Scout Investments, Inc, an affiliate of Carillon Tower Advisers, released the “Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund” second quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the second quarter, the small-cap growth market was down. Higher quality, earners, and larger small caps were among the traits of many of the stocks that outperformed higher-priced securities. Consumer staples and communication services were among the Russell 2000® Growth Index’s top-performing sectors; real estate and consumer discretionary were among the worst-performing. During the second quarter, the S&P 500 Index beat the Russell 2000® Index by almost 7.6%. In comparison to their large-cap counterparts, small-cap valuations remain attractive, and they are cheaper when compared to historical ratios. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2024.
Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund highlighted stocks like Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) in the second quarter 2024 investor letter. Headquartered in Kingwood, Texas, Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) provides human resources (HR) and business solutions to improve business performance. The one-month return of Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) was -3.45%, and its shares lost 6.84% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On September 13, 2024, Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) stock closed at $88.48 per share with a market capitalization of $3.36 billion.
Carillon Scout Small Cap Fund stated the following regarding Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) in its Q2 2024 investor letter:
“Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) provides human resources software and services to small-and medium-sized businesses. The company reported client hiring at the low end of expectations and continues to face elevated costs while it invests in a large corporate sales partnership.”
Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 26 hedge fund portfolios held Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) at the end of the second quarter which was 20 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Insperity, Inc. (NYSE:NSP) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2024 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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