Jonathan Auerbach‘s Hound Partners recently has filed a Form 13G with the US Securities and Exchange Commission in which it disclosed ownership of 7.28 million common shares of Media General Inc (NYSE:MEG), which amass 5.63% of the company’s outstanding stock. This represents a big increase in the stake, as the fund previously held 2.13 million shares, according to its last 13F filing for the reporting period of June 30.
Media General is a connected-screen multimedia company that casts news and entertainment, running in two sectors: Broadcast and Digital. Since the beginning of the year, the company’s stock has gained 11.47%. For the second quarter of 2016, the company reported earnings per share of $0.14 and revenue of $363 million, missing analysts’ estimates of EPS of $0.16 and revenue of $365 million.
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The number of hedge funds from our database long Media General (NYSE:MEG) increased by two during the second quarter and at the end of June there were 34 investors with positions in the stock. Among them were Mario Gabelli’s GAMCO Investors, which held a position worth $86.29 million, Matthew Mark’s Jet Capital Investors with a position valued at $80.04 million, Glenn J. Krevlin’s Glenhill Advisors, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, Gordy Holterman and Derek Dunn Overland Advisors, Carl Tiedemann and Michael Tiedemann’s TIG Advisors.
Some of the new investors in the company encompass John Orrico’s Water Island Capital, which had $16.35 million invested in the company, Patrick Hughes And Loren Katzovitz’ Deimos Asset Management, which acquired a position valued at $4.3 million, Andy Redleaf’s Whitebox Advisors, and Ian Cumming and Joseph Steinberg’s Leucadia National.
Smart money managers who dumped Media General (NYSE:MEG), during the second quarter, include Manoneet Singh’s Kavi Asset Management, which said goodbye to $8.85 million, Jim O’brien And Jonathan Dorfman’s Napier Park Global Capital, which dropped its position valued at the end of March at $8.34 million, Steve Pei’s Gratia Capital, and Benjamin A. Smith’s Laurion Capital Management.
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Ownership Summary Table
| Name | Sole Voting Power | Shared Voting Power | Sole Dispositive Power | Shared Dispositive Power | Aggregate Amount Owned Power | Percent of Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hound Partners | 0 | 7,282,929 | 0 | 7,282,929 | 7,282,929 | 5.63% |
| Hound Performance | 0 | 6,906,452 | 0 | 6,906,452 | 6,906,452 | 5.34% |
| Jonathan Auerbach | 0 | 7,282,929 | 0 | 7,282,929 | 7,282,929 | 5.63% |
| Hound Partners Offshore Fund | 0 | 6,906,452 | 0 | 6,906,452 | 6,906,452 | 5.34% |
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Page 1 of 12 – SEC Filing
| Media General, Inc. |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Common Stock, no par value |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| 58441K100 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
| August 18, 2016 |
| (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement) |
