Billionaire Leon Cooperman’s “Best Ideas” Include QUALCOMM, Inc. (QCOM) and More
One of the most anticipated market players from this year’s Delivering Alpha conference on July 17th was billionaire Leon Cooperman of Omega Advisors.
Posts Tagged ‘Prem Watsa Fairfax Financial’
Tom Gayner’s Markel’s Top Stock Picks Include Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (BRK.B)
Insurance company Markel invests much of its cash in the market under the management of Tom Gayner.
Mark McGoldrick’s Mount Kellett Boosts Its Stake in SandRidge Energy Inc. (SD)
At the beginning of January, SandRidge Energy Inc.
Tom Gayner and Markel’s Top Stock Picks for 2013 Include Carmax
Markel Corporation (NYSE:MKL) is an insurance company which invests its capital in the financial markets and therefore reports many of its long equity in positions in 13F filings...
Is Johnson & Johnson a Good Stock to Buy?
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) currently trades at 23 times trailing earnings, which we’d normally consider to be a bit high for a stable consumer health and healthcare company...
Hedge Funds Bought Take-Two And These Other Stocks
We track 13D and 13G filings by hedge funds and other notable investors because the trades reported in these filings are generally very fresh; we know that the stock has been ...
Prem Watsa Keeps Buying Up SandRidge
It’s been a tough year for natural gas businesses.
Dollar Tree, VeriSign, and Other Recent Hedge Fund Buys
We like to track 13D and 13G filings from hedge funds because, while they only discuss how a fund or other notable investor is trading one stock, they are generally very recent...
JNJ, RIMM, WFC, USB: Prem Watsa’s Top Stock Picks From Q3
Fairfax Financial recently filed its 3Q 13F with the SEC, which reveals the holdings of hedge funds and other notable investors.
Does Research In Motion’s 34% Week Make It A Buy?
Research In Motion Limited (NASDAQ:RIMM) rose 34% during Thanksgiving week as analysts provided high sales targets for the new BlackBerry, an achievement which would reverse a...
Hedge Funds Bought These Stocks Recently
We like to track hedge fund activity and use the stocks that funds and other notable investors are buying as a screen for potential stock picks.
Prem Watsa Really Likes Resolute Forest Products
At the end of June, Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings reported 18.5 million shares of Resolute Forest Products Inc (NYSE:RFP) in its 13F portfolio.
Is Johnson & Johnson a Good Stock to Buy?
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) took a hit to its earnings in the second quarter of the year, with net income falling by about half compared to its results in the second quarter ...
Prem Watsa Adds More Shares of Resolute
Prem Watsa, manager of Fairfax Financial Holdings, has been called “the Warren Buffett of Canada” for his value investing prowess (Fairfax’s book value has increased at ...
Warren Buffett News: Warren Buffett Fails A Cherry Coke Taste Test
Warren Buffett's love of Cherry Coke is well-documented.
Prem Watsa Doubles Down On Research In Motion
A 13F filed with the SEC today reported that Prem Watsa’s Fairfax Financial Holdings- which has roughly doubled its value since 2007 on a series of good investments- owns just...
Did the Warren Buffett of Canada Fall into a Value Trap? $RIMM
Fairfax Holdings, founded by the "Warren Buffett of Canada" Prem Watsa, has been burned in the last year with its large position in Research In Motion (NASDAQ:RIMM).
The Problem of Mobility and Facebook’s Battle for Revenue
Social media figures prominently amongst mobile phone users in the US, with roughly 80% of all mobile phone owners using Facebook.
Jim Chanos and Daniel S. Loeb Vs. Prem Watsa
New Jersey Superior Court Judge Stephan C. Hansbury dismissed Fairfax Financial's $8 billion lawsuit against Jim Chanos' Kynikos and Dan Loeb's Third Point.
