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Best Buffett Stocks by Book Value

12/05/07 - 06:09 AM EST

James Altucher

Another low P/B-ratio Buffett stock is ConocoPhillipsCOP, which has a price-to-book of 1.5. The company is planning a natural gas pipeline running from Alaska's North Slope to the U.S., which would reportedly be the largest pipeline in the world, at a cost of $42 billion. ConocoPhillips has a P/E of 12.4 , a P/E-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.8 and a yield of 2.1%.

ConocoPhillips is also a stock that's liked by money manager and Forbes columnist Ken Fisher. Fisher, who manages $30 billion, also likes China MobileCHL, which has a price-to-book of 7.8, SchlumbergerSLB, with a 7.8 P/B, and TransoceanRIG, which has a 4.6 P/B.

Bank of AmericaBAC, another Buffett stock, has a P/B of 1.5. BofA also has a P/E of 10, a PEG of 1.6 and a yield of 5.7%.

Bank of America is favored by another Forbes columnist, the famous contrarian, David Dreman. The chairman of Dreman Value Management also likes Altria GroupMO, which has a P/B ratio of 9.3, Freddie MacFRE, with a 1.1 P/B, and Devon EnergyDVN, which has a 1.8 P/B.

To see all 10 of the Warren Buffett stocks with low price-to-book ratios, check out the Best Buffett Stocks by Book at Stockpickr.com. And for his entire stockholdings, be sure to visit the Warren Buffett portfolio.




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At the time of publication, Altucher and/or his fund had no positions in stocks mentioned, although positions may change at any time.

James Altucher is president of Stockpickr LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of TheStreet.com and part of its network of Web properties, and a managing partner at Formula Capital, an alternative asset management firm that runs a fund of hedge funds. He is also a weekly columnist for The Financial Times and the author of Trade Like a Hedge Fund, Trade Like Warren Buffett and SuperCa$h. Under no circumstances does the information in this column represent a recommendation to buy or sell stocks. Altucher appreciates your feedback; click here to send him an email.

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