Tesoro Is Cheaper Than Valero

When we compare two giant refineries, namely Tesoro (TSO) and Valero (VLO), we observe that the former is more attractive than the latter due to its low valuations, higher profit margins, better return on equity, and low dependence on debt. TSO is trading at attractive valuations, with an EV/EBITDA of 3.75x, at a discount when compared to its peer VLO's EV/EBITDA of 4x. Tesoro's five-year expected PEG ratio of 0.75 in comparison to 0.99 for Valero depicts that TSO's investors can buy growth cheaply. Therefore, we recommend investors to prefer Tesoro over Valero.
Tesoro should be preferred by investors due to its increasing crack spreads, higher capacity utilization, and increasing throughput. We believe the company will acquire BP's (BP) Carson refinery with its strong financial and legal position. This acquisition in Carson City will enable the company to achieve synergies because of its strategic location with TSO's West Coast refinery. Moreover, this acquisition will further increase the company's profitability through managing the carbon tax regulation in the California region.
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Sprint: A Turnaround Stock To Buy

The third largest telecom carrier in terms of subscribers, Sprint Nextel Corporation (S), announced its quarterly results last Thursday, posting a wider loss in the third quarter as compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The company, which recently was part of the $20 billion deal with the Japan-based telecom operator SoftBank (SFTBF.PK), reported a loss of $767 million and a loss per share of $0.26, which was largely due to the expenses incurred in regards to its Network Vision Program. Loss per share of $0.26 is much lower than what analysts were expecting. Sprint recognized approximately $400 million in depreciation during the quarter for the shutdown of its iDen Nextel platform, which affected its profitability, however, its network vision program, which involves shutting its iDen Network, is well on track, as the number of sites that are ready for construction or already underway has doubled to reach a total of approximately 14,000 sites.

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Sprint: A Turnaround Stock To Buy

The third largest telecom carrier in terms of subscribers, Sprint Nextel Corporation (S), announced its quarterly results last Thursday, posting a wider loss in the third quarter as compared to the same quarter of the previous year. The company, which recently was part of the $20 billion deal with the Japan-based telecom operator SoftBank (SFTBF.PK), reported a loss of $767 million and a loss per share of $0.26, which was largely due to the expenses incurred in regards to its Network Vision Program. Loss per share of $0.26 is much lower than what analysts were expecting. Sprint recognized approximately $400 million in depreciation during the quarter for the shutdown of its iDen Nextel platform, which affected its profitability, however, its network vision program, which involves shutting its iDen Network, is well on track, as the number of sites that are ready for construction or already underway has doubled to reach a total of approximately 14,000 sites.

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Paccar Is A Buy Despite Weakness In Truck Manufacturers

Paccar Ltd (PCAR), the truck manufacturer, has topped earnings estimates for all of its previous four quarters. While the same did not happen this time around, as the company produced an EPS in-line with expectations, it did manage to top revenue estimates.
PCAR is a light, medium and heavy duty truck and engines manufacturer. The company sells its trucks to other dealers with nameplates of Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF. During the past three months, analyst estimates for EPS had been brought down from 78 cents too 66 cents. The decline in both earnings and revenue figures paints a dirty picture for not only the company, but also for the overall truck manufacturer industry. The PCAR management itself admitted that truck orders had been weak from the North American and European markets.
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Paccar Is A Buy Despite Weakness In Truck Manufacturers

Paccar Ltd (PCAR), the truck manufacturer, has topped earnings estimates for all of its previous four quarters. While the same did not happen this time around, as the company produced an EPS in-line with expectations, it did manage to top revenue estimates.
PCAR is a light, medium and heavy duty truck and engines manufacturer. The company sells its trucks to other dealers with nameplates of Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF. During the past three months, analyst estimates for EPS had been brought down from 78 cents too 66 cents. The decline in both earnings and revenue figures paints a dirty picture for not only the company, but also for the overall truck manufacturer industry. The PCAR management itself admitted that truck orders had been weak from the North American and European markets.
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Buy Linn Energy: 7% Dividend Yield With Hedged Oil And Gas Production

Linn Energy (LINE) has shown impressive third quarter results, with EPS of $0.45 beating analyst estimates by $0.16. Its superior financial performance is reflected in the 14% increase in profitability, 65% improvement in EBITDA margins, and 106% rise in average daily production. In our opinion, its high dividend yield of 7 percent and dividend payout of 60.5 percent makes it a good prospect for dividend-seeking investors. We believe the company is on the right track to achieve cost efficiencies, and its continuously increasing reserves portray its bright future profitability. Therefore, we reiterate our bullish stance on the stock.
Linn Energy is one of the largest U.S. oil and gas development, production and exploration companies. Its reserves have shown remarkable growth of 50% over the course of the last year, and a CAGR of approximately 65% from 2006 to 2012. It had recorded total reserves of 5.1 Tcfe till the end of first half of 2012, as reflected in the chart below. We assume the continuation of this reserve growth rate will enable the company to generate a sustainable amount of revenue in the coming period.
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Berkshire Hathaway, Hedge Funds Are Buying DaVita

Between September 26th and September 28th, Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) purchased 283,403 shares of DaVita Inc. (DVA), in the price range of $100.96-$103.7272. Lately, it has been observed that Berkshire continues to purchase shares, and the latest figures show that the current holdings of Berkshire amount to $10,547,040. DVA has also been reported to be a consensus buy among hedge funds in the second quarter of 2012. DVA currently trades at all time high prices of 16x its forward (2013) earnings.
DVA is a provider of kidney dialysis services, chiefly within the U.S., for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure (end stage renal disease or ESRD). It served a total of 142,000 patients throughout the U.S. 93% of the consolidated net operating revenue was accounted for by the company's dialysis and lab related services, while the remaining was chipped in by other ancillary services, which related to the core business of providing dialysis services.
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