Bartlett & Co. LLC recently filed their 13F report for the fourth quarter of 2022, which ended on 2022-12-31.
The 13F report details which stocks were in a guru’s equity portfolio at the end of the quarter, though investors should note that these filings are limited in scope, containing only a snapshot of long positions in U.S.-listed stocks and American depository receipts as of the quarter’s end. They are not required to include international holdings, short positions or other types of investments. Still, even this limited filing can provide valuable information.
Bartlett & Co. LLC is an investment management firm based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. The company can trace its history back to 1898 when Benhamin D. Bartlett decided to buy a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. The company would then be sold to M. Fechheimer & H.R. Bloch, continuing to grow organically and adding more and more partners until the late 1980s, when the company would restructure itself into a corporation. Bartlett & Co. would then acquire Osborn & Kelly in 2000 and become independent again with the management team buying back the original 1996 affiliation with Legg Mason, Inc. to form the current Bartlett & Co. in 2012. The company conducts its research internally, utilizing a variety of methodologies to make its investments in the value stocks of companies. Bartlett & Co. invests most heavily in the finance sector, which alone makes up almost a quarter of the firm’s total asset allocations, and also invests in the information technology, health care, consumer staples, consumer discretionary, energy, and industrials sectors, among other sectors to a lesser degree, in order of decreasing allocation. The company holds its allocations for just under 10 quarters on average although the firm only holds its top 10 allocations, which makes up just over a quarter of its total allocations, for 5.9 quarters on average. In the most recent quarter, Bartlett & Co. had a turnover rate of approximately 7.3%. The company manages over $3.3 billion in total assets under management spread across over 1,100 total accounts, all of which are discretionary accounts except for 22 that make up $100 million of its managed assets. Bartlett & Co. mainly caters to high net worth individuals, which alone makes up over three quarters of its client base and over half of its total attributed assets, and also provides to a variety of other clientele.
As of the latest 13F report, the guru’s equity portfolio contained 1078 stocks valued at a total of $4.93Bil. The top holdings were AAPL(4.88%), MSFT(4.71%), and PG(2.73%).
According to GuruFocus data, these were Bartlett & Co. LLC’s top five trades of the quarter.
Intuit Inc
During the quarter, Bartlett & Co. LLC bought 41,364 shares of NAS:INTU for a total holding of 62,943. The trade had a 0.35% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $431.97.
On 01/04/2023, Intuit Inc traded for a price of $391.57 per share and a market cap of $110.00Bil. The stock has returned -36.22% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 7 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 9 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Intuit Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 59.60, a price-book ratio of 6.86, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 4.29, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 35.01 and a price-sales ratio of 8.40.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.70, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 10.
Comcast Corp
Bartlett & Co. LLC reduced their investment in NAS:CMCSA by 247,176 shares. The trade had a 0.2% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $37.39.
On 01/04/2023, Comcast Corp traded for a price of $36.59 per share and a market cap of $158.19Bil. The stock has returned -24.95% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 4 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 9 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Comcast Corp has a price-earnings ratio of 31.82, a price-book ratio of 1.97, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 4.36, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 8.76 and a price-sales ratio of 1.37.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.68, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 10.
Zoetis Inc
During the quarter, Bartlett & Co. LLC bought 42,973 shares of NYSE:ZTS for a total holding of 44,620. The trade had a 0.13% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $167.13.
On 01/04/2023, Zoetis Inc traded for a price of $148.96 per share and a market cap of $69.43Bil. The stock has returned -33.25% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 6 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 10 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Zoetis Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 34.01, a price-book ratio of 14.90, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 2.38, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 22.37 and a price-sales ratio of 8.66.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.75, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 9.
Apple Inc
Bartlett & Co. LLC reduced their investment in NAS:AAPL by 34,641 shares. The trade had a 0.1% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $156.95.
On 01/04/2023, Apple Inc traded for a price of $126.36 per share and a market cap of $2,010.15Bil. The stock has returned -29.18% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 6 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 10 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Apple Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 20.68, a price-book ratio of 39.74, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 1.19, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 15.55 and a price-sales ratio of 5.22.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.73, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 9.
Alphabet Inc
Bartlett & Co. LLC reduced their investment in NAS:GOOGL by 37,347 shares. The trade had a 0.08% impact on the equity portfolio. During the quarter, the stock traded for an average price of $110.89.
On 01/04/2023, Alphabet Inc traded for a price of $88.08 per share and a market cap of $1,143.51Bil. The stock has returned -39.00% over the past year.
GuruFocus gives the company a financial strength rating of 9 out of 10 and a profitability rating of 9 out of 10.
In terms of valuation, Alphabet Inc has a price-earnings ratio of 17.49, a price-book ratio of 4.51, a price-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio of 0.66, a EV-to-Ebitda ratio of 11.34 and a price-sales ratio of 4.17.
The price-to-GF Value ratio is 0.62, earning the stock a GF Value rank of 8.
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