bluebird bio Inc (BLUE), Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Among Billionaire Stan Druckenmiller’s Top Small-Cap Picks

Banco Macro SA (ADR) (NYSE:BMA) comes in at number three on the list of top small-cap stock picks of Druckenmiller. The billionaire fund manager holds 110,100 shares of the financial institution, which are valued at $6.30 million as of the reporting period. The $4.02 billion company has a current P/E ratio of 7.87 and shares of the finance company have improved 20.84% year-to-date. During its first quarter of 2015, Banco Macro SA (ADR) (NYSE:BMA) reported net income of $120 million which was lower than the year-over-year net income of $130 million. Some of the major investors of Banco Macro SA (ADR) (NYSE:BMA) include Arrowstreet Capital, Driehaus Capital, and EMS Capital.

Duquesne Capital holds 86,900 shares of Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ:MFRM) with a value of $6.05 million. The specialty mattress manufacturer has a market cap of $2.03 billion along with a P/E ratio of 45.47. Shares of Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ:MFRM) have declined 2.02% year-to-date and currently command an average analyst rating of “Buy”, with a 1-year price target of $68.07, showing upside potential of 17.75%. In its recent quarterly results, Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ:MFRM) reported revenue of $598.30 million, which was up by 91.7% year-over-year, against market estimates of $565.52 million. However, the company did miss the earnings per share expectations with $0.41 in earnings, nearly 13% short of the estimates of $0.47. 40 North Management, Stockbridge Partners, and Alan Fournier‘s Pennant Capital Management hold large positions in Mattress Firm Holding Corp (NASDAQ:MFRM).

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