Tweedy, Browne Company LLC, is a successor to Tweedy & Co. The firm sold shares in the following stocks during the fourth quarter.
The firm reduced its Comcast Corp. (CMCSA) holding by 64.17%, impacting the portfolio by -1.19%.
The media and technology company has a market cap of $184.8 billion and an enterprise value of $246.77 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its return on equity (ROE) of 39.43% and return assets (ROA) of 12.37% are outperforming 91% of companies in the Global Pay TV industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.05 is below the industry median of 0.40.
Dodge & Cox is the largest guru shareholder with 2.01% of outstanding shares, followed by First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.68% and Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.35%.
The International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) position was closed. The trade had an impact of -0.93% on the portfolio.
The company is an IT behemoth with an operating history dating back over a century. It has a market cap of $144.59 billion and an enterprise value of $178.97 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its ROE of 31.19% and ROA of 4.77% are outperforming 59% of companies in the Global Information Technology Services industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.27 is below the industry median of 5.32.
The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34% of outstanding shares, followed by Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.17%.
The firm closed its Scripps Networks Interactive Inc. Class A (SNI) stake. The transaction had an impact of -0.64% on the portfolio.
The vertically integrated content company has a market cap of $11.41 billion and an enterprise value of $14.26 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. Its ROE of 27.07% and ROA of 9.52% are outperforming 85% of companies in the Global Broadcasting - TV industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.04 is below the industry median of 0.90.
Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 0.74% of outstanding shares, followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.41% and John Paulson (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.38%.
The firm’s holding of AGCO Corp. (AGCO) was reduced by 31.60%, impacting the portfolio by -0.60%.
The company manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment and related replacement parts. It has a market cap of $5.34 billion and an enterprise value of $6.75 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. While its ROE of 6.40% is outperforming the sector, its ROA of 2.43% is underperforming 53% of companies in the Global Farm and Construction Equipment industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.22 is below the industry median of 0.54.
Another notable shareholder of the company among the gurus is Tweedy Browne (Trades, Portfolio) Global Value with 0.75% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons with 0.28% and First Pacific Advisors (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.21%.
The firm also reduced its shares in Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) by 5.67%. The trade had an impact of -0.3% on the portfolio.
The company operates as one of the largest banks in the U.S. It has a market cap of $293.25 billion and an enterprise value of $633.22 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. Its ROE of 10% and ROA of 1.13% are outperforming 63% of companies in the Global Banks - Global industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio of 0.07 that is below the industry median of 2.10.
Warren Buffett (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 9.37% of outstanding shares followed by Dodge & Cox with 1.45%, Barrow, Hanley, Mewhinney & Strauss with 0.65% and Chris Davis (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.54%.
The 3M Co. (MMM) holding was cut by 8.41%, impacting the portfolio by -0.16%.
The diversified technology company has a market cap of $140.94 billion and an enterprise value of $150.88 billion. It manufactures a diverse array of industrial and consumer products.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 8 out of 10. The ROA of 42.93% and ROC of 14.01% are outperforming 92% of companies in the Global Diversified Industrials industry. It financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.30 is below the industry median of 0.91.
The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is First Eagle Investment (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.76% of outstanding shares, followed by Mairs and Power (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.24%, Simons with 0.15% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12%.
The Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (BRK.B) position was trimmed by 14.24%. The transaction had an impact of -0.21% on the portfolio.
The company is engaged in the financial services domain. It has a market cap of $503.02 billion and an enterprise value of $498.79 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 3 out of 10. While its ROE of 6.42% is underperforming the sector, its ROA of 2.89% is outperforming 53% of companies in the Global Insurance - Diversified industry. Its financial strength is rated 5 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.42 is below the industry median of 10,000.
Bill Gates (Trades, Portfolio) is the largest shareholder of the company among the gurus with 2.58% of outstanding shares followed by Ken Fisher (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.12% and Tom Russo (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.1%.
Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO)’s shares were cut by 2.21%, impacting the portfolio by -0.21%.
The company is a supplier of data networking equipment and software. It has a market cap of $219.15 billion and an enterprise value of $184.83 billion.
GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 7 out of 10. Its ROE of -2.31% and ROA of -1.12% are outperforming 77% of companies in the Global Communication Equipment industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.87 is below the industry median of 1.98.
The largest shareholder of the company among the gurus is Dodge & Cox with 1.21% of outstanding shares followed by PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.54% and Donald Yacktman (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.4%.
Disclosure: I do not own any shares of any stocks mentioned in this article.
