Harris Associates
Harris Associates U.S. Large Value Strategy
US Large-cap Value
Mar 2026 → Jun 2026
Our archive holds 2 letters from this strategy, behind 9 investment theses and positions in 24 companies. Every quote below is copied verbatim from the letter it came from.
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What it bought and sold
We were pleased to initiate a position at a meaningful discount to intrinsic value.
We eliminated the following position(s) during the period: • EOG Resources
We eliminated the following position(s) during the period: • EOG Resources • Marathon Petroleum
We eliminated the following position(s) during the period: • EOG Resources • Marathon Petroleum • Warner Bros Discovery
We eliminated the following position(s) during the period: • APA • Baxter • Celanese • Deere
We eliminated the following position(s) during the period: • APA • Baxter
We eliminated the following position(s) during the period: • APA • Baxter • Celanese
We initiated the following position(s) during the pe- riod: • Accenture is a global leader in consulting and outsourced IT services.
We eliminated the following position(s) during the period: • APA
We were able to initiate a position at a low-teens P/E multiple, which represented a discount to our estimate of intrin- sic value.
we were happy to purchase shares at a discount to peers and the company’s own historical trading multiple.
We believe the market un- derappreciates the company’s earnings power and were pleased to purchase shares at a dis- count to our estimate of intrinsic value.
Also held
Its investment theses
- Equitable HoldingsJun 2026Equitable Holdings is attractive for its shift toward fee-based capital-light businesses, merger upside, and low valuation.
- AccentureJun 2026Accenture is seen as temporarily pressured but well positioned to benefit from AI-driven transformation, with deep client relationships and a low valuation.
- AccentureMar 2026Accenture combines unmatched scale, embedded enterprise relationships, and cloud-transition tailwinds with a discounted valuation.
- AdobeMar 2026Adobe has durable competitive advantages, a sound AI strategy, and attractive valuation after multiple compression.
- Marsh & McLennanMar 2026Marsh & McLennan benefits from dominant positioning, margin expansion, and efficiency initiatives that support its long-term case.
- Raymond JamesMar 2026Raymond James is gaining share in wealth management with strong EPS growth, sticky advisors, and an attractive valuation.
- Roper TechnologiesMar 2026Roper Technologies offers a deep moat, strong margins, and a cash-generative model with attractive growth prospects.
- Synchrony FinancialMar 2026Synchrony Financial has a data-driven competitive advantage, strong ROE, and a powerful capital allocation record.
- Sysco CorporationMar 2026Sysco benefits from scale, secular food-away-from-home trends, and an improving turnaround with attractive valuation.