Information is constantly flowing on Wall Street, powering investment decisions. While major events like earnings reports and economic data releases grab headlines, important details can often be overlooked. Investors are never short on data to analyze, but keeping track of everything isn’t always easy.
Reporting Form 13Fs every quarter is often as crucial as announcements about company earnings and overall economic reports.
A 13F filing is a report that large institutional investors—those managing at least $100 million—are required to submit. It shows what stocks these investors bought and sold during the last quarter. This information can be useful for identifying companies and investment trends that are attracting the attention of successful money managers.
Warren Buffett is famous on Wall Street, but he’s not the only money manager who’s made investors a lot of money. Philippe Laffont of Coatue Management, who manages $35.9 billion, is another billionaire fund manager who deserves recognition for his strong performance.
Philippe Laffont, who manages Coatue Management, prefers investing in fast-growing companies and groundbreaking technologies with huge potential. Recent trading records (from January 1st to June 30th) show he sold shares of Domino’s Pizza, a stock Warren Buffett likes, and significantly increased his investment in a hydrogen energy company. That hydrogen stock saw a dramatic rise, jumping over 60% in the last week and 156% in the past month (as of October 3rd).
Billionaire Philippe Laffont sent shares of Domino’s Pizza packing
Domino’s Pizza stock has performed exceptionally well compared to the S&P 500 since the late 2000s, but it became even more well-known when Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway started investing in it. In fact, Domino’s is one of only two stocks that Buffett has been consistently buying for the past four quarters.
Despite this, the billionaire who leads Coatue Management took a different approach and sold all 322,621 shares of Domino’s Pizza his fund owned as of the end of 2024 during the first three months of the year. Laffont’s fund had been holding Domino’s shares since the last quarter of 2023.
The most likely reason Robert Laffont sold Domino’s shares is to take profits. While Coatue Management usually holds investments for nearly two years and nine months, Laffont himself is known for actively trading and adjusting his holdings. He hasn’t hesitated in the past to sell when he sees a chance to secure a gain.
There could be more to this situation than just Domino’s stock going up in value since Laffont initially invested in it.
Domino’s could face challenges from rising inflation, particularly within the US. While its affordable prices might attract customers looking to save money on food, the increasing cost of ingredients could create a difficult situation. Domino’s might have to absorb these higher costs themselves, or risk losing customers by raising prices and becoming less competitive.
The other potential worry with Domino’s Pizza stock is its valuation.
Domino’s has consistently performed well, increasing sales in its international stores for 31 years straight and consistently achieving its long-term growth goals. This strong track record explains why investors have been willing to pay more for Domino’s stock.
However, the stock market is currently the second most expensive it’s been in over 150 years. This leaves little room for mistakes, especially with a company whose projected price-to-earnings ratio has been hovering between 22 and 27 for the past year. Although the price isn’t dramatically high, it’s somewhat ambitious considering the company is only expected to grow sales by 4% to 6% each year.
Coatue’s billionaire boss took a sizable position in Wall Street’s hottest hydrogen stock
Since the start of 2025, Philippe Laffont at Coatue Management has added 32 stocks to their investments. While some are well-known AI companies like Oracle, Arm Holdings, and CoreWeave, most of these new additions are smaller, lesser-known companies that haven’t attracted much attention from typical investors or other wealthy fund managers.
One of the most surprising moves recently was Coatue’s purchase of over 4 million shares of Plug Power (PLUG) in the first quarter. Plug Power’s stock jumped over 60% last week and has more than doubled in value over the past month. If Coatue’s founder still holds these shares, he’s probably made a significant profit on the investment.
Plug Power initially built its business by providing hydrogen fuel-cell forklifts. A major customer for these forklifts is Amazon, which uses them in its warehouses as part of its commitment to becoming more environmentally friendly.
Plug Power isn’t just focused on forklifts; the company envisions a complete green hydrogen system. This includes facilities that produce hydrogen and the infrastructure to support it, powering everything from cars and trucks to forklifts globally. Because hydrogen is a clean energy source, Plug Power anticipates strong demand for its hydrogen production technology.
Plug Power’s stock jumped last week after H.C. Wainwright significantly raised its price target from $3 to $7 per share. Analyst Amit Dayal also increased his prediction for Plug Power’s revenue in 2035, now expecting $11 billion instead of the previously forecast $7 billion. Dayal suggests that rising electricity costs could speed up the use of Plug Power’s electrolyzer technology.
Dayal previously predicted Plug Power stock would reach $78, but it actually fell below $1. His earlier inaccurate forecast stemmed from the company’s inability to prove its business model could succeed.
Although a hydrogen-based energy system powered by green energy seems promising, building it has been very expensive for Plug Power. The company is currently losing money and is spending a large amount of cash to develop the necessary infrastructure. Since it started, Plug Power has lost over $7 billion.
Plug Power is spending money faster than it’s earning it, and the company has repeatedly issued new stock to stay afloat. This practice reduces the ownership stake of current investors. Because Plug Power continues to lose money, it’s likely that major investor Philippe Laffont will sell his shares and take profits relatively soon.
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2025-10-07 11:09