Which Superinvestors Hold Acquirer’s Multiple Stocks?

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, 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:

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)

Wireless services account for about 70% of Verizon Communications’ total service revenue and nearly all of its operating income. The firm serves about 93 million postpaid and 20 million prepaid phone customers via its nationwide network, making it the largest US wireless carrier. Fixed-line telecom operations include local networks in the Northeast, which reach about 30 million homes and businesses and serve about 8 million broadband customers. Verizon also provides telecom services nationwide to enterprise customers, often using a mixture of its own and other carriers’ networks. Verizon agreed to acquire Frontier Communications in September 2024.

A quick look at the price chart below shows us that the stock is up 18.82% in the past twelve months.

Source: Google Finance

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Cliff Asness – 3,312,151

Ken Griffin – 1,905,816

Israel Englander – 1,446,763

John Rogers – 1,408,480

Joel Greenblatt – 305,451

Mario Gabelli – 95,227

Ken Fisher – 66,868

Donald Yacktman – 52,000