As investors continue grappling with high inflation and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes, five stocks in Catherine Wood (Trades, Portfolio)’s second-quarter 13F equity portfolio that have high GuruFocus business predictability ranks and are trading near 52-week lows are CRH PLC (CRH, Financial), McCormick & Co. Inc. (MKC, Financial), Accenture PLC (ACN, Financial), Entergis Inc. (ENTG, Financial) and Teledyne Technologies Inc. (TDY, Financial).
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The U.S. market indexes continued their September slip as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes to combat record inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 29,134.99, down 125.82 points from Monday’s close of 29,260.81 despite hitting an intraday high of 29,659.12.
With tech stocks being the worst victims of the selloff, Wood’s ARK Invest’s second-quarter 13F equity portfolio contains a few stocks that have high business predictability ratings from GuruFocus yet are trading near 52-week lows.
Investors should be aware that the 13F filings do not give a complete picture of a firm’s holdings as the reports only include its positions in U.S. stocks and American depository receipts, but the reports can still provide valuable information. Further, the reports only reflect trades and holdings as of the most-recent portfolio filing date, which may or may not be held by the reporting firm today or even when this article was published.
CRH PLC
ARK Invest owns 4,295 shares of CRH PLC (CRH, Financial) as of the end of the second quarter.
Shares of CRH traded around $31.81 during the quarter. The stock is significantly undervalued based on Tuesday’s price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.68. The stock trades approximately 1.26% above its 52-week low.
The Irish construction company has a GF Score of 90 out of 100 based on a growth rank of 9 out of 10, a profitability rank of 8 out of 10, a financial strength rank of 6 out of 10 and a rank of 7 out of 10 for momentum and GF Value.
CRH’s positive investing signs include a 4.5-star business predictability rank, a high Piotroski F-score of 8 out of 9 and an operating margin that has increased approximately 5.4% per year on average over the past five years and is outperforming more than 61% of global competitors.
Other gurus with holdings in CRH include Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)’ Renaissance Technologies and Charles Brandes (Trades, Portfolio)’ Brandes Investment.
McCormick & Co
ARK Invest owns 1,733 shares of McCormick & Co. (MKC, Financial). Shares traded around $74.64 for the second quarter, making the stock is modestly undervalued based on Tuesday’s price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.75. The stock trades approximately 0.02% above its 52-week low.
The Hunt Valley, Maryland-based food, herbs and seasonings company has a GF Score of 93 out of 100, driven by a momentum rank of 10 out of 10 and a rank of 9 out of 10 for profitability, growth and GF Value despite financial strength ranking just 5 out of 10.
The company’s positive investing signs include a four-star business predictability rank and an operating margin that has increased approximately 3.3% per year on average over the past five years and is outperforming more than 85% of global competitors.
Accenture
ARK Invest owns 510 shares of Accenture (ACN, Financial). Shares traded around $256.21 in the second quarter, making the stock modestly undervalued based on Tuesday’s price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.77. The stock trades approximately 0.6% above its 52-week low.
The Dublin, Ireland-based information technology consulting company has a GF Score of 99 out of 100, driven by a rank of 10 out of 10 for profitability, growth and momentum despite financial strength and GF Value ranking just between 7 and 8 out of 10.
Accenture’s positive investing signs include a five-star business predictability rank, a high Piotroski F-score of 7 and an operating margin that has increased by approximately 1.5% per year over the past five years and is outperforming approximately 83% of global competitors.
Entergis
ARK Investment owns 1,308 shares of Entergis (ENTG, Financial). Shares traded around $84.89 for the quarter, which makes the stock significantly undervalued based on Tuesday’s price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.59.
The Billerica, Massachusetts-based chemical and engineered materials company has a GF Score of 95 out of 100, driven by a rank of 10 out of 10 for profitability, growth and GF Value despite momentum and financial strength ranking just 5 out of 10.
Teledyne
ARK Investment owns 46,203 shares of Teledyne (TDY, Financial) as of the second quarter's end.
Shares of Teledyne traded around $343.76 during the quarter, showing that the stock is significantly undervalued based on Tuesday’s price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.69.
The Thousand Oaks, California-based industrial technology company has a GF Score of 94 out of 100 based on a growth rank of 10 out of 10, a momentum rank of 7 out of 10, a financial strength rank of 5 out of 10 and a rank of 9 out of 10 for profitability and GF Value.
