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Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Leon Cooperman's Strategic Moves: Exiting Arbor Realty Trust Inc with a -1.27% Impact
Warning! GuruFocus has detected 9 Warning Signs with COOP. Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) recently submitted the 13F filing for the first quarter of 2025, providing insights into his investment moves during this period. Prior to founding Omega Advisors, Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) graduated from Columbia University and worked as CEO and Chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Cooperman converted his hedge fund into a family office in 2018. Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) combines his macro view and fundamental valuation in his investing strategy. While he does try to predict the market direction, Cooperman also pays close attention to market valuations. Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) added a total of 1 stock, among them: The most significant addition was Sunoco LP (NYSE:SUN), with 285,000 shares, accounting for 0.66% of the portfolio and a total value of $16.55 million. Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) also increased stakes in a total of 12 stocks, among them: The most notable increase was OneMain Holdings Inc (NYSE:OMF), with an additional 580,000 shares, bringing the total to 889,000 shares. This adjustment represents a significant 187.7% increase in share count, a 1.14% impact on the current portfolio, and a total value of $43,454,320. The second largest increase was Regal Rexnord Corp (NYSE:RRX), with an additional 190,365 shares, bringing the total to 725,766. This adjustment represents a significant 35.56% increase in share count, with a total value of $82,628,460. Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) completely exited 6 of the holdings in the first quarter of 2025, as detailed below: Arbor Realty Trust Inc (NYSE:ABR): Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) sold all 2,421,194 shares, resulting in a -1.27% impact on the portfolio. ADT Inc (NYSE:ADT): Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio) liquidated all 4,300,000 shares, causing a -1.12% impact on the portfolio. At the first quarter of 2025, Leon Cooperman (Trades, Portfolio)'s portfolio included 40 stocks. The top holdings included 13.71% in Mr. Cooper Group Inc (NASDAQ:COOP), 9.69% in Energy Transfer LP (NYSE:ET), 7.61% in Apollo Global Management Inc (NYSE:APO), 6.24% in Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT), and 4.85% in Elevance Health Inc (NYSE:ELV). The holdings are mainly concentrated in 9 of all the 11 industries: Financial Services, Industrials, Energy, Healthcare, Consumer Cyclical, Basic Materials, Technology, Communication Services, and Consumer Defensive. This article, generated by GuruFocus, is designed to provide general insights and is not tailored financial advice. Our commentary is rooted in historical data and analyst projections, utilizing an impartial methodology, and is not intended to serve as specific investment guidance. It does not formulate a recommendation to purchase or divest any stock and does not consider individual investment objectives or financial circumstances. Our objective is to deliver long-term, fundamental data-driven analysis. Be aware that our analysis might not incorporate the most recent, price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative information. GuruFocus holds no position in the stocks mentioned herein. This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Yahoo
13-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Billionaire Investor Leon Cooperman Just Revealed How He's Navigating the Ongoing Tariff-Driven Sell-Off
For the last week, financial news programming has covered one particular topic non-stop: U.S. President Donald Trump's new tariff policies. It seems like every few minutes, a new economist, hedge fund manager, or business executive is being broadcast on television -- each providing a unique perspective on the effects these tariffs could have on the economy. Given the wide array of conflicting viewpoints, it's not surprising to see the capital markets witness sharp sell-offs and rebounds based on the latest breaking news headline. Amid all the chaos, some recent commentary from billionaire hedge fund manager and CEO of Omega Advisors Leon Cooperman stuck out to me. Let's take a look at his thoughts on the current market, and explore how his viewpoints can help investors navigate uncertainty during this heightened period of tension in the stock market. During a recent panel discussion on CNBC, Cooperman was asked about his thoughts on the tariffs, the ongoing market sell-off, and even some of his fund's specific positions. Cooperman admitted that he would not be shocked if stocks exhibit uninspiring returns for an "extended period." While that might suggest some opportunity to buy dips in depressed stock prices, Cooperman also made it clear that he's being careful right now. To be specific, he said he isn't buying the current weakness because he doesn't trust this level of extreme volatility. During the interview, Cooperman was asked what he thought would happen if the tariff policies were lifted or at least relaxed on some levels. He confidently replied by saying the markets would experience a short-term rally, but doubled down on his stance that investors may not have seen the bottom just yet. Well, on April 9, President Trump did in fact institute a pause on his initial tariffs -- replacing them with a 10% tariff for 90 days for many of the countries the U.S. trades with. The chart above illustrates the returns of the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average since April 2 -- the day President Trump announced his initial tariff agenda. Each of these indices dropped by at least 11%. However, just as Cooperman predicted, stocks began to rally quite dramatically following Trump's new tariff pause on April 9. While each index is still down since April 2, the rebound illustrated above was sharp, to say the least. Given that the markets tanked following the initial tariff announcement last week, it makes sense that shares would rally following some positive news, just as Cooperman suggested. However, in a way, neither of these actions necessarily makes sense on a fundamental level -- and perhaps this is why Cooperman says he isn't totally trusting the weakness in the market right now. What I mean by this is that the initial sell-off and current rally are both based purely on tariff narratives. News alone is not an inherent reason to buy or sell a stock. Rather, the constant ebbing and flowing of stock prices right now appears to be driven by emotion -- how investors are feeling based on a specific piece of news. The thing about tariffs is that they can change at the flick of a switch. For example, while President Trump relaxed his policies for most trade partners on April 9, he also doubled down on raising tariffs for China. This is important, because at any moment these policies could change once again -- and depending on the country or the specific goods targeted, it could have massive ripple effects on certain industries and end markets. I think Cooperman is right to remain suspicious. Right now, I think the current price action we're seeing is intensely rooted more in emotion than logic, making it incredibly challenging to navigate which stocks could present good value at this point. Before you buy stock in S&P 500 Index, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the for investors to buy now… and S&P 500 Index wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $495,226!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $679,900!* Now, it's worth noting Stock Advisor's total average return is 796% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 155% for the S&P 500. Don't miss out on the latest top 10 list, available when you join . See the 10 stocks » *Stock Advisor returns as of April 5, 2025 Adam Spatacco has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Billionaire Investor Leon Cooperman Just Revealed How He's Navigating the Ongoing Tariff-Driven Sell-Off was originally published by The Motley Fool Sign in to access your portfolio
Axios
10-03-2025
- General
- Axios
How religious is Colorado
Coloradans are less likely to identify as Christian now compared to a decade ago. Why it matters: Religiosity is a part of America's social fabric and the new findings represent "a broad-based social change," says Alan Cooperman, director of religion research at the Pew Research Center, which conducted the study. By the numbers: Christian affiliation at the state level fell from 64% to 52% in the decade ending in 2024. At the same time, people who don't identify with any religion increased significantly to 40% from 29%. In Denver, the numbers are similar at 53% Christian and 39% religiously unaffiliated. What they're saying: "We've had rising shares of people who don't identify with any religion — so-called 'nones' — and declining shares who identify as Christian, in all parts of the country, in all parts of the population, by ethnicity and race, among both men and women, and among people at all levels of the educational spectrum," Cooperman says about the survey findings. The big picture: Nationally, 29% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated, up from 16% in 2007, according to Pew. And 7% of U.S. adults identify with other religions than Christianity, up from 5% in 2007. Between the lines: More than one-third of U.S. adults have switched religion since childhood, according to the study. "It's not surprising," Penny Edgell, professor in the sociology department at University of Minnesota, tells Axios. Fewer self-described liberals say they're Christian, 37% down from 62% in 2007, than are religiously unaffiliated. For conservatives, the decline is much smaller from 89% identifying as Christian to 82%.
