Visa Inc (V), Alliance Data Systems Corporation (ADS) & More: Navellier & Associates’ Top Portfolio Holdings

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Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) is the only oil and gas company that made it on our list. The refiner’s stock has seen explosive growth in the last year, netting investors over 100% since this time 52 weeks ago. MPC is up 31% so far in 2013, although the sell-side believes some overheating has occurred. In mid-April, Deutsche Bank kept its Hold rating on MPC but lowered its price target, citing weak margins for gasoline production going forward. D. E. Shaw claims to own about 3.6mm shares of Marathon Petroleum Corp (NYSE:MPC) according to its 13F (see the fund’s top stocks here).

Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) is a biotech company that brings up the bottom of our screen; Navellier & Associates owns about 367,000 shares of the stock according to its Q1 2013 filing. BIIB has seen huge support from Wall Street this year, receiving upgrades to Buy from the likes of Citi, Canaccord, and BofA/Merrill Lynch. Even Standard & Poor’s bumped up its corporate credit rating of BIIB to A-, mentioning that it has a stable outlook on the company. Biogen recently reported earnings on the 25th of April, issuing a huge surprise that was almost 25% north of analysts’ expectations. Billionaire Jim Simons of Renaissance Technologies has $244mm devoted to Biogen Idec Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) (take a look at his favorite stocks here).

Disclosure: I do not own shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.

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