Long-Term Investors Reporting on the Companies We're Investing In
Argan (NYSE: AGX) has been beaten up recently due to lowering guidance on a weakened backlog – with that said, we believe the drop is a gross overreaction, which has left the stock trading at an incredible value.
Disney (NYSE: DIS) has incredible brands that can simply never disappear. Let’s run through a few:
[stock_ticker symbols="SBUX" show="name" static="1" nolink="" speed="10" class=""]Starbucks (Nasdaq: SBUX) is the dominant coffee chain worldwide – they have incredible brand recognition, and are expanding heavily internationally, specifically in China.
[stock_ticker symbols="KMI" show="name" static="1" nolink="" speed="10" class=""]Kinder Morgan (NYSE: KMI) is the ultimate tollroad – wholly or jointly owning and operating over 62,000 miles of natural gas pipeline, reaching from all major natural gas drilling areas to every major demand center in the country. If your home uses natural gas, it likely came through Kinder Morgan’s pipelines. They’re also the largest independent transporter of petroleum products and the carbon dioxide used in oil recovery, the largest independent terminal operator in the United States, and the No. 2 independent oil producer in Texas.
[stock_ticker symbols="CMG" show="name" static="1" nolink="" speed="10" class=""]Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) is an excellent company, and we’re excited for new CEO Brian Nicoll. With that said, we worry that Chipotle’s excitement has been priced in without an uptick in results. Furthermore, with China’s internet stocks being hammered in 2018, we believe there is more upside in that space.
Since we sold Chipotle, their stock price has been trending down. If Chipotle returned to a $10 billion valuation, we would entertain opening our position again.
Chipotle (NYSE: CMG) has a market cap of only $10.64 billion – and the growth is nowhere near over, they have roughly 2.3k stores and plan to open an additional 200 in 2016. On top of adding stores, they’re investing heavily in digital sales and catering.
Amazon made a $13.7 billion bid to acquire Whole Foods, which amounts to $42 per share. The synergies between the two companies are endless – aside from gaining an immediate retail presence, they can also sell Whole Food’s 365 generic brand on their online platform.
This deal is pending shareholder approval, and with activist investor Jana Partners at the helm, we believe a deal will be made, and likely at a higher price than Amazon’s opening offer.
[stock_ticker symbols="TWLO" show="name" static="1" nolink="" speed="10" class=""]Have you ever received a text or app notification from Uber, Facebook, or WhatsApp? Congratulations, you have interfaced with Twilio (NYSE: TWLO), the 900 pound gorilla in the rapidly growing SMS and app notification space.
[stock_ticker symbols="CVS" show="name" static="1" nolink="" speed="10" class=""]Everybody knows that retail is getting hammered – eCommerce is eating the lunch of several businesses, and rumors of Amazon starting a pharmacy has sent this stock down from a high of $112 per share in 2015.
We don’t believe drugstores such as CVS (NYSE: CVS) & Walgreens (NSAD: WBA) are going to be disrupted by eCommerce, there are regulations at play, and CVS is doing a great job of diversifying their business by offering walk-in clinics.
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