Conestoga Capital Advisors, an asset management company, released its third-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. At its September meeting, the Federal Reserve lowered the Federal Funds rate by 50 basis points due to weaker employment growth and moderate inflation. Equity markets welcomed the news, raising optimism for a soft landing in the U.S. economy. On September 26th, the S&P 500 Index achieved a record high, the Russell 2000 Index also moved higher over the quarter but remains roughly 10% below its all-time high. The Conestoga Small Cap Composite surged 10.09% (net) in the third quarter outperforming the Russell 2000 Growth Index’s 8.41% return. The Conestoga SMid Cap Composite returned 12.94% (net) versus the Russell 2500 Growth Index’s 6.99% return. The Conestoga Micro Cap Composite advanced 7.60% (net) but trailed the Russell Microcap Growth Index’s return of 8.57%. Finally, the Conestoga Mid Cap Composite returned 8.36% (net) outperforming the Russell Midcap Growth Index’s 6.54%. Please check the top 5 holdings of the fund for a better understanding of their best picks for 2024.
Conestoga Capital Advisors highlighted stocks like Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL), in the third quarter 2024 investor letter. Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) offers integrated information management solutions and services for the public sector. The one-month return of Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) was 1.00%, and its shares gained 59.79% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On October 22, 2024, Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) stock closed at $585.86 per share with a market capitalization of $25 billion.
Conestoga Capital Advisors stated the following regarding Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“A software services company, Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) reported quarterly results that beat expectations as their conversion to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider gathered momentum and boosted earnings. TYL provides software to municipalities and other public government agencies that are used across a wide range of applications. Originally purchased by Conestoga in our Small Cap Growth portfolios in 2008, we added TYL to the Mid Cap Growth portfolios in 2016. TYL was sold from the Small Cap Growth strategy as its market capitalization rose above $13 billion. Our Mid Cap Growth portfolios have continued to hold TYL, and the company’s market capitalization was near $25 billion at the end of the third quarter.”
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Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 27 hedge fund portfolios held Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) at the end of the second quarter which was 25 in the previous quarter. In the second quarter Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) generated $541 million in revenues, up 7.3% year-over-year. While we acknowledge the potential of Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) 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 another article, we discussed Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) and shared the list of stocks with the highest consensus return on equity (ROE) according to Goldman Sachs. Tyler Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:TYL) contributed to the performance of Conestoga Capital Advisors in the previous quarter. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q3 2024 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.
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