Finding Value In Spin-offs

HFA Padded
Rupert Hargreaves
Published on
Updated on

Some of the best trades during the past few years have been spin-offs. Of course, I'm taking about deals like Kraft Foods Group Inc (NASDAQ:KRFT) / Mondelez International Inc (NASDAQ:MDLZ) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP) / Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) both of which have continued to achieve record performances year-to-date. What's more, there are a number of spin-offs upcoming during 2014, which have the potential to put in a similar impressive performance.

Finding Value In Spin-offs

DuPont plans to spin-off its chemicals division

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (NYSE:DFT)'s planned spin-off of its performance chemicals...

Premium Members Get EVEN MORE VALUE

Subscribe to Hedge Fund Alpha

Insider Strategies and Letters to Shareholders from the Top Hedge Funds and Maximize Your Portfolio Growth with Hedge Fund Alpha

Don’t have an account?

Subscribe and get an extra 30% off annual with code LETTERS
HFA Padded

Sign up now and get our in-depth FREE e-books on famous investors like Klarman, Dalio, Schloss, Munger Rupert is a committed value investor and regularly writes and invests following the principles set out by Benjamin Graham. He is the editor and co-owner of Hidden Value Stocks, a quarterly investment newsletter aimed at institutional investors. Rupert owns shares in Berkshire Hathaway.Rupert holds qualifications from the Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment and the CFA Society of the UK.Rupert covers everything value investing for ValueWalk