The London Company, an investment management company, released “The London Company SMID Cap Strategy” third quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. US equities rose in the third quarter with most of the indices reporting mid-single-digit gains. The portfolio returned 2.2% (2%, net) compared to an 8.8% increase for the Russell 2500 Index. Both stock selection and sector exposure led the portfolio to underperform in the quarter. For more information on the fund’s top picks in 2024, please check its top five holdings.
The London Company SMID Cap Strategy highlighted stocks like Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) in the third quarter 2024 investor letter. Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) offers enterprise asset intelligence solutions in the automatic identification and data capture solutions industry. The one-month return of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) was 7.06%, and its shares gained 85.74% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On November 13, 2024, Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) stock closed at $400.23 per share with a market capitalization of $20.644 billion.
The London Company SMID Cap Strategy stated the following regarding Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) – ZBRA reported strong operating results, reflecting better-than-expected customer demand and strong execution. While management is not calling for an inflection in customer sentiment yet, expectations were low going into the quarter, so the stock rallied. While we have no clear visibility on the timing of a rebound, we think the company is well-positioned to strengthen its market position and rapidly increase margins coming out of the current tepid demand environment. We continue to have confidence in the quality of the business and competence of management.”
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Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 35 hedge fund portfolios held Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) at the end of the second quarter which was 31 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) 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 Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) and shared the list of most promising robotics stocks according to hedge funds. The London Company SMID Cap Strategy initiated a position in Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:ZBRA) in Q3 2023 due to its strong financial position, compelling valuation, and strong secular tailwinds. 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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