GAMCO Investors Trims Rollins, Exits GCI Liberty

- By Tiziano Frateschi

Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio)'s GAMCO Investors sold shares of the following stocks during the fourth quarter, which ended on Dec. 31.

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Rollins

The firm curbed its position in (NYSE:ROL) by 38.58%. The trade had an impact of -0.49% on the portfolio.

The company, which provides pest and termite control services, has a market cap of $18.46 billion and an enterprise value of $18.75 billion. GAMCO Investors Trims Rollins, Exits GCI Liberty

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 9 out of 10. The return on equity of 29.96% and return on assets of 14.48% are outperforming 91% of companies in the personal services industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10 with a cash-debt ratio 0.24.

The largest guru shareholders of the company are Gabelli with 0.60% of outstanding shares, Ron Baron (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.8% and Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio)' Renaissance Technologies with 0.17%.

GCI Liberty

GCI Liberty Inc. (NASDAQ:GLIBA) holding was closed, impacting the portfolio by -0.26%.

The holding company has a market cap of $9.30 billion and an enterprise value of $12.27 billion. GAMCO Investors Trims Rollins, Exits GCI Liberty

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 24.81% and return on assets of 12.87% are outperforming 87% of companies in the telecommunication services industry. Its financial strength is rated 4 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.16 is below the industry median of 0.32.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Paul Tudor Jones (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.82% of outstanding shares, followed by Jeremy Grantham (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.55% and Simons with 0.28%.

Navistar International

The firm trimmed its Navistar International Corp. (NYSE:NAV) stake by 12.19%. The portfolio was impacted by -0.21%. GAMCO Investors Trims Rollins, Exits GCI Liberty

The company, which manufactures medium and heavy-duty trucks, school buses, military vehicles and diesel engines, has a market cap of $4.39 billion and an enterprise value of $7.89 billion.

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GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 4 out of 10. The return on assets of -5.25% is underperforming 84% of companies in the farm and heavy construction machinery industry. Its financial strength is rated 2 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.35 is below the industry median of 0.6.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Carl Icahn (Trades, Portfolio) with 16.80% of outstanding shares, followed by Gabelli with 3.08% and Simons' firm with 1.99%.

Quidel

The Quidel Corp. (NASDAQ:QDEL) position was reduced by 29.44%. The portfolio was impacted by -0.21%.

The company, which develops rapid diagnostic testing solutions, has a market cap of $9.97 billion and an enterprise value of $10.01 billion. GAMCO Investors Trims Rollins, Exits GCI Liberty

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 6 out of 10. The return on equity of 58.67% and return on assets of 37.32% are outperforming 95% of companies in the medical diagnostics and research industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 0.67 is below the industry median of 1.48.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is the Vanguard Health Care Fund (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.68% of outstanding shares, followed by Gabelli with 0.49% and Steven Cohen (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.34%.

Louisiana-Pacific

The firm reduced its position in Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (NYSE:LPX) by 66.6%, impacting the portfolio by -0.11%.

The company has a market cap of $4.56 billion and an enterprise value of $4.52 million. GAMCO Investors Trims Rollins, Exits GCI Liberty

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 18.01% and return on assets of 9.81% are outperforming 89% of companies in the construction industry. Its financial strength is rated 7 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.11 is above the industry median of 0.69.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is Simons' firm with 1.41% of outstanding shares, followed by Chuck Royce (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.22% and Pioneer Investments (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.11%.

Sony

The Sony Corp. (NYSE:SNE) position was reduced by 5.77%. The portfolio was impacted by -0.11%.

The company, which manufactures electronic equipment and devices, has a market cap of $144.30 billion and an enterprise value of $124.68 billion. GAMCO Investors Trims Rollins, Exits GCI Liberty

GuruFocus gives the company a profitability and growth rating of 5 out of 10. The return on equity of 23.31% and return on assets of 4.48% are outperforming 65% of companies in the hardware industry. Its financial strength is rated 6 out of 10. The cash-debt ratio of 1.83 is above the industry median of 1.29.

The largest guru shareholder of the company is PRIMECAP Management (Trades, Portfolio) with 2.56% of outstanding shares, followed by Simons' firm with 0.02% and Stanley Druckenmiller (Trades, Portfolio) with 0.01%.

Disclosure: I do not own any stocks mentioned.

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