Bill Nygren Gets Better Than Fair Value for a Stakes
- By David Goodloe
Bill Nygren (Trades, Portfolio) of Oakmark Fund sold more stakes in the first quarter a five a than he had in more than a year. In all but two of those transactions, he sold the shares for well in excess of their fair values.
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The intrinsic value of AXP
Nygrenas most noteworthy transaction in the first quarter was the sale of his 4.8 million-share stake in American Express Co. (AXP), a banking and financial services company based in New York City, for an average price of $58.34 per share. The divestiture had a -2.06% impact on Nygrenas portfolio.
American Expressa leading shareholder among the gurus is Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 151,610,700 shares. The stake is 15.94% of American Expressa outstanding shares and 7.24% of Buffettas total assets.
American Express has a P/E of 13.1, a forward P/E of 11.7, a P/B of 3.1 and a P/S of 2. GuruFocus gives American Express a Financial Strength rating of 4/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
American Express sold for $65.52 per share Friday. The DCF Calculator gives American Express a fair value of $61.17, which exceeds what Nygren received for the shares but currently results in a margin of safety of -7%.
Nygren sold his 4,066,000-share stake in General Mills Inc. (GIS), a Golden Valley, Minnesota-based food processing company, for an average price of $58.04 per share. The divestiture had a -1.45% impact on Nygrenas portfolio.
General Millsa leading shareholder among the gurus is now Mairs and Power (Trades, Portfolio) with a stake of 3,273,319 shares. The stake is 0.55% of General Millsa outstanding shares and 2.95% of Mairs and Power (Trades, Portfolio)as total assets.
General Mills has a P/E of 25.7, a forward P/E of 20.8, a P/B of 7.6 and a P/S of 2.3. GuruFocus gives General Mills a Financial Strength rating of 7/10 and a Profitability and Growth rating of 8/10.
General Mills sold for $62.87 per share Friday. The DCF Calculator gives General Mills a fair value of $27.82 for a margin of safety of -126%.
Nygren sold his 2,950,000-share stake in Union Pacific Corp. (UNP), the principal operating company of Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific Railroad, for an average price of $77.26 per share. The divestiture had a -1.42% impact on Nygrenas portfolio.
Union Pacificas leading shareholder among the gurus is Dodge & Cox with a stake of 12,252,674 shares. The stake is 1.46% of Union Pacificas outstanding shares and 0.95% of Dodge & Coxas total assets.