This Acquirers Multiple Stock Appearing In Dalio, Simons, Greenblatt Portfolios

Part of the weekly research here at The Acquirer’s Multiple features some of the top picks from our Stock Screeners and some top investors who are holding these same picks in their portfolios. Investors such as Warren Buffett, Joel Greenblatt, Carl Icahn, Jim Simons, Prem Watsa, Jeremy Grantham, Seth Klarman, Ray Dalio, and Howard Marks. The top investor data is provided from their latest 13F’s. This week we’ll take a look at:

Valero Energy Corp (VLO)

Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 15 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 12 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.6 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity to produce 1.2 billion gallons per year of renewable diesel.

A quick look at the price chart below shows us that the stock is down 15.06% in the past twelve months. We currently have the stock trading on an Acquirer’s Multiple of 2.60 which means that it remains undervalued.

VLO data by YCharts

(Shares)

Cliff Asness – 1,443,895

Israel Englander – 939,594

Jim Simons – 359,888

Ken Griffin – 111,434

Joel Greenblatt – 41,045

Ray Dalio – 30,726

Ken Fisher – 10,779