Carillon Tower Advisers, an investment management company, released its “Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund” third quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Although the S&P 500 Index had a 5.9% increase in third-quarter trading, the benchmark index ended the first nine months of 2024 with a remarkable 22.1% gain. The exceptional performance was fueled by a strong surge in technology stocks, artificial intelligence trends, and the start of a U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) rate reduction cycle. In addition, you can check the fund’s top 5 holdings to determine its best picks for 2024.
Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund highlighted stocks like Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL), in the third quarter 2024 investor letter. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) offers products and services that address enterprise information technology environments. The one-month return of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) was 7.08%, and its shares gained 62.14% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On November 14, 2024, Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) stock closed at $187.05 per share with a market capitalization of $518.327 billion.
Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund stated the following regarding Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) traded higher following a better than expected quarterly update from the company. Management raised its guidance for the fiscal year, exceeding consensus estimates and forecasting substantial earnings-per-share growth through the end of the decade. The company continues to gain market share at the expense of its competitors.”
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Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) ranks 27th in our list of the 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 93 hedge fund portfolios held Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) at the end of the second quarter which was 96 in the previous quarter. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) reported a $13.3 billion in revenues in the fiscal first quarter of 2025, up 8% from last year. While we acknowledge the potential of Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) 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 Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) and shared Ariel Focus Fund’s views on the company. Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) was a top absolute contributor to Polen Focus Growth Strategy’s performance in Q3 2024 as its results exceeded expectations. 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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