We recently published a list of 7 Stocks Billion Dollar Hedge Fund Voss Capital Is Crazy About. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Genius Sports Limited (NYSE:GENI) stands against other stocks that Voss Capital is crazy about.
A fund management company, Voss Capital is based in Houston and was founded in 2011 by Travis Cocke who currently serves as the fund’s General Partner and Chief Investment Officer. He manages Voss’ funds. Interestingly, Voss is an acronym which stands for Value-Oriented Special Situations.
Before launching Voss, Cocke served as a Generalist Research Analyst at Ascendant Advisors LLC. from August 2009 to July 2010. Cocke was also an intern at the Teacher Retirement System of Texas during the summer of 2008.
He obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas A&M in 2009.
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In addition to concentrating on value stocks and special situations, as implied by the words that make up Voss’ acronym, the fund manager focuses on fundamentals. Special situations are unusual developments that affect companies. Additionally, Voss seeks to invest in stocks that it believes can double within three years.
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The following data is gathered from Voss Capital’s investment letter for the first quarter of 2024.
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Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI)
Value of Voss Capital’s 13F Position (6/30/2024): $32.3 million
Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) provides data and tech products to sports-betting platforms. In Q3, its sales jumped 18% versus the same period a year earlier to $120 million, while its adjusted EBITDA soared 45% year-over-year to $26 million.
Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) raised its 2024 sales and adjusted EBITDA guidance to $511 million and $86 million, respectively, and now expects those metrics to increase by 24% and 61%, respectively. Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI) also expects to generate positive cash flow in 2024.
Analysts, on average, expect Genius Sports (NYSE:GENI)’s 2025 earnings per share to come in at 6 cents, versus a per-share loss of 10 cents in 2024.
Voss believes that Genius “is well-positioned to continue to benefit from increased sports betting legalization and the growth of in-game betting in the U.S.”
Genius has jumped 68% since May 24.
Choice Equities Capital Management stated the following regarding Genius Sports Limited (NYSE:GENI) in its Q3 2024 investor letter:
“CZR and Genius Sports Limited (NYSE:GENI) – Both Caesars Entertainment, Inc. and Genius Sports Limited operate in and around the entertainment, casino and gaming space. Caesars is a bit more well-known and discussed in brief below. Genius is not as well-known but possesses a bright future as a fast-growing company that has become a critical cog in the sports betting value chain. The company has exclusive data rights deals with many leagues including the English Premier League and the NFL (which owns an equity stake in the company) which afford the company the right to collect, synthesize and share pre-game and in-game data with their casino and sportsbook partners to generate betting lines. A more in-depth memo has been attached for existing investors.”
Overall, GENI ranks 5th on our list of stocks billion dollar hedge fund Voss Capital is crazy about. While we acknowledge the potential of GENI, our conviction lies in the belief that under the radar AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than GENI but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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