More Stock Picks From Lesser-Known Top Traders
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Michael Price is a New Jersey-based value investor and hedge fund manager of MFP Investors, which has about $1.6 billion under management, a significant portion of which is his own money. One of the stocks Price holds is
Trane
(TT)
, which manufactures heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. Trane sports a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 16.4, a P/E-to-growth ratio of 1.5 and a 1.4% yield.
Price also owns shares of
OneBeacon Insurance
(OB)
, a property and casualty insurance company. The stock has a forward P/E of 10, a PEG of 1.5 and a generous yield of 4.4%. Price also owns shares of
AIG
(AIG) - Get Report
and
ConocoPhillips
(COP) - Get Report
.
Then there's Nelson Peltz, a college dropout who eventually went on to become a top turnaround artist who made billions as a corporate raider and activist. Peltz is the CEO of
Triarc
(TRY)
, and his hedge fund, Trian, generated a return of 37% in 2006.
One of Peltz's shareholdings is
Cadbury Schweppes
(CSG)
, the British confectionery and beverage company. On May 7, the company will spin off its U.S. beverage business as a new company called Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which will trade on the
New York Stock Exchange
. Cadbury has a forward P/E of 19.6, a PEG of 2.5 and a yield of 2.7%.
Peltz also has shares in
HJ Heinz
(HNZ)
, the condiments maker. The stock was recently upgraded by Bernstein from market perform to outperform. The stock has a forward P/E of 16.6, a PEG of 2.1 and a yield of 3.2%. Others he likes include
Kraft
(KFT)
and
Wendy's
(WEN) - Get Report
.
Finally, there's Leon Cooperman, founder of Omega Advisors, a $4.5 billion hedge fund based in New York. The former
Goldman Sachs
(GS) - Get Report
executive owns shares of electrical utility
Mirant
(MIR)
. The company's earnings call is scheduled for May 8. Mirant has a forward P/E of 10 and a PEG of 0.7.
Cooperman also likes
Atlas America
(ATLS)
, a producer and distributor of oil and natural gas. The company recently reported a fourth-quarter loss due to a large derivative-related charge. The stock has a trailing P/E of 48.8 and a yield of 0.3%. He also holds
3M
(MMM) - Get Report
and
Research In Motion
(RIMM)
.
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