed its 13F for the second quarter of 2012 with the SEC, allowing reviewers the chance to see a number of the fund’s equity positions.
Billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller’s Newest Stock Picks
Stanley Druckenmiller is a legendary investor.
Billionaire Thomas Steyer’s Farallon Picks CBS, News Corp, and Kinder Morgan
At the end of 2011, Farallon Capital Management’s AUM stood at over $21 billion.
Billionaire Seth Klarman’s Latest Stock Picks
The Baupost Group, managed by Seth Klarman, filed its 13F with the SEC for the second quarter of 2012 this week.
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is Billionaire David Einhorn’s Top Stock Pick
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is still the top pick in billionaire David Einhorn's portfolio.
Warren Buffett’s Recent Stock Picks
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway are going down in history, so investors should keep an eye on their investment activity as long as possible and drill into the activity as...
Goodyear: A Better Stock Than Ford (F) and General Motors (GM)
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE:GT) isn’t getting a lot of respect this year.
David Blood & Al Gore’s Top Stocks: eBay Inc, Danaher, Henry Schein
David Blood (former chair of Goldman Sachs Asset Management) and Al Gore co-founded Generation Investment Management in 2004 to invest in socially and environmentally responsible...
Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Latest Stock Picks: Qualcomm, AIG, SLM
Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s Omega Advisors has filed its 13F with the SEC for the second quarter of 2012.
Is Whirlpool Corp (NYSE:WHR) a Good Stock to Buy?
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE:WHR) is up 47% so far in 2012 after falling about the same amount in 2011.
Carlson Capital’s Top Stock Picks: Google Inc, Citigroup, and PNC
Carlson Capital, managed by Clint Carlson, is a Texas-based hedge fund founded in 1993.
Billionaire Andrew Hall’s Top Stock Picks
Astenbeck Capital Management, managed and 80% owned by Andrew Hall, is a hedge fund with a focus on energy and basic materials.
Seminole Capital Management’s Top Stock Picks: Cisco, Vodafone, GE
Seminole Capital Management was founded in 1995 by Michael Messner, a former civil engineer.
Apple, Google Are Among Christopher Hansen’s Supersonic Stock Picks
Christopher Hansen founded Valiant Capital Management in March 2008, and the fund is still ticking.
4 Stocks Insiders are Buying This Week
Company insiders often have a better perspective of the company’s future performance than outside investors do. Furthermore, they have an incentive to diversify their investments...
Is Domtar Corp. a Good Stock to Buy?
Paper company Domtar Corp. (NYSE:UFS) is down about 13% so far in 2012 and up very slightly over the past year, underperforming a rising S&P 500.
Diamond Hill Capital’s Top 5 Stock Picks
Diamond Hill Capital is a fund managed by Ric Dillon which recently filed its 13F for the second quarter of 2012 with the SEC.
The COO and Interim CEO Agree: Buy This Stock
On August 3rd, according to a recent filing with the SEC, the COO of Omnicare Inc. (NYSE:OCR) purchased 10,000 shares at an average price of $32.
Delta Air Lines CFO Buys 50,000 Shares
Many people avoid investing in airlines, but one insider ignored that trope and the benefits of diversification in one fell swoop on Monday. Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Chuck Royce is Buying These Stocks Right Now
Royce & Associates, a fund managed by Chuck Royce (research Royce & Associates' portfolio over time), issued several 13G filings or amendments on August 7th.
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is One of 9 Cheap Stocks Taking Off Right Now
Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the cheap stocks that are taking off right now. One of the most tempting ways to pick stocks is to look for high momentum.
Pennant Capital Management Bought More Terex Corp
In a 13G filed with the SEC, Pennant Capital Management, managed by Alan Fournier, reported that as of July 27th the fund owned 9.3 million shares of Terex Corporation (NYSE:TEX...
Hedge Funds Made Big Bets On Republic Services, Iron Mountain, and Rovi Corporation
13G filings are made with the SEC when a fund controls more than 5% of a company’s shares outstanding and does not plan to engage in an activist campaign (or if such a fund ...
JP Morgan + Citigroup Is a Better Bet than Wells Fargo
In some previous articles regarding large banks, we have briefly noted a gap in the valuations between Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) and other American banks in the course ...
Is Facebook A Good Stock To Buy Today?
Is Facebook a good stock to buy today? Since we discussed Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) last month, the stock has fallen even further from its IPO price of $38 and as of this writing...
Chieftain Capital Buys More Tempur-Pedic International
In the first quarter of 2012, Chieftain Capital reduced its stake in Tempur-Pedic International Inc. (NYSE:TPX) from 5.2 million shares to 3.9 million.
Two Board Members Are Buying This Stock
Woodward Inc (NASDAQ:WWD) is an industrial goods company which provides control and optimization systems (such as valves and pumps) for aerospace and energy customers.
Oaktree Arrives At Its Destination with Spirit Airlines
Oaktree Capital Management filed with the SEC to disclose that on July 31st it had exited its investment in Spirit Airlines Incorporated (NASDAQ:SAVE).
Highfields Capital Climbs Above 5% of Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM)
Highfields Capital Management, a hedge fund which was seeded heavily by Harvard Management when it was launched by the endowment’s employee Jonathon Jacobson, filed with the...
Louis Navellier’s Top Stock Picks
Louis Navellier of Navellier & Associates has been investing in growth stocks for over 30 years.
Is Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) A Good Stock to Buy Right Now?
Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has a reputation as a boring, mature company that does nothing more than rake in cash from its Windows and Office business units, return a ...
Is It Time to Go Back to Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC)?
It would be something of an understatement to say that Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) has had a difficult time the last five years.
Billionaire Ken Fisher’s New Stock Picks
Ken Fisher is one of the 400 richest people in the United States, drawing his wealth from his books on money management and from his work at Fisher Asset Management.
Is HCA Holdings a Good Stock to Buy?
HCA Holdings’ (NYSE:HCA) network of 163 hospitals makes it the largest publicly held American pure-play hospital company, with a market capitalization of $11.5 billion.
Akanthos Capital Management’s Top Stock Picks
Akanthos Capital Management is a capital structure long/short hedge fund.
Is Hertz a Good Stock to Buy?
Hertz (NYSE:HTZ) reported its second quarter 2012 results earlier this week.
Imitate This Insider Purchase
On Monday, Robert Mehrabian, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Teledyne Technologies (NYSE:TDY), a diversified industrial electronics company, purchased 10,000 shares of the stock...
13 Underperforming Stocks Targeted by Short Sellers
Contrarian investing is a strategy that a number of managers agree should produce superior returns.
Is Kirby A Good Stock to Buy After Its Strong Earnings?
Kirby (NYSE:KEX), a $3 billion market cap company, provides inland marine transportation of chemicals, oil products, and other liquids with its fleet of over 800 tank barges.
Large Hedge Funds Are Buying These Stocks
13D and 13G filings with the SEC allow observers and individual investors to track large positions being taken by hedge funds, including some of the best known and most successful...
An Insider Here Bought $7.3 Million In Stock
Dwight Schar, a director at NVR (NYSE:NVR), is quite bullish on his $3.8 billion market cap company; he bought 10,000 shares of stock earlier this week at an average price of $...
