5 Best S&P 500 Stocks According to Billionaire Ken Griffin

Citadel Investment Group bought 864,491 shares of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) during the third quarter and held 7.33 million shares worth $486 million at the end of September. Ken Fisher’s Fisher Asset Management also disclosed ownership of 12.46 million shares worth $826 million. The stock has gained 13.7% over the last six months, sports a dividend yield of 1.55% and is trading at around 20.8 times earnings. The global media and technology company reported an earnings of $0.92 per share in the last quarter beating analyst estimates of $0.91 per share. Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) has an estimated growth rate of 12.66% per year over the next five years. According to our records, the number of funds long Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA) declined to 83 from 88 during the third quarter.

Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ:AVGO) amassed 0.48% of Citadel’s portfolio at the end of September, with the fund having disclosed a $482 million stake that contained 2.79 million shares, down by 265,601 shares over the quarter. Stephen Mandel’s Lone Pine Capital initiated a new position and held 2.6 million shares worth $449 million at the end of the third quarter. The stock has advanced by more than 8% over the last   month and has an average ‘Buy’ rating among analysts covering it. It also has a dividend yield of 2.24%. The semiconductor solutions provider reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $4.14 billion beating estimates of $4.12 billion. While the number of funds from our database bullish on Broadcom Ltd (NASDAQ:AVGO) increased by two to 76, the total value of their holdings declined to $8.26 billion from $8.33 billion during the third quarter.

Citadel Investment Group held 525,690 shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) worth $440 million at the end of September. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) was the top holding of Viking Global, which amassed 2.9 million shares worth $2.45 billion. The largest online e-commerce player with a market cap value of $368 billion operates in many business segments. It recently announced the expansion of its Prime Instant Video service to more than 200 markets. The stock has returned more than 16% over the last year and should perform following the holiday season. At the end of the third quarter, 150 funds owned shares of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), making it the most popular stock among the funds that we track, compared to 145 funds a quarter earlier.

Citadel Investment Group cut its stake in Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) by 34% to 3.0 million shares worth $385 million during the third quarter. Another fund bullish on Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) is Viking Global which disclosed a $2.4 billion as of the end of September. Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)’s shares have declined by 8% over the last three months and are currently trading at around 46 times earnings Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) ranked as the second most popular stock among the funds in our database with 149 investos holding shares at the end of September, up by one over the quarter.

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