NEW YORK (Stockpickr) -- At Stockpickr, we track the top holdings of a variety of high-profile investors, such as Warren Buffett and George Soros. One of our most popular professional portfolios is that of Carl Icahn's Icahn Capital. Today, we're taking a closer look at five stocks Icahn Capital bought in the recently reported quarter ended Dec. 31, 2014. They are ordered here by position size. 5. Manitowoc Manitowoc comprises 0.3% of Icahn's portfolio as of the most recently reported quarter. The 4.5 million-share position was a new buy for Icahn Capital in the quarter. TheStreet Ratings team rates Manitowoc as a buy with a ratings score of B-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate Manitowoc (MTW) a buy. This is driven by some important positives, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, growth in earnings per share and reasonable valuation levels. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Machinery industry. The net income increased by 60.8% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $20.90 million to $33.60 million. Manitowoc has improved earnings per share by 33.3% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. Stable earnings per share over the past year indicate the company has sound management over its earnings and share float. We anticipate these figures will begin to experience more growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, Manitowoc's EPS of $1.13 remained unchanged from the prior years' EPS of $1.13. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($1.32 versus $1.13). MTW, with its decline in revenue, slightly underperformed the industry average of 1.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly dropped by 6.0%. The declining revenue has not hurt the company's bottom line, with increasing earnings per share. The company's current return on equity has slightly decreased from the same quarter one year prior. This implies a minor weakness in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Machinery industry and the overall market on the basis of return on equity, Manitowoc has underperformed in comparison with the industry average, but has exceeded that of the S&P 500. You can view the full analysis from the report here: MTW Ratings Report 4. Navistar Navistar comprises 1.7% of Icahn's portfolio as of the most recently reported quarter. Icahn increased his position in the stock by 13.5% to 16.3 million shares from the previous quarter. TheStreet Ratings team rates Navistar as a sell with a ratings score of D-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate Navistar (NAV) a sell. This is driven by a few notable weaknesses, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The company's weaknesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its weak operating cash flow, generally disappointing historical performance in the stock itself and poor profit margins." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: Net operating cash flow has significantly decreased to $8.00 million or 87.87% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing to the industry average, the firm's growth rate is much lower. NAV has underperformed the S&P 500 Index, declining 19.97% from its price level of one year ago. The fact that the stock is now selling for less than others in its industry in relation to its current earnings is not reason enough to justify a buy rating at this time. The gross profit margin for Navistar is rather low; currently it is at 15.16%. Regardless of NAV's low profit margin, it has managed to increase from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of -2.39% trails the industry average. Navistar reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. We feel that this trend should continue. This trend suggests that the performance of the business is improving. During the past fiscal year, Navistar continued to lose money by earning -$7.65 versus -$10.65 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($0.49 versus -$7.65). The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Machinery industry. The net income increased by 53.2% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from -$154.00 million to -$72.00 million. You can view the full analysis from the report here: NAV Ratings Report 3. Hertz Global Holdings Hertz Global Holdings comprises 4.1% of Icahn's portfolio as of the most recently reported quarter. Icahn increased his position in the stock by 33.8% to 51.9 million shares from the previous quarter. TheStreet Ratings team rates Hertz Global Holdings as a buy with a ratings score of B-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate Hertz Global Holdings (HTZ) a buy. This is driven by some important positives, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its compelling growth in net income, revenue growth, good cash flow from operations, expanding profit margins and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Road & Rail industry. The net income increased by 98.4% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from -$36.80 million to -$0.60 million. Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 14.0%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 10.2%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share. Net operating cash flow has increased to $738.00 million or 25.50% when compared to the same quarter last year. The firm also exceeded the industry average cash flow growth rate of 7.31%. Hertz Global Holdings reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past year. However, we anticipate underperformance relative to this pattern in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, Hertz Global Holdings increased its bottom line by earning $0.76 versus $0.54 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 10.5% in earnings ($0.68 versus $0.76). 48.04% is the gross profit margin for Hertz Global Holdings which we consider to be strong. Regardless of HTZ's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, HTZ's net profit margin of -0.02% significantly underperformed when compared to the industry average. You can view the full analysis from the report here: HTZ Ratings Report 2. eBay eBay comprises 8.1% of Icahn's portfolio as of the most recently reported quarter. Icahn increased his position in the stock by 1% from the previous quarter to 46.3 million shares. TheStreet Ratings team rates eBay as a buy with a ratings score of B. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate eBay (EBAY) a buy. This is driven by a few notable strengths, which we believe should have a greater impact than any weaknesses, and should give investors a better performance opportunity than most stocks we cover. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and increase in net income. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 18.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues slightly increased by 8.6%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share. eBay has improved earnings per share by 26.1% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, eBay reported lower earnings of $0.07 versus $2.18 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($3.11 versus $0.07). The gross profit margin for eBay is currently very high, coming in at 73.83%. Regardless of eBay's high profit margin, it has managed to decrease from the same period last year. Despite the mixed results of the gross profit margin, the net profit margin of 20.78% trails the industry average. Despite currently having a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, it is higher than that of the industry average, inferring that management of debt levels may need to be evaluated further. Regardless of the somewhat mixed results with the debt-to-equity ratio, the company's quick ratio of 1.43 is sturdy. The company, on the basis of net income growth from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed compared to the Internet Software & Services industry average, but is greater than that of the S&P 500. The net income increased by 20.4% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, going from $850.00 million to $1,023.00 million. You can view the full analysis from the report here: EBAY Ratings Report 1. Icahn Enterprises Icahn Enterprises comprises 31.5% of Icahn's portfolio as of the most recently reported quarter. Icahn increase his stake in the stock by 1.5% from the previous quarter to 108.8 million shares. TheStreet Ratings team rates Icahn Enterprises as a hold with a ratings score of C. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate Icahn Enterprises (IEP) a hold. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed ? some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. Among the primary strengths of the company is its generally strong cash flow from operations. At the same time, however, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and disappointing return on equity." Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows: Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 282.50% to $219.00 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, Icahn Enterprises has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of -63.59%. IEP, with its decline in revenue, underperformed when compared the industry average of 5.6%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues fell by 23.0%. Weakness in the company's revenue seems to have hurt the bottom line, decreasing earnings per share. Icahn Enterprises has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. We feel it is likely to report a decline in earnings in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, Icahn Enterprises increased its bottom line by earning $8.98 versus $3.72 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 86.3% in earnings ($1.23 versus $8.98). Current return on equity is lower than its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a clear sign of weakness within the company. In comparison to the other companies in the Industrial Conglomerates industry and the overall market, Icahn Enterprises's return on equity is significantly below that of the industry average and is below that of the S&P 500. The gross profit margin for Icahn Enterprises is currently extremely low, coming in at 4.46%. It has decreased significantly from the same period last year. Along with this, the net profit margin of -8.11% is significantly below that of the industry average. You can view the full analysis from the report here: IEP Ratings Report To see these stocks and other Icahn Capital holdings in action, check out Carl Icahn's portfolio on Stockpickr.
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